JEE Main 2026 – Joint Entrance Examination (Main): Dates, Eligibility, Pattern, Syllabus

JEE Main 2026 – Joint Entrance Examination (Main)

National Testing Agency (NTA) National Level UG Online Engineering
Application Opens 31 Oct 2025
Application Closes 27 Nov 2025
Exam Date 30 Jan 2026
Result Date 20 Apr 2026

JEE Main 2026, or Joint Entrance Examination (Main) 2026, is a national-level entrance examination conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA) for admission to undergraduate engineering, architecture and planning programmes.

JEE Main is conducted for admission to B.E./B.Tech, B.Arch and B.Planning programmes in NITs, IIITs, other centrally funded technical institutions and participating institutes. It is also the qualifying examination for candidates seeking to appear in JEE Advanced.

For 2026, JEE Main was conducted in two sessions – January and April. For candidates appearing in both sessions, the better NTA Score was considered for the final result of Paper 1.

JEE Main Important Dates

EventDateStatus
Application Opens 31 Oct 2025 Completed
Application Closes 27 Nov 2025 Completed
Exam Date 30 Jan 2026 Completed
Result Date 20 Apr 2026 Completed

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