The National Testing Agency (NTA) has officially announced the full schedule for the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Main 2026. According to the reports, Session 1 will be held from 21 to 30 January 2026, while Session 2 is scheduled between 1 and 10 April 2026.
Online registration for the January session is expected to start in October 2025, followed by April session registrations in the last week of January 2026, after the declaration of Session 1 results. Candidates can complete their applications through the official website, jeemain.nta.nic.in.
The JEE Main serves as India’s national-level entrance test for admission to leading engineering institutes, including IITs, NITs, and IIITs. For 2026, NTA will continue the existing exam format. Paper 1 (B.E./B.Tech) will feature 90 questions across Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics, of which 75 must be attempted. Paper 2A (B.Arch) and Paper 2B (B.Planning) will each carry 400 marks, testing aptitude, mathematics, and drawing or planning-based skills.
To streamline registration, NTA has introduced Aadhaar-linked verification, enabling automatic retrieval of key personal details such as name, date of birth, and address from UIDAI. Candidates will still need to manually input parental details. In case of a name mismatch between Aadhaar and academic certificates, the agency will allow corrections during the application process.
The NTA has also announced an expansion of exam centres across India and abroad to improve accessibility. The admit cards will be made available three days before each exam, and any discrepancy must be reported immediately through the official helpline.
