JEE Mains 2026 Session 2 Exam Date - The National Testing Agency has released the JEE Main session 2 exam date on the official website. The JEE Main 2026 session 2 important dates is published along with the information brochure. According to the brochure, the JEE Main 2026 second session will be held from April 2 to 9, 2026. Candidates can check the JEE Main 2026 session 2 exam date on this page. The session 2 JEE Mains exam registration will begin in the last week of January 2026. The JEE Main entrance exam is a highly competitive test. The authority will conduct the JEE Main 2026 exam in online mode. Read the article below completely to know about the JEE Mains 2026 session 2 exam date.
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The authority has announced the JEE Main 2026 exam dates on the official website, jee main.nta.nic.in. Candidates can find the complete details about the JEE Main 2026 exam in this article.
| Events | Session 2 Dates |
|---|---|
Start date for JEE Main registration | last week of January 2026 |
JEE Mains 2026 registration last date | February 2026 |
JEE Main Form correction dates | February 2026 |
| JEE Main city intimation slip date | March 2026 |
Release date of JEE Mains admit card | March 2026 |
JEE Mains 2026 exam date, session 2 |
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NTA JEE provisional answer key release date | April 2026 |
Last date to challenge the provisional answer key | April 2026 |
Release date of the final JEE Mains answer key | April 2026 |
JEE Main 2026 result date | April 2026 |
NTA has announced the April session dates on the official website. Candidates will also be able to check the exact dates on the JEE Main 2026 admit card.
NTA will conduct the JEE Main session 2 exam in 2 shifts on each day of the exam. Each shift of the JEE Main 2026 exam will be held for 3 hours. Candidates can find the timings of the 2 shifts of the JEE Main 2026 exam below
Shift | Timings |
|---|---|
Morning shift | 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM |
Afternoon shift | 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM |
The authority will release the JEE Main Session 2 city intimation slip online. Candidates can find their JEE Main 2026 exam city before the release of the admit card. The information about the assigned test city will be mentioned in the JEE Main 2026 city intimation slip. For the complete address of the JEE Main exam centre, candidates have to refer to the admit card.
The National Testing Agency will issue the JEE Main 2026 admit card on the official website. The admit card will contain details such as the JEE Main 2026 exam date, exam shift, and timings, and the complete exam centre details.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
The JEE Main 2026 session 2 exam date is from April 2 to 9, 2026.
Candidates can find the JEE Main 2026 exam dates for session 2 on the official website.
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Understanding and solving different question papers is one of the best practices for preparation ,especially when it comes to JEE. It gives you a proper understanding of the exam pattern, important topics to cover, and the marking scheme.
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Hello aspirant,
In order to prepare for the JEE Main 2026 exam, it is strongly advised that students complete the JEE Main 2025 Question Paper. This will help them comprehend the exam's difficulty level and question kinds. The JEE Main 2026 session 1 test will be administered by NTA from January 21 to 30, while the session 2 exam will take place from April 2 to 9.
To get the previous year question papers, you can visit our site through following link:
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With a BC-E category certificate, EWS certificate, and Telangana home-state quota, your chances of getting admission to AIML or related CSE branches in CBIT, VNR VJIET, or similar top private colleges in Telangana depend mainly on your JEE Main percentile and the TS EAMCET counselling process, because these colleges fill seats through both TS EAMCET ranks and JEE Main scores (Category-B seats).
For Category-A seats (through TS EAMCET), JEE Main percentile is not considered. Admission is purely based on your TS EAMCET rank, reservation category, gender, and home-state status. CBIT and VNR are highly competitive, especially for AIML, CSE, and IT branches, so you generally need a very strong TS EAMCET rank (usually within a few thousand for BC-E candidates, sometimes slightly relaxed for girls).
For Category-B seats (JEE Main quota), JEE Main percentile matters. Based on recent trends, to have a realistic chance:
For CBIT (AIML / CSE / IT), a JEE Main percentile of around 95+ is usually expected, even for reserved categories, because Category-B seats are limited and competition is high.
For VNR VJIET (AIML / CSE / IT), candidates with 92–95 percentile sometimes have chances, depending on availability and the specific branch.
If your percentile is below 90, getting AIML or core CSE in CBIT or VNR becomes difficult, but you may still have chances in slightly lower-demand branches (like ECE, EEE, or emerging specialisations) or in other good private colleges affiliated with JNTU or autonomous institutions.
Your BC-E and EWS certificates do help mainly in TS EAMCET counselling (Category-A seats), not significantly in Category-B (JEE Main) admissions, where merit largely dominates. Home-state status is already assumed for these colleges, so there is no extra advantage beyond eligibility.
In summary, if your JEE Main percentile is 95 or above, you can reasonably target AIML/CSE in VNR and possibly CBIT through Category-B. If it is 90–94, VNR or related branches are more realistic than CBIT. Below that, it is better to focus on TS EAMCET performance or consider other reputed Telangana colleges offering AIML. If you want, you can share your exact JEE Main percentile and TS EAMCET rank, and I can give you a more precise college- and branch-wise estimate.
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JEE Mains is a national level entrance examination conducted for admission to UG engineering course in IITs, NITs, etc. This also is a qualifying test for JEE Advanced.
Practicing with previous year question paper will give you on overview of the entire exam pattern, marking scheme, types of questions asked, etc.
Check out the official website of Careers360 for the question papers, preparation tips, etc.
https://engineering.careers360.com/articles/jee-main-question-papers
Careers360 is also conducting a free JEE Mains mock test which you can attempt. The last date for registration is 8th January, 2026.
https://learn.careers360.com/test-series-jee-main-2026-free-mock-test/
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The link to the mock test series is attached here. The mock test of Careers360 is completely free, and the structure and questions were prepared keeping in mind the exam of JEE Mains. The registration is ongoing. the last date of registration on 8th January.
https://learn.careers360.com/test-series-jee-main-free-mock-test/
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