JEE Main Latest News and Updates 2026 - National Testing Agency has announced a latest update to release a revised JEE Main 2026 date for the January 23 exam on account of Saraswati Puja in West Bengal. The authority has released the session 1 JEE Main 2026 city intimation slip on January 8, 2026. The authority has activated the download link of the JEE Main city intimation slip 2026 on the official website, jeemain.nta.nic.in. To download the city intimation slip, candidates will need their application number and password. The JEE Main 2026 admit card will be issued approximately three to four days before the exam date. Session 1 of the JEE Main 2026 exam will be conducted from January 21 to 29, 2026, while session 2 will be held from April 2 to 9, 2026. Read the complete article to know all the JEE Main's latest news and updates.
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Candidates appearing for JEE Main 2026 are allowed to carry only essential items into the examination centre. This includes the admit card, a valid photo ID, a simple transparent ballpoint pen, and any items specifically permitted by the National Testing Agency (NTA). Personal belongings such as electronic devices, calculators, or study material are strictly prohibited inside the exam venue.
Candidates can check all the latest important news and updates here. Important updates related to JEE Mains registration, application correction, admit card, and results will be updated here from time to time.
Events | JEE Main Result Details |
|---|---|
JEE Main exam conducting authority | National Testing Agency (NTA) |
JEE Main 2026 official website | jeemain.nta.nic.in / nta.ac.in |
Credentials required to check JEE Mains first attempt result | Application number and date of birth |
JEE Main 2026 registration start date | Session 1: October 31 2025 |
JEE Mains 2026 registration last date | Session 1: November 27 2025 Session 2: February 2026 |
JEE Main form correction dates 2026 | Session 1: December 1 to 2, 2025 Session 2: February 2026 |
JEE Main 2026 city intimation date | Session 1: January 8, 2026 Session 2: March 2026 |
JEE Main 2026 Photo Correction Dates | Session 1: January 2026 |
JEE Main 2026 admit card 2026 release date | Session 1: January 2026 Session 2: March 2026 |
JEE Main exam date 2026 | Session 1: January 21 to 29, 2026 Session 2: April 2 to 9, 2026 |
Release date of JEE Main answer key (provisional) | Session 1: Paper 1- February 2026 Session 2: April 2026 |
Release date of JEE Main final answer key | Session 1: Paper 1- February 2026 Session 2: April 2026 |
JEE Main 2026 result | Session 1: Paper 1-February 2026 Session 2: April 2026 |
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
The session 1 of JEE Main 2026 application form release date was from October 31, 2025, whiile session 2 will be announced in the last week of January 2026.
The JEE Main 2026 will be conducted in two sessions - between January 21 to 29 (session 1) and April 2 and 9, 2026 (session 2). The exam on January 23 is rescheduled for West Bengal candidates.
Candidates can find JEE Main 2026 latest news and updates on the official website or from this page directly.
The official JEE Main exam website is jeemain.nta.nic.in.
The JEE Main 2026 application form for the January sessions was available on the official website jeemain.nta.nic.in.
The JEE Main 2026 exam dates are between January 21 to 29 (session 1) and April 2 to 9 (session 2). The exam on January 23 is rescheduled for West Bengal candidates.
The JEE Main 2026 syllabus has been released. However, the syllabus was reduced last year. The National Testing Agency (NTA) has made updates, removing some topics from subjects such as Physics. For example, in the Physics syllabus, topics like Scalars and Vectors, vector addition and subtraction, scalar and vector products, Unit Vector, and Resolution of a Vector have been excluded from the Kinematics chapter. For the complete and revised syllabus, candidates can check the official JEE Main website at jeemain.nta.nic.in.
IIT Roorkee will conduct the JEE Advanced 2026.
The previous year JEE Main cutoff was 93.1023262 for the General category, 79.4313582 for OBC, 80.3830119 for EWS, 61.1526933 for SC, and 47.9026465 for ST.
On Question asked by student community
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With a 90 percentile in JEE Mains and belonging to the EWS category, you have a decent chance for some IIITs, especially newer or lower-ranked ones like IIIT Pune, Nagpur, Vadodara, or Lucknow, or non-CSE branches in better IIITs, but getting top IIITs (like IIIT Hyderabad/Delhi) or core
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Yes, attendance is compulsory in Class XI and XII.
As per school and board rules, students must maintain minimum attendance, usually around 75%. Schools can stop students from appearing in board exams if attendance is short.
Even if a student is preparing for JEE or any other competitive exam
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You can find here the direct links to download the JEE Main last 10 years PYQ PDFs from the Official Careers360 website.
Kindly visit this link to access the question papers : Last 10 Years JEE Main Question Papers with Solutions PDF
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Firstly, you cannot prepare for JEE in 8 days if you havent studied before. But still, You can try solving the previous year question papers. Here's a Link for the same
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