JEE Main 2026 – Online Apply for Joint Entrance Examination
JEE Main 2026
National Testing Agency (NTA) will shortly release the official notification for the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE (Main)-2026) examination. Interested and eligible candidates may apply online here .
Joint Entrance Examination – Main (JEE-Main) is the exam conducted for admission to BTech, BArch and BPlan courses at NITs, IIITs and other Centrally Funded Technical Institutions (CFTIs), Institutions/Universities funded/recognized by participating State Governments. The JEE Main exam is also an eligibility test for JEE Advanced, conducted for admission to IITs.
Name of exam: Joint Entrance Examination (JEE (Main)-2026)
JEE Main Details
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]
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)
# 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
# Email ID: jeemain@nta.ac.in
# 300 marks for Paper-1 (BE/BTech)
# 400 marks for Paper-2A (BArch)
# 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
# Email ID: jeemain@nta.ac.in
Related Article: Assam CEE Notification
Eligibility Criteria to Appear in JEE Main Exam
Following is the eligibility criteria to appear in JEE Main 2026 exam
Age Limit: For appearing in the JEE (Main) - 2026, 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.
# However, the candidates may be required to fulfill the age criteria of the Institute(s) to which they are desirous of taking admission
Age Limit: For appearing in the JEE (Main) - 2026, 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.
# However, the candidates may be required to fulfill the age criteria of the Institute(s) to which they are desirous of taking admission
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.
Candidates who passed the Class XII / equivalent examination in 2023 or before are not eligible to appear in JEE (Main) - 2026.
State of Eligibility: 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. It is important to note that the State code of eligibility does NOT depend upon the native place or the place of residence of the candidate.
# For example, if a candidate appears for the Class 12 (or equivalent) qualifying examination from an Institution situated in New Delhi and is a resident of Noida, Uttar Pradesh, then the candidate’s State code of eligibility will be Delhi and NOT Uttar Pradesh.
Candidates who passed the Class XII / equivalent examination in 2023 or before are not eligible to appear in JEE (Main) - 2026.
State of Eligibility: 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. It is important to note that the State code of eligibility does NOT depend upon the native place or the place of residence of the candidate.
# For example, if a candidate appears for the Class 12 (or equivalent) qualifying examination from an Institution situated in New Delhi and is a resident of Noida, Uttar Pradesh, then the candidate’s State code of eligibility will be Delhi and NOT Uttar Pradesh.
Application Fee of JEE Main Exam
Application fee of JEE Main Exam 2025 was as under. Fee for JEE Main Exam 2026 will be updated shortly.
How to Apply for JEE Main Exam ?
Interested and eligible candidates who want to apply for JEE Main 2026 exam may follow 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.
# Scroll down, go to Important Web-Link's section.
# Next click on Online Application Form link and register yourself.
# 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 of JEE Main Exam 2026
Session 1: JEE (Main) - January 2026
# Starting Date for Online Registration & Payment of Fee: October 2025 onwards
# Last Date for Online Registration & Payment of Fee: To be updated
# Date of JEE (Main) 2026 Exam: Between 21 - 30 January 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 01 - 10 April 2026
# Starting Date for Online Registration & Payment of Fee: October 2025 onwards
# Last Date for Online Registration & Payment of Fee: To be updated
# Date of JEE (Main) 2026 Exam: Between 21 - 30 January 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 01 - 10 April 2026
Important Web-Links of JEE Exam
| Online Application Form | October 2025 |
| Official Notification | October 2025 |
| Information Bulletin | October 2025 |
| Student Advisory | Click Here |
| Official Website | Click Here |