JEE (Main) 2026
[Joint Entrance Examination (Main)]
conducted by National Testing Agency (NTA)
Admission to Uunder Graduate Engineering and Architecture Courses for the academic session 2026-2027
Inviting Online Application Form for Joint Entrance Examination (Main) – 2026 Session

The Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Education, Government of India has entrusted the responsibility of conducting the Joint Entrance Examination (Main) to the NTA from 2019 onwards.

JEE (Main) comprises two papers:
Paper 1 - Admission to Undergraduate Engineering Programs (B.E./B.Tech) at NITs, IIITs, other Centrally Funded Technical Institutions (CFTIs), and participating State Government Institutions/Universities. It also serves as the eligibility test for JEE (Advanced).

Paper 2 - Admission to B.Arch and B.Planning.

For the academic session 2026–27, it has been decided that the JEE (Main) - 2026 will be conducted in two sessions: Session 1: January 2026
Session 2: April 2026

Details for the Session 1 (January 2026):

JEE (Main) - 2026 will be conducted in 13 languages i.e. English, Hindi, Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu.

The candidates can apply for Session 1 (January 2026) Examination only and pay the Examination Fee accordingly. A separate opportunity will be given to the candidates to apply for Session 2 (April 2026) Examination (using the same Application Number, if applied for Session 1) along with the fee payment option, for which a notification will be issued later. If the candidate wishes to apply for Session 2 (April 2026) only, they may register later and pay the Examination Fee when the Application Form is made live for that Session. The tentative schedule for online Application Form of Session 2 is available in the Information Bulletin of JEE (Main) - 2026.

The JEE (Main) - 2026 Session 1 will be conducted as under: For details of Papers, Scheme, Timing, Eligibility and other information, candidates are requested to check the Information Bulletin of JEE (Main)-2026 available on the website jeemain.nta.nic.in.

Important Instructions:

• Candidates can apply for JEE (Main) - 2026 Session 1 through the “Online” mode only from the website jeemain.nta.nic.in. The Application Form in any other mode will not be accepted.
• Only one application is to be submitted by a candidate. Under no circumstances, candidates will be allowed to fill more than one Application Form. Strict action will be taken, even at a later stage, against such candidates who have filled more than one Application Form.
• Candidates must strictly follow the instructions given in the Information Bulletin and on the NTA website. Candidates not complying with the instructions shall be summarily disqualified.
• Candidates must ensure that the e-mail address and Mobile Number provided in the Online Application Form for registration are their own or Parents’/Guardians’ only as all information/ communication will be sent by NTA through e-mail on the registered e-mail address or SMS on the registered Mobile Number.

In case any candidate faces difficulty in applying for JEE (Main) – 2026, he/she may contact 011-40759000 / 011-69227700 or e-mail at jeemain@nta.ac.in.

or further clarification related to the JEE (Main)- 2026, the Candidates are advised to visit the official websites of NTA www.nta.ac.in and jeemain.nta.nic.in for the latest updates.

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