JEE Main April 2026 Result Time LIVE Updates: Scorecards, final AIR ranks to be released at jeemain.nta.nic.in (Screengrab from official website)The National Testing Agency (NTA) has declared the JEE Main 2026 Session 2 result on April 20. Scorecards are available on the official website of JEE Main Session 2 at jeemain.nta.nic.in. The exam for JEE Main 2026 Session 2 was conducted from April 2 to April 8. It was held in 566 examination centres across 304 cities nationwide and 14 cities abroad.
NTA is expected to release the All India Rank (AIR) list and the cut-off required to become eligible for JEE Advanced 2026 along with the result. The final answer key is also expected to be out in addition to the result, and the scores will be prepared on the basis of the revised key after considering objections raised by students.
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The provisional answer key was released by the agency on April 11, 2026. NTA had also opened the objection window for the answer key challenge. Students were required to pay Rs 200 for each question they challenged.
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Ahead of the declaration of the JEE Main 2026 results, candidates can also check their JEE Main 2026 rank using the rank predictor tool of the IE Education portal – education.indianexpress.com. Candidates can predict their rank using the JEE Main Rank predictor tool, based on the scores they have achieved in the examination.
More than 11 lakh candidates had appeared for the April session exam held between April 2 and 8. The JEE Main session 1 was held from January 21 to January 29, and the results were declared on February 16.
As per NTA's press release on April 20, the NTA Scores for Paper 2A (B.Arch.) and 2B (B. Planning) for the JEE (Main) 2026 Session 2 will be issued separately.
All 26 students who scored 100 percentile in JEE Main exams this year were male. In Session 1, Ashi Grewal from Haryana was the highest-scoring female candidate, with 99.9969766 percentile. In Session 2, Mallavarapu Aasna from Telangana scored the highest percentile of 99.9982287 amongst girls.
NTA JEE Main 2026 recorded no 100 percentile scorers from SC, ST and PwBD Category.
Similar to General-EWS category, only one student, Narendrababu Gari Mahith from Andhra Pardesh, scored 100 percentile in the OBC-NCL category.
Only one student from General-EWS category scored 100 percentile - Sai Rithvik Reddy Venkatreddy Valla from Telangana.
24 out of the 26 students who scored 100 percentile are from the General category, a very disproportionate statistic considering the fact that only 5,38,239 students (34.98 per cent) of the total 15,38,468 belong to the Gnereal category.
This year, a total of 26 candidates achieved a perfect score of 100 percentile. In Session 1 there were 12 students with a full score and in Session 2 there were 15 students.
Candidates who scored 100 percentile this year in JEE Main are limited to a few states as mentioned below:
Andhra Pradesh: 5 students
Bihar: 1 student
Chandigarh :1 student
Delhi : 3 students
Gujarat : 1 student
Haryana: 2 students
Maharashtra :2 students
Odisha :1 student
Rajasthan : 4 students
Tamil Nadu : 1 student
Telangana : 5 students
The category-wise Cut-off of NTA Score for candidates to be eligible for JEE (Advanced) 2026 for Paper 1 (B.E/ B.Tech.):
Category: Percentile Range
UR - ALL: 100.0000000 - 93.4123549
R-PwBD: 93.3244144 - 0.002318
EWS-ALL: 93.4105172 - 82.4164528
OBC-ALL: 93.4105172 - 80.923258
C-ALL: 93.4105172 - 63.9172792
ST-ALL: 93.4041748 - 52.0174712
Category-wise breakdown of candidates who appeared in Session 2 exams:
General: 3,67,885
EWS: 1,28,130
SC: 1,06,786
ST: 37,142
OBC: 3,94,388
For the Session 2 exams in April, the category-wise distribution of registered candidates was as follows:
General: 3,97,000
EWS: 1,34,090
SC: 1,17,196
ST: 41,171
OBC: 4,21,447
The JEE Main exam was also conducted in 15 cities outside India in Manama, Doha City, Muscat, Riyadh, Sharjah, Singapore,Kuwait, Kuala Lumpur, Kathmandu, Abu Dhabi, West Java, Washington, Lagos, Munich and Dammam.
The JEE Main 2026 Session 2 scorecard released today displays the candidate’s name, application number, subject-wise percentile scores for Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics, the overall NTA score, All India Rank (AIR), category rank, and eligibility status for JEE Advanced 2026. It also specifies whether the candidate has cleared the qualifying cutoff required to appear for JEE Advanced.
