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JEE Main Final Answer Key 2026: The National Testing Agency has released the JEE Main 2026 session 1 final answer key today, February 16, 2026. The authority has updated the final JEE Main answer key 2026 link on the official website, jeemain.nta.nic.in. To download the PDF copy of the JEE Main final answer key, candidates do not need to enter their credentials, as it is openly available on the official portal. Students can estimate their raw score by calculating the correct answers in the answer key with the questions answered during the session 1 JEE Main 2026 exam. The authority will also announce the JEE Main 2026 result on February 16, 2026.
Direct link to download the JEE Main 2026 final answer key
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After downloading the answer key, candidates have to check the question id with the answer ids in the released final answer key. The bonus marks will be added to the dropped questions. Read the article carefully to know more about the JEE Main final answer key 2026.
Session 1 of the JEE Main final answer key 2026 has been revised on the official website. Candidates can find the release dates of the final answer below in table format.
| Events | JEE Main 2026 answer key release date |
|---|---|
Session 1 JEE Main Final Answer Key Release Date | February 16, 2026 |
Result Date of Session 1 JEE Main 2026 |
February 16, 2026 |
Session 1 JEE Main 2026 Exam | January 21 to 30, 2026 |
The National Testing Agency has activate the JEE Main final answer key 2026 link on the official website, jeemain.nta.nic.in.
Candidates can check the steps below to download the JEE Main 2026 final answer key from the official website. Follow the instructions step by step.
First, visit the official website, jeemain.nta.nic.in.
Check for the session 1 of JEE Main 2026 final answer key download link.
There is no need for any credentials to log in.
Click on the direct link of JEE Main final answer key 2026.
JEE Main 2026 final answer key will appear on the screen.
Download the final answer key PDF copy and take a printout.
Check the response sheet answers and estimate your probable JEE Main 2026 score.
Candidates must know the marking scheme of the JEE Main 2026 exam before calculating the score using the JEE Main answer key and response sheet. Follow the instructions below to know the probable score and marks in the attempted session 1 of JEE Main exam 2026.
First, take the answer key and response sheet.
Add 4 marks to each correct answer.
Deduct -1 mark for every incorrect answer.
Give 0 marks for each unanswered question or unattempted one.
Add 4 marks to the dropped question if they are declared as dropped by authority.
Now, add all the scores and the result is the raw score of the candidate.
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With this raw score, students can estimate their percentile, rank with the previous years' JEE Mains marks vs percentile data.
The authority has postponed the session 1 of JEE Main 2026 results to February 16, 2026. Candidates can directly download their results from the official website. To download the results, aspirants need to enter their credentials, such as application number and password.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
There are about 8 questions that are dropped and bonus marks will be added to the candidates by the authority.
Candidates can download the answer key of JEE Main 2026 from the official website, jeemain.nta.nic.in.
On Question asked by student community
decent chances actually as home state quota seats are 50%. allotments will depend on the JEE rank and not percentile though. in 2025, for female supernumerary it closed at 9286 rank while for open gen it closed at 5573.
So, would advise to use this tool to check the probable
yes you will. Ususally the return is within 7 days i it has failed at the gateway level which it seems to be. Please wait. You will get the money back
Slim chances as in 2025 the closing rank was 118 for SPA Delhi for B.Arch. You will need to wait for the rank list to come in April before getting a better picture. Please check https://engineering.careers360.com/jee-main-college-predictor for the predictions.
Check out https://engineering.careers360.com/jee-main-rank-predictor to know the probable rank
Hi Smita Sharma,
With 47 percentile in JEE Mains 2026, you might get rank around 7,00,000 plus which is very high. Check the link below for the Best engineering colleges available for you based on yours percentile.
Link 1: https://engineering.careers360.com/colleges/list-of-engineering-colleges-in-pune-accepting-jee-main
Hey Abhinav!
You can start your JEE Preparation with ICSE. You can check How to Prepare for JEE Main 2026?- Study Plan and start you preparation.
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