JEE Mains 2026 Exam Schedule – NTA has published the complete JEE Main exam schedule 2026 on the official website, jeemain.nta.nic.in. According to the official notification, the JEE Main 2026 exam for Session 2 will be conducted from April 2 to 9, 2026. The session 1 exam has concluded. Candidates can check the schedule for the JEE Main 2026 exam on this page. The authority is conducting the JEE Main session 2 registration from February 1 to 25, 2026. And the JEE session 1 result will be out by February 12, 2026. The JEE Session 1 answer key challenge commenced on February 4, 2026.
JEE Mains 2026 expected marks vs percentile, as per trends, are as given below.
JEE Main Marks | Expected Percentile |
292-257 | 99.99890732- 99.97168132 |
256-243 | 99.96967807- 99.93088785 |
242-230 | 99.92879354- 99.87060821 |
229-210 | 99.86150253- 99.69159044 |
209-190 | 99.68494329-99.40858575 |
189-170 | 99.39319714-98.87981861 |
169-140 | 98.85149993-97.54301298 |
139-120 | 97.4927496-96.0687115 |
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Registered candidates will be issued the JEE Main admit card 2026 for session 2, 3-4 days before the exam. Read the article below to know more about the JEE Mains 2026 exam schedule.
The advisory stated that the JEE Main 2026 exam will be conducted in 2 sessions, in January and April 2026. Candidates must now check the session 2 exam dates as the session 1 exam has concluded. The JEE Main exam dates are announced on the official website. The JEE Mains 2026 exam schedule can be checked in this article.
| Event | Session 2 Date |
|---|---|
| JEE Main 2026 official notification | November 2025 |
| JEE Main 2026 registration | February 1, 2026 |
| JEE Main 2026 NTA registration last date | February 25, 2026 |
| JEE Main admit card release date | March 2026 |
| JEE Main 2026 Session 2 Exam Date | |
| Result Declaration Date | April 20, 2026 |
| Event | Session 1 Date |
|---|---|
| Release of JEE Main 2026 official notification | October 31, 2025 |
| JEE Mains Registration Start Date | October 31, 2025 |
| Last date to apply for JEE Mains 2026 | November 27, 2025 |
| JEE Main 2026 form correction dates | December 1 to 2, 2025 |
| JEE Main 2026 city intimation slip | January 8, 2026 |
| Release date for JEE Main exam admit card | January 17, 2026 for January 21, 22, 23, 24, 2026 exam. January 24 for January 28 & 29, 2026 exam. |
| JEE Main 2026 Session 1 Exam Date | paper 1 - January 21, 22, 23, 24 & 28. 2026 Paper 2 - January 29, 2026 |
| JEE exam result release date | February 12, 2026 |
NTA has commenced the JEE Main session 2 registration from February 1 online. Candidates can apply for the session 2 exam till February 25, 2026.
The authority has concluded the session 1 of JEE Main 2026 registration process on November 27, 2025. The authority will allow candidates to apply for both sessions of the JEE Main 2026 exam separately. The dates for the session 1 JEE Main registration windows was announced online. Once candidates submit their application form, they will also be allowed to edit certain details in the application. Hence, candidates should also be aware of the JEE Main 2026 form correction dates. However, the session 1 form correction window was closed on December 2, 2025.
NTA has issued the JEE Main 2026 city slip 2026 for session 1 on January 8, 2026. The session 2 city slip will be released by secon fweek of March 2026. The city intimation slip for JEE Main can be downloaded from the official website, jeemain.nta.nic.in by logging in using the candidate's credentials. The exam city and exam date will be mentioned on the JEE Main 2026 city slip.
NTA will issue the JEE Main 2026 admit card for session 2 by April 2026, before the exam date. Candidates whose applications have been acceptedan by the authority will only be issued the admit card. The JEE Main admit card 2026 for the January session has been issued online. Details regarding the JEE Main exam centre, exam date, reporting time and more will be mentioned in the admit card.
NTA has announced the JEE Mains 2026 exam schedule on the official website. The JEE Main exam will be held in 2 sessions. The JEE session 2 exam will be held between April 02 to 09, 2026. The JEE Main 2026 session 1 was conducted on January 21, 22, 23, 24 & 28, 2026 for paper 1, while paper 2 was held on January 29, 2026. The JEE Main exam will span over a couple of days with multiple shifts each day; thus, being aware of the exam dates is very important. The exact JEE Main exam date will be mentioned in the admit card of the candidate.
NTA releases the JEE Main 2026 answer key on the official website. The session 1 answer key was released omm Febuary 4. Candidates can cross-reference their answers in the JEE Main exam with the official answer key and estimate their score in the exam. The authority will also allow candidates to challenge the provisional answer key. Once the challenge window is closed, the authority will then release the final JEE Main 2026 answer key after taking into consideration the challenges to the answer key.
The JEE Main 2026 result date is announced on the NTA website. The session 1 of JEE Main 2026 result will be declared by February 12, 2026, while the session 2 result will be announced on April 20, 2026. Candidates will be able to apply for admission based on the JEE Main 2026 result.
NTA published a JEE Main 2026 advisory on the official website, nta.nic.in. The Aadhar card, UDID Card (for Persons with Disabilities) & Category Certificate(if applicable) of the candidate must be updated for the year 2026, before applying for the JEE Main 2026 exam. The advisory has also indicated that the JEE Main 2026 applications.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
NTA has published an advisory of the JEE Main exam schedule. Also, the authority has again prompted all eligible candidates to ensure that their Aadhar cards, UDID Card & Category Certificate are up-to-date before the JEE Main registrations commence.
The session 1 of JEE Main 2026 registration began on October 31, 2025 and concluded on November 27, 2025.
NTA conducted the JEE Main 2026 session 1 exam on January 21, 22,23, 24 & 28, 2026 for paper 1, while the paper 2 exam will be held on January 29, 2026.
Yes, NTA has issued the JEE Main 2026 city slip for session 1 on January 8, 2026, on the official website.
The session 1 of JEE Main 2026 admit card has been released on January 17, 2026 for January 21, 22, 23, 24, 2026 exam. And January 24 for the January 28 & 29, 2026 exam. Candidates can expect the session admit card to be out 3-4 days before the exam.
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