Based on the previous year’s seat matrix, JoSAA counselling covers approximately 62,853 seats across 126 institutes, including 32 NITs, 26 IIITs, and 45 Other Government-Funded Technical Institutes (GFTIs). The Ministry of Education is expected to release the updated 2026 seat matrix soon. The final seat count may differ slightly from the previous year based on institute-level capacity revisions.
Candidates are advised to only check their results on the official links. Some websites might bear similar names as to the official ones, but they are fake. Please avoid these portals:
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NTA has not yet announced the JoSAA dates for 2026. Last year the Joint Seat Allocation Authority (JoSAA) had opened their registration window on June 3, 2026. It can be expected that for this year too the counselling will begin in June.
For JEE Main 2026 Session 1, NTA had declared the result on February 16 — approximately 12 days after the answer key was published. The Session 2 answer key was released on April 11. The result for the same session was announced on April 20, reducing the gap comparatively to 9 days.
The Joint Seat Allocation Authority (JoSAA) will soon begin the centralised counselling process for allottment of seats to various engineering institutes. Candidates will be required to register online for the same. They will have to fill in their preferred institutes and courses, and participate in multiple rounds of seat allocation based on their All India Rank (AIR).
After candidates raised concerns over widespread inaccuracies in the Chemistry section of the April 5 Shift 2 JEE Main paper, NTA acknowledged the complaints on its official X (formerly Twitter) account on April 12, 2026. The agency confirmed the reports were under verification and asked candidates not to pay challenge fees until an official update was shared. NTA then revised the provisional answer key and uploaded the corrected version on jeemain.nta.nic.in.
NTA determines the final All India Rank for JEE Main 2026 based on the best NTA percentile score a candidate secured across both sessions. For those who appeared only in Session 2 (April), the April session score is the sole basis for ranking.
The JEE Main 2026 Session 2 result has been announced by NTA. It is final and cannot be challenged or re-evaluated. The final answer key, prepared after expert review of all candidate objections, is the sole basis for score calculation. Individual candidates are not informed whether their specific objections were accepted or rejected, and no requests for scorecard re-evaluation are entertained under any circumstances.
NTA conducted the JEE Main 2026 Session 2 examination in nine shifts over six days — April 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8. Paper 1 (B.E./B.Tech.) ran in two shifts each on April 2, 4, 5, 6, and 8, while Paper 2 (B.Arch and B.Planning) was held on April 7. The exam was conducted in computer-based mode across hundreds of centres in India and at international locations including cities in Kuwait, Dubai, and Bahrain
NTA will simultaneously publish the JEE Main 2026 result on the below mentioned websites:
– jeemain.nta.nic.in
– nta.ac.in
Candidates can view their JEE Main 2026 Session 2 result by visiting jeemain.nta.nic.in and logging in with their application number and password. There is no option to check the result using a name or roll number. Once they are logged in, the scorecard appears on screen and can be downloaded in PDF format — a document required during JoSAA counselling, JEE Advanced registration, and college admissions.
The JEE Main 2026 Session 2 was successfully held at exam centres across India and at international locations, including cities in Kuwait, Dubai, and Bahrain. NTA had issued separate advisories for candidates registered from these overseas exam cities ahead of the April window. The exam was conducted in computer-based mode, maintaining a uniform structure across all shifts consistent with the January session.
Step 1: Visit the NTA JEE Main result official website – jeemain.nta.nic.in.
Step 2: Pick the link that reads “JEE Main 2026 Session two scorecard.”
Step 3: Enter your application number and password.
Step 4: Your NTA JEE Main 2026 result will appear on the screen.
Step 5: Take a print out and save the JEE result page for future reference.
The National Testing Agency (NTA) will conduct the JEE Advanced examination 2026 on Sunday, May 17, 2026.
Candidates who achieve a rank within the top 2.5 lakh scorers will be able to appear for JEE Advanced 2026. This exam is conducted for admission into the 23 IITs throughout the country.
NTA has dropped 2 questions in the Final Answer Key. Question ID 695278261 and 6952781086 have been dropped from the Physics section of the JEE Main exam.
In the Final Answer Key, 4 questions from the Physics section have two options as the right answers. Question IDs for these are - 6911212151, 6911212216, 691121560 and 6911211245. Marks will be awarded to the candidates for selecting any of the correct options.
