JEE Main schedule 2026 - The National Testing Agency has published the JEE Main 2026 schedule on the official website, jeemain.nta.nic.in 2026. According to the notification, the JEE Main 2026 exam will be held from January 21 to 30, 2026, while session 2 is scheduled for 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 authority will release the session 1 of JEE Main 2026 intimation slip tentatively in the second week of January 2026. Aspirants of the JEE Mains exam must check the schedule to stay updated with the upcoming events. Registered candidates will be issued 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.
For Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Mains 2026 syllabus preparation in the final week, candidates should focus only on subject-wise high-weightage topics revision of PCM subjects, as per experts. Practising JEE Main 2026 mock test will help students analyse time management skills, error pattern and not syllabus gaps.
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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 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 | First week of January 2026 |
| JEE Main photo correction 2026 | January 2026 |
Release date of JEE Mains admit card | January 2026 |
JEE Mains 2026 exam date session 1 B.Tech/BArch/BPlan | January 21 to 30, 2026 |
NTA JEE Answer key release date | February 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 |
| Events | Session 2 Dates |
|---|---|
Start date for JEE Main registration | Last week of January 2026 |
JEE Mains 2026 registration last date session 2 | February 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 |
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 will take place from January 21 and 30, 2026, and 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 JEE Main 2026 form correction window on December 1, 2025 and concluded on December 2, 2025.
On Question asked by student community
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For the JEE Mains 2026 the high weightage topics include Modern Physics , Heat and Thermodynamics , Optics in Physics :- Integral Calculus , Limits and Continuity in Math and Coordination Compounds , Organic Chemistry.
For more detailed information like to know everything about every topic in detail You
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Here are the chapters which contains high weightage in your exam and are also easy to prepare.
* PHYSICS:-
current electricity - 2 to 3 questions
Modern physics - 3 to 4 ques
Semiconductor - 1 to 2 ques
Electrostatics - 2 ques
Magnetic effects of current - 2 ques
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The link to the short notes is attached here. Solutions to the notes are also uploaded on the website. You can access the preparation tips, previous year question paper and answer key that can help you analyse your performance and increase your score.
https://engineering.careers360.com/articles/jee-main-2026-revision-notes-solutions
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JEE Main aspirants should prepare short notes for quick revision of important concepts and formulas from Physics Chemistry and Mathematics. Short notes help in revising topics like kinematics laws of motion current electricity chemical bonding periodic table quadratic equations trigonometry and coordinate geometry in less time. Regular revision of these
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