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JEE Main Exam 2026 – NTA to Release Session 1 & 2 Schedule Soon

The National Testing Agency, which is the conducting body for the Joint Entrance Examination (Main) is to release the complete schedule for the JEE Main Exam 2026 at its official website. All the aspirants who are studying in class 12th and are looking forward to get admission into engineering courses must start preparing for the exam by learning all the topics mentioned in the JEE Main Syllabus 2026.

In the article below, we have shared the tentative schedule for the JEE Main Exam 2026 so that all the aspirants can check it and start preparing for the phase 1 and phase 2 of the exam accordingly.

JEE Main Exam 2026

The Joint Entrance Examination – Main (JEE Main) is one of India’s most important national-level engineering entrance exams. Conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA), it serves as the gateway for admission to undergraduate engineering (B.E. / B.Tech), architecture (B.Arch), and planning (B.Planning) programs in National Institutes of Technology (NITs), Indian Institutes of Information Technology (IIITs), and other centrally funded technical institutions (CFTIs).

Also, the JEE Main Exam is a gateway for the eligible students to appear for the JEE Advanced Exam, which serves as the path towards getting admission to the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs).

JEE Main Exam 2026
Overview Details
Event name
JEE Main Exam 2026 Expected Schedule
Exam name
Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Main Examination
Board name
National Testing Agency (NTA)
Academic year 2026-27
Official website
  • www.jeemain.nta.nic.in
  • www.jeemain.nta.ac.in
Exam dates
Session 1: February 2026
Session 2: April 2026
Exam mode
Online, computer-based test (CBT)
Stream Engineering

JEE Main 2026 Session Wise Exam Dates

The JEE Main 2026 Exam will be conducted by the NTA is 2 session providing aspirants with an additional opportunity to score higher in the exam. The 1st session of JEE Main Exam 2026 is expected to be conducted by the NTA in January 2026 while the session 2 of the exam will be conducted in the April 2026. The official dates for  the exam conduction are yet to be announced while the expected dates are listed below in the table:

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JEE Main Exam Date 2026
Exam name Exam Date (Session 1) Exam Date (Session 2)
JEE Main 2026 January 2026 April 2026

JEE Main Exam Schedule 2026 Session 1

The official schedule for the JEE Main Exam 2026 Session 1 is to be released by the NTA at its official website while we have listed below the tentative schedule as per the previous year’s schedule. Check the table and mark the important dates:

JEE Main Exam Schedule 2026 Session 1
Events Dates 
Activation of online form October 2025
Last date for submission November 2025
Availability of JEE Main Session 1 Admit Card January 2026
JEE Main Session 1 Exam Date 2026 January 2026
JEE Main Session 1 Result 2026 February 2026

JEE Main Exam Schedule 2026 Session 2

It is expected that the registration window for the JEE Main Exam 2026 Session 2 will be opened by the NTA at its official website in January 2026 while the exam will be conducted in April 2026. Check the table below for the complete schedule:

JEE Main Exam Date 2026 Session 2 
Events Dates 
Activation of online form January 2026
Last date for submission March 2026
Availability of JEE Main Session 2 Admit Card March 2026
JEE Main Session 2 Exam Date 2026 April 2026
JEE Main Session 2 Result 2026 May 2026

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