Students can follow these steps to access the final answer key:
Step 1: Visit the offical NTA website at jeemain.nta.nic.in.
Step 2: Click on the link that reads 'Final Answer Keys for JEE (Main)'.
Step 3: The answer key will open as a pdf file.
The result will be announced soon on the website. However, students who had saved their response sheet can calculate their scores using the final answer key.
Candidates will need their application number and password to sign in on jeemain.nta.nic.in to check their results. Those who have forgotten their password can alternatively use their date of birth to login on the official portal.
Candidates can access their JEE Main 2026 Session 2 result by visiting jeemain.nta.nic.in and logging in with their application number and password. There is no option to check the result using a name or roll number. Once logged in, the scorecard appears on screen and can be downloaded in PDF format — a document required during JoSAA counselling, JEE Advanced registration, and college admissions.
Approximately 11.23 lakh candidates appeared for the JEE Main 2026 Session 2 examination held between April 2 and April 8. The exam was conducted across hundreds of centres in India and abroad in computer-based mode across nine shifts. The Session 2 result is expected by April 20, 2026, on the official NTA portal jeemain.nta.nic.in.
The JEE Main 2026 Session 2 examination was conducted from April 2 to April 8, 2026. Paper 1 (B.E./B.Tech.) was held on April 2, 4, 5, 6, and 8, while Paper 2 (B.Arch and B.Planning) took place on April 7. The exam was conducted in Computer-Based Test (CBT) mode across multiple shifts each day at hundreds of centres in India and abroad.
The National Testing Agency (NTA) has announced that the JEE Main 2026 Session 2 result will be declared by April 20, 2026, on the official website jeemain.nta.nic.in. The result will carry percentile scores, All India Rank (AIR), and each candidate's eligibility status for JEE Advanced 2026. Candidates who appeared in the April session are now awaiting the announcement, with the scorecard link expected to go live on the portal.
None of the 12 candidates who scored 100 NTA percentile in JEE Main 2026 Session 1 Paper 1 were female — all 12 were male. Ashi Grewal from Haryana is the highest-scoring female candidate in the January session with 99.9969766 percentile. The combined toppers list for both sessions, including any 100-percentile scorers from Session 2, will be published by NTA alongside the final result and rank list.
Once the JEE Main 2026 Session 2 result is announced by NTA, it is final and cannot be challenged or re-evaluated. The final answer key, prepared after expert review of all candidate objections, is the sole basis for score calculation. Individual candidates are not informed whether their specific objections were accepted or rejected, and no requests for scorecard re-evaluation are entertained under any circumstances.
The JEE Main 2026 Session 2 was successfully conducted at exam centres across India and at international locations, including cities in Kuwait, Dubai, and Bahrain. NTA had issued separate advisories for candidates registered from these overseas exam cities ahead of the April window. The exam was conducted in computer-based mode, maintaining a uniform structure across all shifts consistent with the January session.
NTA determines the final All India Rank for JEE Main 2026 based on the best NTA percentile score a candidate secured across both sessions. For those who appeared only in Session 2 (April), the April session score will be the sole basis for ranking. The combined final rank list, reflecting the best score across both sessions, is released alongside or after the Session 2 result on or before April 20, 2026.
NTA conducted the JEE Main 2026 Session 2 examination in nine shifts over six days — April 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8. Paper 1 (B.E./B.Tech.) ran in two shifts each on April 2, 4, 5, 6, and 8, while Paper 2 (B.Arch and B.Planning) was held on April 7. The exam was conducted in computer-based mode across hundreds of centres in India and at international locations including cities in Kuwait, Dubai, and Bahrain.
NTA's practice of releasing JEE Main results before the announced date has changed in recent years. In 2025, the result came out two days after the scheduled date; in 2024, it was released exactly on the announced day. Based on this pattern, the Session 2 result for 2026 is more likely to arrive on April 20 than before it, with no guarantee of an early release.
Candidates accessing the JEE Main 2026 Session 2 result are required to log in using their application number and password on jeemain.nta.nic.in. NTA does not provide a facility to check the result using a roll number or name. Candidates who have forgotten their password can use their date of birth as an alternative login credential on the official portal.
