JEE Main Session 2 Exam Date 2026 (OUT): Check Shift Timings

NTA has announced JEE Main 2026 exam dates. NTA conducts the JEE Mains exam twice a year, in January and April, in computer-based test mode. Results and ranks are assigned to students based on the best scores from the two sessions. NTA announces the JEE Main 2026 exam date on the official website - jeemain.nta.nic.in. The exam date for each registered candidate is assigned in the city slip. Check the exam dates for JEE Mains and the shift timings below:

JEE Main 2026 Session 2 Exam Date

The JEE Mains 2026 April session will be held from April 2 to 8. Check the JEE Main session 2 exam dates below:

JEE Main 2026 Session 1 Exam Date

The JEE Mains 2026 session 1 exam was held as per the schedule below:

JEE Main 2026 Exam Day Schedule

Check below the shift wise JEE Mains exam day schedule below:

The NTA JEE Main admit card for session 2 has been released by NTA for April 2 and 4. Candidates can download the admit card from the official website. Admit cards or exams on April 5 to 8, will be issued soon.

Candidates who successfully submit their application have been issued the hall ticket, which they can download and carry to the exam centre on the day of the JEE Main 2026 exam. Along with the hall ticket, JEE Main candidates will also have to carry their valid photo ID proof, such as the admit card, voter ID, PAN card or driving license, and one passport-size photo (the same photo uploaded in the application form).

Candidates will have to download and take one printout of their NTA JEE Main Admit Card, preferably in colour.

NTA JEE Main Answer Key will be released a few days after the exam ends. The answer keys with the question paper and response sheet will be available under the logins of the candidates. To download the answer keys, candidates have to login with their application number and password.

Additionally, candidates not satisfied with the answers mentioned in JEE Main 2026 provisional answer key can raise objections through their login. Also, candidates need to pay a processing fee of INR 200 per question using credit/debit card/Net banking/UPI/PAYTM service. The fee is non-refundable. However, if the challenge is approved by NTA, the fee is refunded.

The final JEE Mains answer key, released after reviewing the objections submitted by the candidates, will be used to calculate the result/score of the candidates.

The JEE Main result 2026 session 2 will be announced at jeemain.nta.nic.in by April 20. Candidates have to use their application number and password through the JEE Mains login portal to check their results.

Candidates must download the JEE Main result and keep it safe for admission purposes specially during the counselling process. The JEE Main Result consists of the candidate's normalised percentile score in Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics, and aggregate percentile score in all three subjects. Candidates will be able to know about their colleges based on their scores using JEE Main Rank Predictor. NTA will release JEE Main result for Session 2 tentatively in April last week. Along with the JEE Mains Result session 2, NTA will also release the JEE Main Cut off Percentile, which are the minimum marks candidates need to score to qualify for JEE Advanced.

Joint Seat Allocation authority (JoSAA) conducts JEE Main counselling for admission to IITs, NITs, IIITs and GFTIs. Candidates who appear in JEE Main are eligible to participate in counselling for admission to all participating institutes of JoSAA through JEE Main scores. To participate in counselling, candidates have to register online on JoSAA website and fill choices of their preferred institutes and branches. Candidates must go through JoSAA eligibility criteria before appearing in the counselling process. Candidates allotted seats through JoSAA counselling have to confirm their admission online and deposit the fees as per dates mentioned in provisional allotment letter.

To register for the JoSAA candidates must have a valid JEE Main/Advanced score. Candidates with a rank in JEE Advanced will be admitted to IITs through JoSAA. Admissions to all 23 IITs, 31 NITs, 25 IIITs and GFTIs will be through JoSAA counselling. Post doing the formalities, candidates will be able to get admission into NITs, IIITs and other GFTIs as well as other participating colleges of JoSAA. Candidates will be allotted seats through JoSAA and they must exercise the freeze/float/slide option and confirm their admission by the last date. The allotment of seats will be based on choices filled by the candidates during JoSAA registration.

NTA has closed the JEE Main 2026 registration session 2. Candidates meeting the minimum eligibility criteria can fill out the application form as per JEE Main 2026 application deadline. Candidates have to upload live photo capture as well as a scanned image of their passport-sized photo. Other documents to be uploaded are signature. OBC-NCL/EWS/SC/ST candidates also need to fill details of the certificate issuing authority and date in the application form. PwD/PwBD candidates need to upload their category certificates. JEE Main application form fees for the general category are INR 1000, for OBC candidates, it is INR 800, and for SC candidates, it is INR 500.

The JEE Main 2026 information brochure, which includes details on syllabus, exam pattern, JEE Main 2026 eligibility criteria, and other important information, is also available on the official website.

Also Check: How to Fill JEE Main 2026 Application Form

NTA has closed the JEE Mains form correction facility. The JEE Main form correction opportunity is available to all candidates who have applied as fresh candidates for JEE Mains 2026 Session 2, as well as to those who had applied for JEE Mains 2026 Session 1 and registered for Session 2.

When the form correction link is activated, all the registered candidates have to visit jeemain.nta.nic.in and verify their particulars. They are further advised to make any required corrections to their particulars in their respective application forms.

During the JEE Mains correction, the additional fee (wherever applicable) is to be paid by the candidate either through Credit Card/Debit Card/Net Banking/UPI.