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Calling it a ‘typographical error’, the National Testing Agency (NTA) has clarified that the use of virtual calculators in the JEE Main sessions 2026 is prohibited.
However, in its recent notice, the Agency stated that the calculator feature is a part of the ‘generic test’ conducting platform and does not apply to the JEE Main 2026 exam, as the use of calculators in any form is not permitted in this examination. It explained that the onscreen calculator present during the computer-based exam format will not be available to the JEE aspirants.
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“NTA regrets the typographic error in the Information Bulletin of JEE(Main) 2026 and for the inconvenience caused to the candidates,” read the notification.
Meanwhile, NTA has opened the online registration process for JEE Mains 2026 on its official portal, jeemain.nta.nic.in. Candidates can submit their applications for Session 1 until November 27.
The Agency has also makde minor revisions to the exam schedule for JEE Main 2026 Session 2. For JEE Main 2026, Session 1 will be conducted from January 21 to 30, while the updated dates for Session 2 are April 2 to 9.
Candidates can select up to a maximum of four cities for the exam centre from the state of their present or permanent address. The NTA reserves the right to merge cities if there are few candidates and to allot a different city from the candidate’s choice for administrative reasons. Foreign candidates must select cities based on their present and permanent addresses and at least one city in India.
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.
Additionally, in order to avoid scheduling conflicts with the CBSE Class 12 board exams in 2026, the Central Board of Secondary Education has directed all affiliated schools to submit Class 11 registration data to the NTA. Additionally, the NTA has expanded the number of exam cities for JEE Main 2026 from 284 to 323.
