JEE Main schedule 2026 - NTA has announced the JEE Main 2026 schedule on the official website, jeemain.nta.nic.in 2026. According to the notification, the JEE Main 2026 BTech exam for session 2 from April 2 to 9, 2026. Candidates can check the JEE Main schedule 2026 on this page. The exam schedule includes important dates for registration, admit card, JEE Main 2026 exam, answer key, result, and more. The JEE Main 2026 session 2 registration is being conducted from February 1 to 25, 2026. The authority will release the JEE Main 2026 session 1 answer key on February 4, 2026.
An 87.5 percentile in JEE Mains (around 1.5 lakh rank) is an average score. It usually does not get General category students into top NITs or IIITs, but it allows them to appear for JEE Advanced.
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Aspirants of the JEE Mains exam must check the schedule to stay updated with the upcoming events. Registered candidates are issued the JEE Main 2026 admit card 3-4 days before the exam. Read the article below completely to know more about the JEE Main schedule for 2026.
The authority has announced the complete JEE Main schedule 2026 in the JEE information bulletin. Candidates can check the JEE Main 2026 exam schedule session-wise as per the official advisory below.
| Events | Session 2 Dates |
|---|---|
Start date for JEE Main registration | February 1, 2026 |
JEE Mains 2026 registration last date session 2 | February 25, 2026 |
JEE Main Form correction date | February 2026 |
Advanced city intimation slip release date | March 2026 |
Release date of JEE Mains admit card | March 2026 |
JEE Mains 2026 exam date session 2 | April 2 to 9, 2026 |
NTA JEE Answer Key Release Date | April 2026 |
Last date to challenge provisional answer key | April 2026 |
Release date of final JEE Mains answer key | April 2026 |
JEE Main 2026 result date | April 2026 |
| Events | Session 1 Dates |
|---|---|
JEE Mains 2026 registration date | October 31, 2025 |
JEE Mains 2026 registration last date session 1 | November 27, 2025 |
JEE Main Form correction date | December 1 to 2, 2025 |
JEE 2026 city intimation slip release date | January 8, 2026 |
| JEE Main photo correction 2026 | January 17, 2026 |
Release date of JEE Mains admit card | January 17, 2026 (January 21 to 24, 2026) January 24, 2026 (January 28 & 29, 2026) |
JEE Mains 2026 exam date session 1 B.Tech/BArch/BPlan | BTech- January 21, 22, 23, 24 and 28, 2026 BArch/BPlan - January 29, 2026 |
NTA JEE Answer key release date | February 4, 2026 |
Last date to challenge provisional answer key | February 2026 |
Release date of final JEE Mains answer key | February 2026 |
JEE Main 2026 result date | February 2026 |
The National Testing Agency will conduct the JEE Mains exam in two shifts. The JEE Main exam duration differs for papers 1 and 2. Candidates can check the JEE Main 2026 shift timings paper-wise from the following tables.
| Session | Timings |
|---|---|
Shift 1 | 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM |
Shift 2 | 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM |
| Session | Timings |
|---|---|
Shift 1 | 9:00 AM to 12:30 PM |
Shift 2 | 3:00 PM to 6:30 PM |
PwD/PwBD candidates will be given a compensatory time of 20 minutes for every one hour of the examination.
After the completion of the examination duration, the test will terminate automatically.
Candidates will be allowed to enter the exam hall 2 hours before the scheduled start of the exam.
Candidates can log in and start reading the instructions 10 minutes before the start of the examination.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
The JEE Mains 2026 exams are scheduled for two sessions: Session 1 was held on January 21, 22, 23, 24 and 28. The JEE Main 2026 BArch/BPlan exam was held on January 29. The JEE Main Session 2 is scheduled for April 2 to 9, 2026.
NTA will conduct the JEE Main 2026 exam in two shifts.
The JEE Main 2026 shift 1 exam timings are 9 AM to 12 PM while the shift 2 timings are 3 PM to 6 PM.
Yes the NTA has opened the session JEE Main 2026 form correction window on December 1, 2025 and concluded on December 2, 2025 while for session 2 will be opened in the last week of February 2026.
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A score of 110 in JEE Mains is expected to be equal to 94 to 95th percentile. This score may not secure your admission in top NIT institutes for the general category, but candidates from OBC, SC, ST, and EWS categories have a good chance of getting into NITs and
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No, JEE Main Answer Key for 2026 session 1 is not out yet. NTA will release the JEE answer key 2026 on February 4.
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