The NTA has released the final answer keys for JEE Mains 2026 Session-2 exams today. Candidates can check the final answer keys on the official website at jeemain.nta.nic.in. According the revised key, two questions have been dropped.
IIM Mumbai and IIT Bombay announced the launch of a new 4-year undergraduate programme for which admissions will be offered through JEE Main scores. This development expands the reach of JEE Main 2026 results beyond engineering admissions at NITs and IIITs. Further details on the seat matrix, cutoff criteria, and application process for this programme are expected to be announced separately by the two institutions.
Feedback from candidates and coaching institutes across JEE Main 2026 Session 2 pointed to Mathematics as the most demanding section, requiring more time and accuracy than Physics and Chemistry. Several students who appeared on different dates in April reported that while Physics and Chemistry were manageable, the Mathematics paper pushed many candidates over time limits. This difficulty pattern is expected to shape the marks-versus-percentile distribution when Session 2 results are released.
Candidates contesting answers in the JEE Main 2026 Session 2 provisional key were required to pay a non-refundable processing fee of Rs 200 per question. Payment was accepted via debit card, credit card, or net banking. Objections submitted without supporting documents or after the April 13 deadline were not considered. If a challenge was found valid after expert review, the correction was applied uniformly to all candidates across that shift.
After candidates flagged widespread inaccuracies in the Chemistry section of the April 5 Shift 2 JEE Main paper, NTA acknowledged the complaints on its official X (formerly Twitter) account on April 12, 2026. The agency confirmed the reports were under verification and asked candidates not to pay challenge fees until an official update was shared. NTA subsequently revised the provisional answer key and uploaded the corrected version on jeemain.nta.nic.in.
For JEE Main 2026 Session 1, NTA declared the result on February 16 — approximately 12 days after the answer key was published. The Session 2 answer key was released on April 11, putting a similar 12-day gap squarely at April 20 to April 23. NTA has not confirmed a specific time for the announcement, only committing to a release by April 20, 2026.
Based on the previous year's seat matrix, JoSAA counselling covers approximately 62,853 seats across 126 institutes, including 32 NITs, 26 IIITs, and 45 Other Government-Funded Technical Institutes (GFTIs). The Ministry of Education is expected to release the updated 2026 seat matrix after the JEE Main result is declared. The final seat count may differ slightly from the previous year based on institute-level capacity revisions.
In the JEE Main 2026 Session 1 Paper 2 results released on February 24, both the BArch and BPlanning category toppers were from Kerala. Suryathejus S from Kerala topped the B.Arch paper with a perfect 100 percentile, while Gowri Sankar V, also from Kerala, topped the B.Planning paper. The combined toppers list for Paper 2 across both sessions will be released after the Session 2 result is declared.
In the JEE Main 2026 Session 1 Paper 2 results released on February 24, both the BArch and BPlanning category toppers were from Kerala. Suryathejus S from Kerala topped the B.Arch paper with a perfect 100 percentile, while Gowri Sankar V, also from Kerala, topped the B.Planning paper. The combined toppers list for Paper 2 across both sessions will be released after the Session 2 result is declared.
The National Testing Agency (NTA) has announced that the JEE Main 2026 Session 2 result will be declared by April 20, 2026, on the official website jeemain.nta.nic.in. The result will carry percentile scores, All India Rank (AIR), and each candidate's eligibility status for JEE Advanced 2026. Candidates who appeared in the April session are now awaiting the announcement, with the scorecard link expected to go live on the portal.
When two or more candidates record identical NTA scores, NTA applies a structured tie-breaking process. The first criterion is the higher percentile in Mathematics; if that is also equal, the Physics percentile is used. If a tie still persists, the candidate with the lower proportion of incorrect responses to total attempted questions across all subjects gets the better rank, as per NTA's officially published tie-breaking guidelines.
For candidates who appeared in both JEE Main 2026 Session 1 (January) and Session 2 (April), NTA will consider the higher of the two NTA percentile scores when preparing the final All India Rank (AIR). The combined rank list covering both sessions will be released with or after the Session 2 result. Candidates who appeared in only one session will have their rank based on that single session's score.
The NTA JEE Main 2026 marking scheme awards 4 marks for every correct answer and deducts 1 mark for each incorrect response in multiple-choice questions. No marks are deducted for unattempted questions or for incorrect responses in numerical answer-type questions. The approximate raw score can be calculated using the formula: Raw Score = (Correct × 4) – (Incorrect × 1).
