Total Registration in JEE Mains 2026 Session 2: The National Testing Agency will announce the total registration for the JEE Main session 2 exam. However, a total of 14.5 lakh JEE registrations have been recorded for the JEE Session 1 exam so far. The final JEE Main 2026 total registration will be declared after the completion of session 2 registration. Additionally, a total of 13,71,172 candidates have appeared in the JEE Main 2026 exam so far. NTA will likely released recorded number of registered and appearing students after each shift of the JEE session 2 exam. Based on 2025 data, a total of 10,61,840 students registered for the JEE Main session 2 exam and 13,11,544 students registered for session 1.
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NTA will release the registration number for the JEE Main session 2 exam across different categories. During the JEE Main 2026 session 1 exam, NTA released the number of students registered and who appeared in that particular shift.
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NTA has concluded the JEE Main 2026 session 1 exam on February 28, 2026, and released the total number of registered students for the exam. The total number of registrations for the JEE Main 2026 session 1 has reached a record 14.5 lakh. The recorded numbers are higher in comparison to last year registrated numbers, i.e., 13.11 lakh. And 13,71,172 students have appeared in the 2026 JEE Main exam. Check the registration number across different categories.
| JEE Main Session 1 Paper | Registered Number |
|---|---|
Paper 1 (BTech) | 13,55,293 |
Paper 2 BArch/BPlan | 64,786 + 32,366 = 97,152 |
Total | 14,52,445 |
| Category | Registration Number | Appeared Number |
|---|---|---|
General | 4,73,633 | 4,52,825 |
EWS | 1,64,260 | 1,60,958 |
OBC | 5,33,971 | 5,17,336 |
SC | 1,37,207 | 1,29,902 |
ST | 46,222 | 43,632 |
Total | 13,55,293 | 13,04,653 |
| Category | Registration Number | Appeared Number |
|---|---|---|
General | 22,717 | 15,246 |
EWS | 6,559 | 5,183 |
SC | 7,911 | 5,064 |
ST | 3,602 | 2,417 |
OBC | 23,997 | 17,542 |
Total | 64,786 | 45,452 |
| Category | Registration Number | Appeared Number |
|---|---|---|
General | 10,399 | 6,221 |
EWS | 3,390 | 2,611 |
OBC | 12,309 | 8,458 |
SC | 4,377 | 2,643 |
ST | 18,91 | 1,134 |
Total | 32,366 | 21,067 |
Last year, a total of 10,61,840 students registered for the session 2 exam. The number keeps increasing each year. Therefore, candidates can expect a rise in the number of registrations for the JEE Mains 2026 Session 2 exam. Check out the Previous year registrations for the JEE Main session 2 exam from 2025 to 2022.
| Year | Session 2 Registered Candidates |
|---|---|
2025 | 10,61,840 |
2024 | 11,79,569 |
2023 | 9,31,334 |
2022 | 6,22,034 |
| Year | Session 1 Registered Candidates | Session 2 Registered Candidates | Total Unique Registered Candidates |
|---|---|---|---|
2025 | 13,11,544 | 10,61,840 | 15,39,848 |
2024 | 12,21,624 | 11,79,569 | 14,76,557 |
2023 | 8,60,064 | 9,31,334 | 11,62,398 |
2022 | 8,72,970 | 6,22,034 | 10,26,799 |
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
The total registration is 14.5 lakh in JEE Main 2026 till now.
As of now, 13,71, 172 have appeared for the JEE Main 2026 exam.
13,55,293 have registered for the JEE Main 2026 Paper 1 exam.
A total of 97,152 have registered for the JEE Main 2026 Paper 2 exam.
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