JEE main 2026 Entrance Exam: Complete details on the entrance exam Application process, Eligibility Criteria, Important Dates etc.
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Introduction: JEE main 2026 exam has been announced and interested candidates should initiate the registration and application form filling process for the JEE main 2026 exam.
The JEE main 2026 exam is popularly known as the Joint Entrance Exam (JEE) main, this entrance exam which is scheduled and soon notifications will be released. The entrance exam will be conducted in online CBT mode. The MHRD, Government of India has established National Testing Agency (NTA) to organize and conduct the whole process of JEE main exam 2026.
JEE main exam is very famous among enthusiast who seek admission in engineering undergraduate programs offered by various prestigious institutes like IIT, CFTI, NIT and other colleges across India interested in the B.E and B. Tech courses have to sit for JEE Main Paper I and for students who are seeking admission into B. Arch and B. Plan programs will have to sit for JEE Main Paper II and III.
Aspiring students who wants to join premier institute like IIT shall have to qualify JEE Main and JEE Advanced.
Release of exam analysis /institutional answer key
January/ February 2026
Apr-26
Release of official answer keys/ question papers
1st week of February 2026
2nd week of April 2026
Result announcement
2nd week of February 2026
4th week of April 2026
Counseling process begins
May/ June 2026
JEE Main 2026 Exam Application Fee
The application fee for the JEE main exam can be now made through a variety of online mode like net banking/debit or credit card, UPI or PAYTM mode. Application fees shall not be taken through offline made so students make sure to pay the fee by above online methods only.
Fee details are given below.
Papers
Category
Application Fee
Exam Centres in India
Exam Centres Outside India
B.E./ B.Tech
General
Boys – Rs. 1000
Boys – Rs.5000
or
Girls – Rs. 800
Girls – Rs.4000
B.Arch
Gen-EWS/ OBC-NCL candidates
Boys – Rs. 900
Boys – Rs. 4500
or
Girls – Rs. 800
Girls – Rs. 4000
B.Planning
SC/ ST/ PwD
Boys – Rs. 500
Boys – Rs. 2500
Girls – Rs. 500
Girls – Rs. 2500
Third Gender
500
3000
B.E./ B.Tech & B. Arch
Gen/ Gen-EWS/ OBC-NCL candidates
Boys – Rs. 2000
Boys – Rs. 10000
or
Girls – Rs. 1600
Girls – Rs. 8000
B.E./ B.Tech & B. Planning
or
B.E./ B.Tech, B. Arch &
B.Planning
or
SC/ ST/ PwD/ Transgender candidates
Boys – Rs. 1000
Boys – Rs. 5000
B.Arch & B.Planning
Girls – Rs. 1000
Girls – Rs. 5000
Third Gender
1000
5000
JEE Main 2026 Exam Application Form
The application process is the mentioned below but students are requested to please follow the guidelines mentioned in the official website.
Students will be able to register themselves for JEE Main through NTA website.
JEE Main 2026 Application process will get started from December 2024 & February 2026.
Students are advised to register through valid e-mail id and phone number. Complete details will be sent to it by the authority.
One application must be submitted by single applicant. More than one application will get rejected by the authority.
The application process will contain various steps like Registration, Filling up of Application form, Image uploading, Application Fee payment and Printing of Application form.
Candidates will get an SMS/ mail on their registered mobile number or mail id regarding successful submission of form after completing the application process.
Post completion of application process, students are advised to print the application form and fee payment proof for any further use in future.
JEE Main 2026 Exam Eligibility Criteria
Candidates in the general category should be born on or after October 1, 1998.
Candidates in SC/ST/PwD category will get 5 years of age relaxation. They must be born on or after October 1, 1993.
The students must have qualified the senior secondary examination with the best 5 subjects, including Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics.
For B.E/B. Tech, the students should have passed the senior secondary examination with at least five subjects – Physics & Mathematics subjects as compulsory along with Biology, Chemistry, Biotechnology or any other technical vocational as optional subjects.