NTA uses a normalisation process to calculate percentile scores for JEE Main 2026, accounting for differences in difficulty across multiple shifts and exam dates. The percentile score reflects the percentage of candidates who scored equal to or below a given score within that session. This method ensures that candidates who appeared in relatively harder or easier shifts are not unfairly penalised when the overall rank list is prepared.
The JEE Main 2026 scorecard will remain available for download on jeemain.nta.nic.in until July 31, 2026. The document is required for JoSAA counselling, JEE Advanced registration, and document verification during college admissions. Printed or digital copies of the scorecard are accepted at various stages of the admission process, and candidates are advised to retain them through the entire admission cycle.
The Joint Seat Allocation Authority (JoSAA) is scheduled to begin its centralised counselling process on June 2, 2026. Admission to NITs, IIITs, and Government-Funded Technical Institutes (GFTIs) through JoSAA is determined on the basis of JEE Main 2026 scores and category-wise merit. Candidates who qualify in JEE Main but do not meet the JEE Advanced cutoff are eligible to participate in JoSAA counselling for seat allotment at these institutes.
JEE Advanced 2026 is scheduled on May 17, 2026, with Paper 1 running from 9 AM to 12 PM and Paper 2 from 2:30 PM to 5:30 PM. IIT Roorkee is the organising institute for this year's examination. The JEE Advanced score serves as the sole basis for admission to the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) across India.
Along with the JEE Main 2026 Session 2 result, NTA will release the qualifying cutoff for JEE Advanced 2026. Typically, the top 2.5 lakh candidates across all categories are eligible to appear for JEE Advanced, though the exact number may vary based on category-wise reservations and overall performance trends in a given year. Only candidates who rank within this threshold in the final JEE Main rank list can register for JEE Advanced 2026.
Online registration for JEE Advanced 2026 is scheduled to begin on April 23, 2026, at 10 AM at jeeadv.ac.in, with the last date to register set as May 2, 2026. JEE Advanced 2026 is being organised by IIT Roorkee. The exam is also open to foreign nationals and OCI/PIO candidates, for whom IIT Roorkee has separately opened a registration window.
NTA is expected to publish the JEE Main 2026 Session 2 final answer key either just before or at the time of the result announcement. This version, finalised after expert review of all candidate challenges, is the definitive basis for score calculation. Once the final answer key is released, it cannot be challenged, and all scores are derived solely from it.
The window for candidates to raise objections against the JEE Main 2026 Session 2 provisional answer key closed on April 13, 2026, at 11:50 PM. Candidates could challenge individual answers by paying a non-refundable fee of Rs 200 per question via debit card, credit card, or net banking. All submitted objections were forwarded to subject experts for review, after which the final answer key will be published.
NTA released the provisional answer key for JEE Main 2026 Session 2, along with candidate response sheets, on April 11, 2026. The key covered all shifts of the April session — April 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8. Candidates logged in using their application number and date of birth or password to compare their marked answers against the key and, where needed, raise objections within the designated window.
The NTA revised its provisional answer key for JEE Main 2026 Session 2 after widespread complaints from candidates and educators about errors in the Chemistry section of the April 5 (Shift 2) examination. NTA corrected 19 questions and uploaded the revised key on jeemain.nta.nic.in. The agency had initially asked candidates to hold off on paying challenge fees while the reported discrepancies were under verification.
Ashi Grewal from Haryana secured the highest NTA percentile among female candidates in JEE Main 2026 Session 1, scoring 99.9969766 percentile in Paper 1. None of the 12 candidates who achieved a perfect 100 percentile in the January session was female — all 12 were male. The combined toppers list for both sessions will be released after the Session 2 result is announced.
Among the 12 candidates who achieved 100 NTA percentile in Session 1, Kabeer Chhillar from Rajasthan and Pasala Mohith from Andhra Pradesh are the only two who scored a perfect 300 out of 300 raw marks. The combined final rank list covering both sessions will be published after the Session 2 result is declared.
Rajasthan produced the highest number of 100-percentile scorers in JEE Main 2026 Session 1, with three candidates — Kabeer Chhillar, Arnav Gautam, and Chiranjib Kar — all from Kota making the national merit list. Andhra Pradesh was second with two 100-percentile scorers: Narendrababu Gari Mahith and Pasala Mohith. Eight other states, including Delhi, Bihar, Odisha, Haryana, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Telangana, and Kerala, each contributed one topper.
