JEE Mains 2026 Registration LIVE: Session 1, 2 exam dates out; NTA application form on jeemain.nta.nic.in soon

NTA has announced the JEE Main 2026 exam date. The chapter-wise weightage for JEE Main 2026 physics subject is given below.

The NTA will conduct the JEE Main 2025 Session 1 exam from January 21 to 30, 2025. The exam will be held in computer-based mode across multiple cities in India and abroad. The detailed schedule, including shift timings and city intimation slips, will be released closer to the exam date on the official website, jeemain.nta.nic.in.

This year saw the lowest number of qualifiers for JEE Advanced 2025 compared to the last six years. Of the top 2.5 lakh candidates who became eligible for JEE Adv, only 54,378 qualified. Of which, only 33% secured a seat in IITs. This means that 18,188 seats in IITs were allotted through JoSAA counselling.

JEE Main 2026 paper 1 BE, BTech exams will be conducted as a computer-based test (CBT) mode. The question paper will be held in 13 languages - Assamese, Bengali, English, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, and Urdu. 

This year, the session 1 exam was conducted in 10 shifts and session 2 was held in nine shifts.

A total of 2,50,236 candidates obtained the minimum JEE Main cut-off marks last year and qualified for JEE Advanced, which is held for IIT admissions. Know category-wise JEE Main cut-off marks. 

Last year, a total of 4,540 PwD candidates registered for the exam, of which 4,314 appeared. The NTA had also allotted PwD/ PwBD-friendly test centre and provided extra organizational support to those candidates.  

The NTA is working towards increasing the number of exam cities for wide reach and ease of engineering aspirants. Last year, JEE Mains exam was held in 284 cities in India and 15 cities abroad. The total count for this year is yet to be announced. "Furthermore, special attention is being given to address the requirements and needs of PwD/PwBD candidates appearing in the Examination," it said. 

The JEE Mains 2026 exam registration fee remains the same as last year. Category-wise fee details are given below. 

One of the major concerns raised by engineering aspirants last year was the recurring and increasing error rate in the JEE Mains exam. The issue was brought up after the students and coaching centre flagged nine errors, of which NTA dropped just one question. In total, two questions were dropped in 2025.

A year before that, the NTA had dropped a total of 12 question from 90-question per section paper. 

The JEE Mains 2026 syllabus covers topics from both Class 11 and 12. The question paper will assess students' knowledge in physics, chemistry, and mathematics. Those opting for BArch paper will have to qualify a drawing test and BPlanning aspirants will have to solve planning based questions. 

The JEE Main 2026 session 1 registration will begin in October and session 2 in the last week of January. The NTA is yet to announce the exact JEE Main registration date for session 1. Candidates are advised to check official website, jeemain.nta.nic.in, or follow this blog for the latest updates. 

The following documents have to be uploaded in the prescribed file size and format in the JEE Main 2026 application form. 

The NTA, in its first advisory, asked engineering aspirants to update their personal details on Aadhaar card. However, today it clarified that an option to overcome the mismatch in the Aadhaar card and Class 10 certificate will be made available during the application process. It also asked candidates to fill their parents' names separately in the JEE Main registration form.

The JEE Mains 2026 registration and exam dates is given in the table below. 

NTA has also clarified regarding the JEE Main 2026 registration. The application process for JEE Main 2026 will begin in October. The testing agency will also increase the number of cities for a wider approach and ease of engineering aspirants. 

JEE Main 2026 exam dates out; session 1 on January 21-30; NTA to increase exam centres for wider reach

To ensure greater participation of candidates in JEE (Main) 2026, the NTA is actively working on expanding the number of exam cities, aiming to enhance accessibility and convenience for engineering aspirants across the country. Furthermore, the testing agency will give special attention to address the requirements and needs of PwD and PwBD candidates appearing in the examination. 

NTA has announced the JEE Mains 2025 exam date for both sessions 1 and 2. NTA will conduct session 1 between January 21 to 30 and session 2 from April 1 to April 10. 

The National Testing Agency (NTA) has released the demo link for JEE Main 2026 for candidates to help them familiarise themselves with online registration. Students can access the JEE Main 2026 demo link through the official website at jeemain.nta.nic.in.

NTA has recently clarified in its latest advisory that updating Aadhaar and UDID cards is not related to city allotment for JEE Mains 2026 in any manner.  The clarification came after multiple media reports claimed that candidates would not be given the option to select the exam city for JEE, NEET, and CUET 2026 entrance exams.

The last year's JEE Main 2026 cut-offs have increased slightly by 1% percentile for SC and ST as compared to 2024.

JEE Main cut-off 2025 rises by just 1 point for SC, ST; category-wise cut-offs show mixed trends

Ahead of the registration process, the National Testing Agency (NTA) issued an advisory for the JEE Main 2026 exam, urging candidates to ensure their Aadhaar, UDID (for PwD candidates), and category certificates (EWS, SC, ST, OBC‑NCL) are updated to prevent discrepancies in their application forms.

JEE Main 2026: NTA issues advisory for BTech aspirants; asks to update Aadhaar, UDID, category certificate

The JEE Main 2026 official website for registration is jeemain.nta.nic.in.

The JEE Main 2026 expected registration, as per previous years' registration dates trends, is given in the table below.

For the JEE Main 2026 exam, male candidates in the general category must pay a registration fee of Rs 1,000, while female candidates pay Rs 800. In the Gen‑EWS category, males pay Rs 900 and females Rs800. Candidates from the SC, ST and PwD categories are required to pay Rs 500 as application fee.

Once the application form is out, candidates will be able to register for the JEE Main 2026 for admission to engineering, architecture and planning courses at IITs, and other premier institutes through the official website at jeemain.nta.nic.in.