JEE Mains 2026 Registration Fee for General, OBC, SC/ST, and Female Candidates

JEE Mains 2026 Registration Fee for General, OBC, SC/ST, and Female Candidates

Gandubilli UnnatiUpdated on 02 Feb 2026, 10:04 AM IST

JEE Mains 2026 Registration Fee - NTA has released the JEE Mains 2026 registration fee details in the brochure. There are no changes this year. General category male candidates need to pay ₹1000 for a single paper during the JEE Main 2026 registration. For female applicants, it is ₹800 and ₹500 for SC/ST/PwD/Transgender candidates. The last date to submit the session 2 JEE Main 2026 application form and pay the fee is February 25. The application form without fee payment is considered incomplete. And candidates will not be able to pay the registration fee for JEE Mains after the last date. The authority will conduct the JEE Main 2026 exam for session 2 from April 2 to 9, 2026.

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The National Testing Agency (NTA) declares percentile scores, calculated to the seventh decimal place. Last year’s JEE Main result for session 1 saw 14 candidates with 100 percentile scores.

A raw score between 109 and 100 can land a candidate just below the 95th percentile, based on previous years’ trends. A rough conversion table is given below.

JEE Main marks

JEE Main percentile

109-100

94.96737888 - 93.8020333

99-90

93.67910655 - 92.21882783

89-80

92.05811248 - 90.27631202

79-70

90.0448455 - 87.51810893

69-60

87.33654157 - 83.89085926

59-50

83.5119717 - 78.35114254

49-40

77.81927947 - 69.5797271

39-30

68.80219265 - 56.09102043

29-20

54.01037138 - 36.58463962

19-10

35.2885364 - 18.16647924

9-0

17.14582299 -5.71472799

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  1. JEE Main 2026 Registration Fees
  2. How to Pay the JEE Main 2026 Registration Fees
  3. Tips to Avoid Payment Problems
  4. JEE Main 2026 Registration Dates Session 2
  5. JEE Main 2026 Registration Dates Session 1
JEE Mains 2026 Registration Fee for General, OBC, SC/ST, and Female Candidates
JEE Mains 2026 Registration Fee

Candidates will be provided an opportunity for JEE Main correction form 2026 with additional costs for editing certain fields. JEE Main exam aspirants should pay the registration fee for the JEE Main exam according to the category they fall into. The fees can be paid through online mode. Check further details here.

JEE Main 2026 Registration Fees

Candidates can check the JEE Main registration fees category-wise. The registration fees for both Indian and foreign candidates are mentioned below.

NTA JEE Mains Application 2026 fees (For Indian Exam Centres)

Category

BE./BTech or BArch or B.Planning

BE./BTech & BArch or BE./BTech & BPlanning or BE./BTech, BArch & BPlanning or BArch & BPlanning

General

For Males- Rs 1000

For Females- Rs 800

For Males- Rs 2000

For Females-Rs 1600

EWS/OBC-NCL

For Males- Rs 900

For Females- Rs 800

For Males- Rs 2000
For Females-Rs 1600

SC/ST/PWD/Transgender

For All- Rs 500

For All- Rs 1000

NTA JEE Mains 2026 Registration fees (For Foreign Exam Centres)

Category

B.E./B.Tech or B.Arch or B.Planning

B.E./BTech & BArch or BE./BTech & BPlanning or BE./B.Tech, BArch & B. Planning or BArch & BPlanning

General

For Males- Rs 5000

For Females- Rs 4000

For Males- Rs 10000 For Females- Rs 8000

EWS/OBC-NCL

For Males - Rs. 4500 For Females- Rs. 4000

For All- Rs 5000

SC/ST/PWD/Transgender

M / F- Rs 2500 Transgender - Rs. 3000

For All- Rs 5000

How to Pay the JEE Main 2026 Registration Fees

Only if the JEE Main registration fees are paid will the application be accepted by the authority. Candidates can follow the steps below to pay the JEE Main registration fees

  • Visit the official website, jeemain.nta.ac.in.

  • Click on “JEE Main 2026 Registration” or “Apply Online” link.

  • Register/login using your email ID and mobile number to login to the JEE Main candidate portal.

  • Candidates must pay the fee based on the papers selected, their category, and whether they are an Indian or foreign applicant.

  • Click on the “Pay Examination Fee” button, and the candidate will be redirected to the payment gateway.

  • The candidate has to select their mode of online payment. The following options will be available.

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  1. Credit card / Debit card (Visa, MasterCard, Maestro, Rupay)

  2. Net banking

  3. UPI (Google Pay, PhonePe, Paytm, BHIM UPI, etc.)

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  • Once the payment is completed, the page will be redirected to the NTA website.

  • A confirmation message will appear on the screen saying “Fee Payment Successful”.

  • Once the fee payment is paid, candidates will be able to download the confirmation page of the JEE Main 2026 application.

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Tips to Avoid Payment Problems

The JEE Main application form will not be accepted until the registration fee is successfully paid. The common issues and solutions to avoid have been mentioned below.

Common Issue

Solution

Transaction failed or stuck

Wait 15–30 minutes and check your bank statement. Do not refresh the page while paying.

Payment deducted but not confirmed

Log in again after a few hours. If still not shown, contact NTA with transaction proof.

Wrong category or gender selected

Do not proceed with payment — go back, correct details, and then pay.

Payment gateway error

Try a different browser or payment method (UPI or net banking is usually reliable).

JEE Main 2026 Registration Dates Session 2

April Session

Events

Dates

JEE Main 2026 registration date session 2

February 1, 2026

JEE Mains 2026 registration last date

February 25, 2026

Application Form Correction Dates

February 2026

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JEE Main 2026 Registration Dates Session 1

January Session

Events

Dates

JEE Main 2026 registration date session 1

October 31, 2025

NTA JEE Mains 2026 registration last date

November 27, 2025

JEE Mains application form correction date 2026

December 1 to 2, 2025




Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Q: How can I pay the JEE Main registration fee?
A:

Candidates can pay the JEE Main registration fee on the official website, jeemain.nta.nic.in.

Q: Can I pay the JEE Main registration fee after the exam?
A:

No, candidates must pay the registration fee for JEE Main immediately after applying. Otherwise, the application will not be accepted and candidates cannot attend the exam.

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