NTA confirmed that 12 candidates achieved a perfect 100 NTA percentile in JEE Main 2026 Session 1 Paper 1 (B.E./B.Tech.). This is the fewest number of 100-percentile scorers recorded in the last four years, pointing to a marginally tougher paper or tighter normalisation compared to previous sessions. The states represented include Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh, Delhi, Bihar, Odisha, Haryana, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Telangana, and Kerala.
NIT Rourkela introduced BTech in Artificial Intelligence starting from the academic year 2024–25, under the Department of Computer Science and Engineering. The department’s official page describes its curriculum as designed to prepare students who can apply computer science principles across a wide variety of fields, with laboratories covering artificial intelligence, soft computing, parallel algorithms, database engineering, computer networks, and image processing.
The AI programme has a seat intake of 45. Admissions are through JoSAA and CSAB counselling based on JEE Main rank. The programme is a standalone four-year degree, distinct from the regular CSE programme that the department has offered since 1987.
A total of 13,55,293 candidates registered for JEE Main 2026 Session 1 Paper 1 (BE/BTech), of whom 13,04,653 appeared, an attendance rate of 96.26%, the highest ever recorded for a January session, as per NTA. The strong turnout reflects the scale of competition in one of India's most-appearing engineering entrance examinations.
NTA declared the JEE Main 2026 Session 1 result for Paper 1 (BE/BTech) on February 16, 2026, at 6:25 pm. The final answer key, published ahead of the result, was used to calculate scores for all candidates who appeared in the January session. The Paper 2 result (B.Arch and B.Planning) for Session 1 followed on February 24, 2026.
The JEE Main 2026 Session 2 scorecard will display the candidate's name, application number, subject-wise percentile scores for Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics, the overall NTA score, All India Rank (AIR), category rank, and eligibility status for JEE Advanced 2026. The document also specifies whether the candidate has cleared the qualifying cutoff required to appear for JEE Advanced.
This programme was launched in the 2024–25 session alongside Aerospace Engineering, as announced by NIT Delhi through its official JoSAA profile. The curriculum, published on the institute’s BTech curriculum page under the Electronics and Communication Engineering department, covers the full cycle of chip design — from device physics and circuit design to verification, layout, and fabrication processes. The JoSAA seat matrix of last year shows an intake of approximately 25 seats, split across home-state and other-state quota.
Aerospace Engineering at NIT Delhi started in 2024 with a sanctioned intake of 24 students, as stated on the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering’s official page. The department states it is dedicated to preparing students to face the challenges of the space programme and to nurture innovation and creativity in the field.
Candidates can access their JEE Main 2026 Session 2 result by visiting jeemain.nta.nic.in and logging in with their application number and password.
There is no option to check the result using a name or roll number.
Once logged in, the scorecard appears on screen and can be downloaded in PDF format — a document required during JoSAA counselling, JEE Advanced registration, and college admissions.
Based on past trends, NTA typically releases the JEE Main result in the late evening on the scheduled date. In recent years, the agency has followed the declared schedule closely rather than putting out results ahead of time. In 2025, the result arrived two days after the announced date; in 2024, it came out exactly on the scheduled day.
NIT Delhi started this programme in the 2023–24 academic session under the Department of Computer Science and Engineering. According to the institute’s curriculum page, the programme covers machine learning algorithms, deep learning, data analytics, natural language processing, computer vision, and big data systems alongside the standard CSE core.
The JoSAA seat matrix shows this programme has a combined intake of 20 seats across the Delhi region and other-state quotas. The institute notes on its BTech curriculum page that this is a distinct programme separate from the regular CSE degree and follows an NBA-aligned course structure revised from 2023–24.
Approximately 11.23 lakh candidates appeared for the JEE Main 2026 Session 2 examination held between April 2 and April 8. The exam was conducted across hundreds of centres in India and abroad in computer-based mode across nine shifts. The Session 2 result is expected by April 20, 2026, on the official NTA portal jeemain.nta.nic.in.
The NTA scores for each of the candidates in total in paper 1 for session 1 and session 2 of JEE Main 2026 will be merged for the compilation of results and preparation of the overall merit list and ranking. The best of the two NTA scores in total and not in individual subject will be considered for further processing for those candidates who appeared in both sessions.
