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 26 Feb 2026, 10:57 AM IST

JEE Mains 2026 Registration Fee - The National Testing Agency 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. Applications submitted without fee payment will be considered incomplete, and candidates will not be allowed to pay the fee after the deadline. The authority will conduct the JEE Main 2026 exam for session 2 from April 2 to 9, 2026. 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.

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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

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.

  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 IssueSolution

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

EventsDates

JEE Main 2026 registration date session 2

February 1, 2026

JEE Mains 2026 registration last date

February 25, 2026

Application Form Correction Dates

February 27 to 28, 2026

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JEE Main 2026 Registration Dates Session 1

EventsDates

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 could 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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decent chances actually as home state quota seats are 50%. allotments will depend on the JEE rank and not percentile though. in 2025, for female supernumerary it closed at 9286  rank while for open gen it closed at 5573.

So, would advise to use this tool to check the probable

yes you will. Ususally the return is within 7 days i it has failed at the gateway level which it seems to be. Please wait. You will get the money back

Slim chances as in 2025 the closing rank was 118 for SPA Delhi for B.Arch. You will need to wait for the rank list to come in April before getting a better picture. Please check https://engineering.careers360.com/jee-main-college-predictor for the predictions.

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