JEE Main Exam Calendar 2026 - The National Testing Agency has revised the JEE Main 2026 exam calendar on the official website, jeemain.nta.nic.in. According to the notification, the JEE Main 2026 session 2 exam will be conducted from April 2 to 8, 2026. The session 2 JEE Main 2026 admit card for the April 2 to 4 exam has been issued on March 29, 2026. TThe exam calendar of JEE Mains 2026 includes the application, form correction, city slip, admit card, result date, etc. The authority has released the JEE Main 2026 session 2 city intimation slip on March 21, 2026. For more information, JEE Main aspirants are advised to go through this page.
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The table given below consists of the session 2 JEE Main exam calendar 2026. The National Testing Agency has announced the exam date for JEE Main 2026 session 2. The same is given here.
Events | JEE April Dates |
|---|---|
JEE Main 2026 April registration dates | February 1, 2026 |
JEE Main Form correction date | February 27 to 28, 2026 |
Advanced JEE Main city slip date 2026 | March 21, 2026 |
Session 2 JEE Main 2026 admit card | March 29, 2026 (April 2 to 4 exam) |
JEE Mains 2026 exam date session 2 |
April 2 to 8, 2026 |
JEE Main session 2 answer key (provisional) | April 2026 |
Session 2 JEE Main 2026 answer key challenge period | April 2026 |
Final JEE Mains answer key 2026 | April 2026 |
JEE Main 2026 session 2 result date | April 20, 2026 |
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Check the following dates. The table given below is updated with the JEE Main 2026 exam calendar for session 1, as per the official schedule. The authority releases the exam calendar for JEE Main 2026 at jeemain.nta.nic.in.
Events | Dates |
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JEE Main 2026 exam date for registration | October 31, 2025 |
Session 1 JEE Mains 2026 registration last date | November 27, 2025 |
JEE Main 2026 form correction dates | December 1 and 2, 2025 |
JEE Main City intimation slip 2026 | January 8, 2026 |
JEE Main January 2026 admit card release date | January 17, 2026 (January 21 to 24, 2026) January 24, 2026 (January 28 & 29, 2026) |
JEE Main January 2026 exam date | January 21, 22, 23, 24, to 28, 2026 |
JEE Main 2026 answer key release date | February 4, 2026 |
JEE Main answer key challenge period | February 5, 2026 |
Final JEE Mains 2026 answer key |
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JEE Main 2026 session 1 result date |
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What is the JEE Main calendar for BTech? Candidates can check this table for the complete JEE Main exam calendar 2026. Note that the authority will announce further dates through an official notification. The authority conducted the JEE Main 2026 registration session 1 between October 31 to November 27, 2025. The form correction period was between December 1 and 2, 2025. The next event, as per JEE Main BTech exam calendar 2026 is the release of city slip. NTA is expected to upload the city slip for JEE Main 2026 BTech in the first week of January.
Most of the events of NTA JEE Main are common for Paper 1 and Paper 2. The point of difference in JEE Main exam calendar 2026 occurs after the conduction of the exam. Since the JEE Main 2026 paper 1 exam includes an offline test as well, their answer key and result is released later than that of JEE Main BTech exam. Check the following table for comparison of JEE Main session 1 exam calendar.
Events | JEE Main 2026 BTech (Paper 1) | JEE Main 2026 BArch/BPlan (Paper 2) |
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JEE Main 2026 Information Brochure | October 31, 2025 | October 31, 2025 |
JEE Main 2026 exam calendar for BTech application form | October 31 to November 27, 2025 | October 31 to November 27, 2025 |
JEE Main form correction date 2026 | December 1 and 2, 2025 | December 1 and 2, 2025 |
JEE Main city slip 2026 | January 8, 2026 | January 8, 2026 |
JEE Main 2026 admit card | January 17 (January 21 to 24, 2026) | January 28 & 29, 2026 (January 24, 2026) |
JEE Main exam date 2026 | January 21,22, 23, 24, to 28, 2026 | On a single day between January 29, 2026 |
Provisional JEE Main answer key | February 4, 2026 | February 19, 2026 |
Answer Key challenge dates | February 4 to 5, 2026 | February 19 to 20, 2026 |
JEE Main 2026 final answer key |
| February 23, 2026 |
JEE Main result 2026 date |
| February 24, 2026 |
On which date is the JEE Main 2026 exam?
The JEE Main session 1 exam date is January 21,22, 23, 24, to 28, 2026. Whereas, the JEE Main session 2 exam date is April 2 to 8, 2026 (tentative).
Who will set the JEE Mains in 2026?
JEE Main 2026 paper will be set by NTA.
Who can give JEE Mains in 2026?
Those who completed the 10+2 in 2024, 2025 or 2026 are eligible for JEE Mains in 2026.
Is JEE Main 2 times a year?
Yes, JEE Mains is held 2 times a year.
Is the JEE Main exam calendar 2026 out?
NTA released the JEE Mains exam calendar 2026 for events like the application, form correction, exam and session 2 result.
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