About JEE Main 2026
JEE Main 2026: The National Testing Agency has reopened the JEE Main 2026 session 2 application process on March 12, 2026. The authority has activated the JEE Main 2026 april session registration link on the official website, jeemain.nta.nic.in. Please note this is a special extended opportunity. No correction facility will be provided after submission, so fill your form carefully. The last date to submit the JEE Main 2026 april session application form is March 13, 2026. The JEE Main 2026 session 2 city intimation slip link will be activated in the third week of March 2026. To download the city intimation slip, candidates will need their application number and password. The JEE Main session 2 2026 exam will be held from April 2 to 9, 2026.
The authority will issue the JEE Main 2026 session 2 admit card in the last week of March 2026. Candidates must check the JEE Main exam syllabus for the JEE session 2 preparation. The JEE Main 2026 toppers List for session 1 has been released along with the result. This year, the number of JEE Main exam centres has increased. NTA JEE Mains 2026 examination is an online entrance test to get admission in B.E./B.Tech/B.Arch/B.Plan courses. Below are the important highlights of the JEE Main 2026 examination. The National Testing Agency has uploaded the detailed JEE Main 2026 information bulletin online.
JEE Main 2026 Exam: Key Points
| Sections | Details |
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| No. of sessions/attempts | 2 |
| Languages | English, Hindi, Urdu, and 11 other regional languages |
| JEE Main exam pattern for B.Tech |
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| JEE Mains paper pattern for B. Arch / B Planning |
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| Tie Resolving Methodology for B.Tech |
For candidates obtaining equal NTA scores, the JEE Main 2026 tie-breaker policy is given below
Candidates having a lesser number of negative responses in the paper |
| NTA JEE Main 2026 Forms |
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| Application fee refund | In case a candidate does not want to appear in the session for which the fee has already been paid, it will be refunded |
| JEE Main exam total marks | 300 - Paper 1 400 - Paper 2 |
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| NTA JEE Main 2026 official website | jeemain.nta.nic.in |
| JEE Main exam centres | 323 cities (including 15 cities abroad) |
What is the JEE Mains exam for?
The full form of the JEE Main is the Joint Entrance Exam Main (JEE Main). The exam is a national-level entrance test conducted as a computer-based test for admission to B.E/B.Tech/B.Planning/B.Arch courses. The authorities conduct the JEE Main exam for 2 papers. Paper 1 is conducted for B.E./B. Tech course admission at NITs, IIITs, and GFTIs, while paper 2 is conducted for admission to B.Arch and B.Planning courses at various institutes accepting JEE Main exam scores for admission. The top 2,50,000 rank holders listed in the rank list of the JEE Main 2026 exam will be eligible to appear for the JEE Advanced exam.
NTA JEE Main Help Line
Address: Block C-20 1A/8, Sector- 62, IITK Outreach Centre, Gautam Buddh Nagar, Noida-201309, Uttar Pradesh (India)
- Contact Number: +91-11-40759000/0120 6895200
- E-Mail- jeemain@nta.nic.in
- Website: jeemain.nta.nic.in
How many students took the JEE Main 2026 exam?
National Testing Agency has released the JEE Main 2026 statistics on the official website. Candidates can check the JEE Main statistics to know how many students appeared for the JEE Main exam.
How many students appeared for JEE Mains - Past Year Analysis
| Year | Students Registered | Students Appeared |
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| 2026 | January - 13,55,293 | January - 13,04,653 |
| 2025 | January - 13,11,544 April - 10,61,840 | January - 13,11,544 April - 12,58,136 |
| 2024 | 1231874 B.E/B.Tech - 1221615 B.Arch /B.Plan - 74002 | B.E/B.Tech - 1170036 B.Arch / B.Plan - 55493 |
| 2023 | January - 860064 April - 931334 | January - 823967 April - 883367 |
| 2022 | June - 872970 July - 622034 | June - 769604 July - 540242 |
| 2021 | February - 652628 March - 619641 July - 709611 August - 767700 | February - 621033 March - 556248 July - 543553 August - 481419 |
| 2020 | 8,58,000 | |
| 2019 | January - 9,29,198 April - 9,35,755 | January - 8,74,469 April - 8,81,096 |
| 2018 | 10,43,739 | |
| 2017 | 1186454 | Online - 165635 Offline - 956716 |
| 2016 | 12,07,257 | Online - 10,22,808 Offline - 1,72,058 |
| 2015 | 13,04,646 | Online - 11,05,135 Offline - 1,87,782 |
| 2014 | 13,56,805 | Online - 11,72,538 Offline - 1,72,369 |
| 2013 | 12,60,219 | 11,89,777 |
| 2012 | 11,45,353 | 10,70,276 |
| 2011 | 11,14,880 | 10,53,833 |
| 2010 | 11,18,147 | 10,65,100 |
| 2009 | 10,10,061 | 9,62,119 |
