The National Testing Agency (NTA) has released the official notification for the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE (Main)-2026) examination. Interested and eligible candidates can apply online from October 31, 2025, to November 27, 2025.
Post Details
The JEE Main exam is conducted for admission to BTech, BArch, and BPlan courses at NITs, IIITs, and other Centrally Funded Technical Institutions (CFTIs). The exam is also an eligibility test for JEE Advanced, conducted for admission to IITs.
- Name of exam: Joint Entrance Examination (JEE (Main)-2026)
- Name of exam conducting body: National Testing Agency (NTA)
- Level of exam: Undergraduate
- Frequency of exam: Twice a year in January and April
- Mode of exam: Computer Based Test (CBT)
- Name of courses offered: BTech, BArch, and BPlan
- Duration of exam: 3 hours (4 hours for PwD)
- Total marks: 300 marks for Paper-1 (BE/BTech), 400 marks for Paper-2A (BArch), and 400 marks for Paper-2B (BPlan)
- Language of exam: English, Hindi, Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Marathi, Malayalam, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, and Urdu
- Colleges accepting JEE Main score: NITs, IIITs, and CFTIs
- Official website: jeemain.nta.ac.in
- JEE Main contact details: Telephone Number: 011-40759000/ 011-69227700, Email ID: jeemain@nta.ac.in
Eligibility Criteria
- Age Limit: There is no age limit for the candidates. The candidates who have passed the class 12/equivalent examination in 2024, 2025, or appearing in 2026 irrespective of their age can appear in JEE (Main) – 2026 examination.
- Educational Qualification: Only those candidates who have passed the Class 12/equivalent examination in 2024, 2025, or those who are appearing in the Class 12/equivalent examination in 2026, are eligible to appear in JEE (Main) – 2026.
- State of Eligibility: The State code of eligibility means the code of the State from where the candidate has passed the Class 12 (or equivalent) qualifying examination by virtue of which the candidate becomes eligible to appear in JEE (Main) – 2026.
Application Fee
The application fee of JEE Main Exam 2026 is as under.
How to Apply
Interested and eligible candidates who want to apply for JEE Main 2026 exam may follow the below-mentioned steps.
- Scroll down, go to Important Web-Link’s section.
- Next click on Online Application Form link and register yourself.
- Then login through Online Application Form link.
- Fill your all personal and educational details and upload necessary documents.
- Make payment of application fee as per your category and submit the form.
- Take a print out of JEE application form for future reference.
Important Dates
- Session 1: JEE (Main) – January 2026
- Starting Date for Online Registration & Payment of Fee: October 31, 2025
- Last Date for Online Registration & Payment of Fee: November 27, 2025
- Date of JEE (Main) 2026 Exam: Between 21st – 30th January 2026
- Declaration of Result: By February 12, 2026
- Session 2: JEE (Main) – April 2026
- Starting Date for Online Registration & Payment of Fee: Last week of January 2026 onwards
- Last Date for Online Registration & Payment of Fee: To be updated
- Date of JEE (Main) 2024 Exam: Between 2nd – 9th April 2026
- Declaration of Result: By April 20, 2026
Important Web-Links
- Online Application Form: Click Here
- Official Notification: Click Here
- Information Bulletin: Click Here
- Download Syllabus: Click Here
- Official Website: Click Here
FAQs
- What is the starting date to apply online for JEE Main 2026?
The starting date to apply online for JEE Main 2026 is October 31, 2025. - What is the last date to apply online for JEE Main 2026?
The last date to apply online for JEE Main 2026 is November 27, 2025. - When will the JEE Main 2026 be conducted?
JEE Main 2026 will be held between 21st to 30th January 2026.