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| Joint Entrance Examination - JEE (Main) 2026 |
| Category : Engineering Admissions 2026 |
| Published : On January 11, 2026 By Webindia123 Editor |
Important Dates
| Session 1 January 2026 | |
| Online Submission of Application Form | 31/10/2025 |
| Last Date for Online application form submission (Session 1) | 27/11/2025 |
| Date of Availability of Admit Card for JEE (Main) on Website | 03-04 days before the date of the Examination |
| Date of JEE (Main) Session 1 Exam | Between 21st January 2026 to 30th
January 2026 |
| Declaration of Result | By 12th February, 2026 |
| Session 2 April 2026 | |
| Online Submission of Application Form | Last week of January 2026 Onwards |
| Last Date for Online application form submission (Session 2) | - |
| Date of Availability of Admit Card for JEE (Main) on Website | 03-04 days before the date of the Examination |
| Date of JEE (Main) Session 2 Exam | Between 2nd April 2026 to 9th April 2026 |
| Declaration of Result | By 20th April 2026 |
Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) MAIN is conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA) established by The Ministry of Education (MoE), Government of India (GoI), from 2025 onwards. Before 2025, Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) was conducting the exam. JEE Main is conducted in two sessions. Session 1 in January, and Session 2 in April every year, for admissions in the next academic session.
The Joint Entrance Examination, JEE (Main) comprises of two papers. Paper 1 is conducted for admission to Undergraduate Engineering Programs at NITs, IIITs, other Centrally Funded Technical Institutions (CFTIs) and Institutions / Universities funded / recognized by participating State Governments. JEE (Main) is also an eligibility test for JEE (Advanced), which is conducted for admission to IITs. JEE (Main) Paper 2 is conducted for admission to B. Arch and B. Planning courses in the country.
Eligibility Criteria for JEE (Main) Exam 2026
JEE Main is applicable for admission to NITs, IIITs and CFTIs participating though Central Seat Allocation Board subject to the condition that the candidate should have secured at least 75% marks in the 12th class examination, or be in the top 20 percentile in the 12th class examination conducted by the respective Boards. For SC/ST candidates the qualifying marks would be 65% in the 12thclass examination.
The number of attempts which a candidate can avail at JEE (Main) shall be limited to 03 (three).
Age Criteria
For appearing in the JEE (Main) - 2026, there is no age limit for the candidates. The candidates who have passed the class XII / equivalent Examination in 2024, 2025 or appearing in 2026 irrespective of their age can appear in JEE (Main) - 2026 Examination. However, the candidates may be required to fulfill the age criteria of the Institute(s) to which they are desirous of taking admission.
Exam Pattern for JEE Main 2026
Mode of Examination
The JEE (Main) - 2026 is being conducted in the following modes:
The Question Paper has been divided into two sections. There will be 90
Questions in Paper 1 and candidates will be required to attempt 75 questions
only. There will be negative markings for 15optional questions.
i. Paper 1
(B.E./B.Tech.): Each Subject will have two sections. Section A will be of
Multiple-Choice Questions (MCQs) and Section B will contain Questions whose
answers are to be filled in as a numerical value. In Section B, candidates have
to attempt any five questions out of 10. There will be negative markings for
both Section A and Section B.
ii. Paper 2A (B. Arch.): Part -1 will have two
sections. Section A will be of Multiple-Choice Questions (MCQs) and Section B
will contain Questions whose answers are to be filled in as a numerical value.
In Section B, candidates have to attempt any five questions out of 10. There
will be negative markings for both Section A and Section B. Part II (Aptitude
Test) will have 50 Multiple-Choice Questions (MCQs). Part III (Drawing Test)
will have two questions to be attempted on the Drawing Sheet.
iii. Paper 2B (B. Planning): Part -1 will have two sections.Section A will be of Multiple-Choice Questions (MCQs) and Section B will contain Questions whose answers are to be filled in as a numerical value. In Section B, candidates have to attempt any five questions out of 10. There will be negative markings for both Section A and Section B. Part II (Aptitude Test) will have 50 Multiple-Choice Questions (MCQs). Part III (Planning-based question) will have 25 Multiple-Choice Questions (MCQs).
Online Application Form Submission
There will be 3 sections in the form, as below:
i. Step 1 - Registration
Form
ii. Step 2 - Application Form This includes filling in personal details,
applying for and examination cities, qualification details, additional details
(if any), and document upload).
iii. Step 3 - Fee Payment.
Important Note - The entire application process is online, including uploading of photograph & signature and payment of fee the candidates are required NOT to send any document to JEE (Main) Secretariat.
More details can be available from the institute website : https://jeemain.nta.ac.in/
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