JEE Main 2026 will be held in two phases – January 1 to 30 and April 1 to 10. JEE Main is conducted for two papers – paper 1 (BE/ BTech) and paper 2 (BArch/ BPharm).
JEE Main 2026 Application Date Live Updates: Dates
JEE Main 2026 application form link (Express Photo by Kamleshwar Singh/ representative)JEE Mains 2026 Registration Date for Session 1 Live Updates: The National Testing Agency (NTA), which administers the entrance test for engineering admission – the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Main, will soon be releasing the JEE Main application forms for 2026 exams. JEE Main 2026 will be held in two phases – January 1 to 30 and April 1 to 10. JEE Main is conducted for two papers – paper 1 (BE/ BTech) and paper 2 (BArch/ BPharm). The official website – jeemain.nta.nic.in – will make the JEE Main 2026 application form link available.
The NTA had earlier urged the aspirants to ensure that their Aadhaar card, UDID card (for persons with disabilities), and category certificates (EWS/ SC/ ST/ OBC-NCL) are updated and valid before filling out the JEE Main 2026 application form. This step seeks to avoid discrepancies or rejection at later stages of the admission process.
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In 2025, JEE Main was held in January and April. The January session exam was held from January 22 to 30, and the April session exam was conducted between April 2 to 8.
In 2024 too, JEE Main was held in January and April. The January session exam was held from January 24 to 31, and the April session exam was conducted between April 6 to 12.
For more details on JEE Main dates, syllabus, and free sample papers, the aspirants can check education.indianexpress.com, which provides detailed information on all engineering exams.
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JEE Main 2026 Application Date Live Updates: When will application link be active?
The National Testing Agency (NTA), which administers the entrance test for engineering admission – the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Main, will soon be releasing the JEE Main application forms for 2026 exams.
JEE Main 2026 Application Date Live Updates: JEE Main held for 2 papers
JEE Main is conducted for two papers – paper 1 (BE/ BTech) and paper 2 (BArch/ BPharm). The top scorers will become eligible to apply for JEE Advanced 2026.
JEE Main 2026 Application Date Live Updates: AICTE rolls out initiatives to bolster employability in engineering colleges
With the employability of engineering graduates as a key concern in India’s higher education sector, the AICTE on Engineers’ Day announced a set of initiatives aimed at making students more industry-ready. Dr Vineet Joshi, Secretary, Higher Education, Government of India, launched Project PRACTICE (Project for Advancing Critical Thinking, Industry Connect and Employability), the AICTE Research Internship (ARI) Portal, and mandated R&D Cells and Climate Cells in all approved institutes.
JEE Main 2026 Application Date Live Updates: ‘Fewer students sit for placement, aim start-up over higher education’
Students are not interested in entering the “process industry” and are instead gravitating towards IT, finance, and consultancy roles, driven by “pay packages and job comfort”, a trend that concerns IIT Roorkee Director Prof. Kamal Kishore Pant
“Students are now not going for hardcore jobs, which is a kind of worry. They look at IT jobs, banking, finance, and consultancy. In the beginning, they look at the (pay) package, and the job comfort…so, whether they have an office, computer, AC room,” Prof Pant said.
Read | ‘Fewer students sit for placement, aim start-up over higher education’: IIT Roorkee Director
JEE Main 2026 Application Date Live Updates: Most opted engineering programmes at IIT-Madras
The five-year Aerospace Engineering programme recorded the highest jump of 16.45 per cent, with the student choice count rising from 9,505 in 2024 to 11,069 in 2025. This was followed by the BTech in Artificial Intelligence and Data Analytics, which registered a 13.24607587 per cent increase, as the count went up from 20,323 in 2024 to 23,015 this year.
JEE Main 2026 Application Date Live Updates: What is the official JEE Main 2026 website?
The official JEE Main 2026 website is jeemain.nta.nic.in.
JEE Main 2026 Application Date Live Updates: IIT Bombay, IIT Delhi continue as top picks for JEE Advanced toppers
The Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT Bombay) remains the most preferred institute for JEE Advanced toppers, while IIT Delhi remains second in attracting a significant share of top 100 rankers this year. However, IIT-Madras, which is the top-ranking engineering institute in the country as per the NIRF, has only six students under the top 100 belt.
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JEE Main 2026 Application Date Live Updates: At IIT Jodhpur, reaching out has a new language
IIT Jodhpur is the only IIT — out of the Centre’s 23 premier engineering institutes — to give first-year students the option of classes in Hindi. The institute has set aside two Hindi sections for first-year students, who are expected to switch to the English sections from the second year onwards.
Read More | At IIT Jodhpur, reaching out has a new language
JEE Main 2026 Application Date Live Updates: When will NTA start registration?
NTA, on September 29, said that it will open the online application window for JEE Main 2026 in October.
JEE Main 2026 Application Date Live Updates: Smart & effective study plan to crack JEE Main 2026
JEE Main 2026 Preparation: Make your study method whatever fits best for you - self-study, recorded lectures, or perhaps worked in a group. Right now, what matters is that you are not 'spending' time, but using time effectively.
JEE Main 2026 Application Date Live Updates: JEE Main registration dates in the past
For JEE Main 2025, session 1 registration began on October 28, 2024, and the exam started on January 22, 2025. Session 2 registration started on January 31, 2025, and the exam began on April 2, 2025.
For JEE Main 2024, Session 1 registration opened on November 1, 2023, and the exam began on January 24, 2024. Session 2 registration began on February 2, 2024, and the exam started on April 4, 2024.
For JEE Main 2023, Session 1 registration began on December 15, 2022, and the exam commenced on January 2, 2023. Session 2 registration started on February 15, 2023, and the exam began on April 6, 2023.
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JEE Main 2026 Application Date Live Updates: When will JEE Main 2026 be held?
JEE Main 2026 will be conducted in two sessions— the first in January 2026 and the second in April 2026. The JEE Main session 1 exam will be held between January 21 and 30 and JEE Main session 2 from April 1 to 10.
JEE Main 2026 Application Date Live Updates: When is JEE Main 2026 exam?
JEE Main 2026 will be conducted in two sessions— first in January 2026 and the second in April 2026. The JEE Main session 1 exam is tentatively scheduled between January 21 and 30 and the JEE Main session 2 will be held from April 1 to 10.
JEE Main 2026 Registration Date Live Updates: Candidates asked to update Aadhaar
The NTA had earlier urged the JEE Main 2026 aspirants to ensure that their Aadhaar card, UDID card (for persons with disabilities), and category certificates (EWS/ SC/ ST/ OBC-NCL) are updated and valid before filling out the JEE Main 2026 application form. The JEE Main 2026 application window is yet to be opened.
JEE Main 2026 Registration Date Live Updates: What is the JEE Main 2026 official website?
The following are the official JEE Main 2026 websites -
- jeemain.nta.nic.in
- nta.ac.in
Official information relating to JEE Main 2026 application start date and JEE Main information brochure will be made available the official websites.
JEE Main 2026: JEE Advanced is held in May, date of which will be released soon. (Express photo)
In 2025, JEE Main was held in January and April. The January session exam was held from January 22 to 30 and the April session exam was conducted between April 2 to 8. In Session 1 JEE Main 2025 exam, 13,11,544 students registered and 12,58,136 appeared. For Session 2 or April 2025 JEE Main, 10,61,840 candidates registered and 9,92,350 appeared.
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