For B.Arch, students must pass the senior secondary examination with Physics, Mathematics & Chemistry as compulsory subjects.
For B.Plan,the candidate should have passed the 12th level with Mathematics as a compulsory subject.
Though there is no provision for minimum marks obtained, the candidate must have scored at least the passing marks.
JEE Main 2026 Exam Syllabus
The syllabus is been provided below but kindly check once with the JEE Main exam syllabus guidelines on the official website.
JEE Syllabus 2026 for Paper I & Paper II
JEE Main will contain two papers: Paper 1 and Paper 2, respectively, but the syllabus for both the papers is different. For JEE Main paper-1, the student must be thorough with concepts of Physics, Chemistry as well as Mathematics as per the 11th and 12th standard syllabus of recognized boards like CBSE, ICSE, and others
For JEE Main Paper-2, the student must prepare subjects like Mathematics, Aptitude test as well as drawing.
The detailed syllabus is announced by CBSE, and candidates can download it from the site.
JEE Main 2026 Exam Pattern
JEE Main paper 1 and paper 2 just have minor differences.
4 marks will be granted for the correct answer and there is negative marking of 1 marks for every wrong answer.
There will be a total of 90 questions, 30 questions each from Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics.
The paper will be of 3 hours.
It will be an objective type question paper.
Students can give the paper either via offline mode or online mode.
Unearth below the table form For Paper I (B.E/B. Tech) Exam Pattern
Subject
Total Questions
Marks
Physics
30
120
Mathematics
30
120
Chemistry
30
120
Total
90 questions
360 marks
JEE Main exam Paper II (for B. Arch, B. Planning)
Paper will consist of two parts
Part 1- 30 questions from mathematics
Part 2- 50 question from the Aptitude test
And 2 question in drawing
Only the drawing part will be subjective, but the rest of the paper will be objective type.
The paper will be of 3 hours.
The paper will be available in offline mode only.
JEE Main 2026 Exam Admit Card
The admit card of JEE Main 2026 will be made available as per the above mentioned date, please check the calendar. Candidates will be able to download the hall ticket by entering their login details. Also an intimation of admit card will be sent to the candidates on their registered mail id/ phone number.
Any discrepancy found in the admit card should be reported to the authority on time before the exam.
JEE Main 2026 Exam Answer Key
Post the completion of the entrance exam National Testing Agency (NTA) will publish the answer key in the PDF format online. Provisional answer key will be available as per schedule mentioned above in the article.
Challenges in the answer key should be submitted with fee and proof. If the challenges are found worthy then correct answer key shall be published.
JEE Main 2026 Exam Result
JEE Main 2026 Result will be declared online on the website as per schedule; candidates will be able to know the results through entering their date of birth & roll number.
The scores will be calculated corresponding to the raw marks obtained by the student in the entrance test.
JEE Main 2026 Exam Scorecard
The performance of the candidate in the JEE main exam is reflected through the scorecard. This score card is important for the admission in the institutes.
The score card contains the details of the candidate such as All India Rank, marks obtained, category wise rank, qualifying status candidate’s name, roll number, category, parent’s name, state code of eligibility, etc.
JEE Mains 2026 Exam Rank List
The marks obtained in the JEE Main entrance exam will form the basis of the All India Rank and Category rank. Results will declared by the NTA soon after the exam in online mode.
Separate rank list may be prepared by the states to admit candidates in the engineering institutions affiliated to State universities.
JEE Main 2026 Exam Cut Off
For the sake of admission in the NITs, IITs, CFTIs and other popular institutions the student have to secure cut off marks. Apparently they also have to reach the cut off marks according to their categories to participate in the All India centralized counseling process.
JEE Main 2026 Exam Counseling
The JEE Main 2026 counseling will be organized as per schedule mentioned above please refer to the table; the schedule will be organized by JoSAA. Students have to fill the choices and counseling fee to initiate the counseling process.
Candidates who scored as per the cut off marks shall be shortlisted for the counseling session. Students will be allowed for counseling through online centralized process for which seat allotment shall be shown online which can be checked by the students with their login credentials.