The JEE Main 2026 Session 2 examination was conducted from April 2 to April 8, 2026. Paper 1 (BE/BTech) was held on April 2, 4, 5, 6, and 8, while Paper 2 (BArch and BPlanning) took place on April 7. The exam was conducted in Computer-Based Test (CBT) mode across multiple shifts each day at hundreds of centres in India and abroad.
The results of JEE Main Paper 1 will be used for BE and BTech, and also other programmes including Integrated MSc, Integrated MTech, Integrated BTech and MBA, Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Pharmaceutics and Bachelor of Design.
The National Testing Agency (NTA) has announced that the JEE Main 2026 Session 2 result will be declared by April 20, 2026, on the official website jeemain.nta.nic.in. The result will carry percentile scores, All India Rank (AIR), and each candidate's eligibility status for JEE Advanced 2026. Candidates who appeared in the April session are now awaiting the announcement, with the scorecard link expected to go live on the portal.
In the JEE Main 2025 Paper 1 for BE, BTech as many as 15,39,848 unique candidates registered for either the January or April session, while 14,75,103 unique candidates actually appeared in the exam across both rounds. Out of these, 8,33,536 candidates registered for both sessions, and 7,75,383 of them appeared in both attempts.
Online registration for JEE Advanced 2026 is scheduled to begin on April 23, 2026, at 10:00 AM at jeeadv.ac.in, with the last date to register set as May 2, 2026. JEE Advanced 2026 is being organised by IIT Roorkee. The exam is also open to foreign nationals and OCI/PIO candidates, for whom IIT Roorkee has separately opened a registration window.
In addition to meeting the JEE Main cut-off, candidates aspiring to appear for JEE Advanced must also fulfil the eligibility criteria in their Class 12 board examinations. Typically, candidates from the General and OBC categories are required to secure a minimum aggregate of 75 per cent, while those from SC, ST, and PwD categories need at least 65 per cent.
NTA is expected to publish the JEE Main 2026 Session 2 final answer key either just before or at the time of the result announcement. This version, finalised after expert review of all candidate challenges, is the definitive basis for score calculation. Once the final answer key is released, it cannot be challenged, and all scores are derived solely from it.
The official JEE Main cut-off will be announced by the National Testing Agency (NTA) with the final results of JEE Main. The JEE Main 2026 websites are jeemain.nta.nic.in and nta.ac.in.
Step 1: Go to the official website of IE Education portal at education.indianexpress.com
Step 2: Search for the JEE rank predictor on the homepage.
Step 3: After you click on it, a box will appear, where you will need to enter the credentials asked, including, name, phone number, email id, admission year, score and the state where you live.
Step 4: Select the option of rank prediction, and you can see the probable rank that you are likely to obtain once the JEE Main results are declared.
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With result announcements, multiple unofficial links and portals often circulate on social media platforms. Candidates are advised to access their JEE Main 2026 scorecards only through official NTA websites, as logging into unverified portals may risk data security and lead to misinformation regarding scores.
Following the declaration of JEE Main 2026 Session 2 results, the Joint Seat Allocation Authority (JoSAA) will begin the centralised counselling process. Candidates will have to register online, fill in their preferred institutes and courses, and participate in multiple rounds of seat allocation based on their All India Rank.
Students are advised to only check their results on the official websites. Some links might bear similar names as to the official ones, but they are fake. Please avoid these links:
–upmsp-edu.com
–jeemainnic.in
–jeeguide.co.in
The applications for JEE Advanced 2026 for Indian students will begin on April 23 and end on May 2, 2026. Only those students will be eligible for JEE Advanced who clear JEE Main 2026.
While students wait for JEE Main 2026 results to be announced, they can predict their rank using the JEE Main Rank Predictor tool based on the marks they have scored:
Step 1: Visit the IE Education portal at education.indianexpress.com.
Step 2: Find the JEE rank predictor on the home page.
Step 3: After clicking on it, enter the credentials asked, including name, phone number, email id, admission year, score and the your state.
Step 4: Pick the option of rank prediction, and you will be able to view the rank that you are likely to obtain once the JEE Main results are declared.
On the day the JEE Main exam was scheduled in Riyadh, that is, April 5, a power disruption occurred. The exam was then rescheduled and successfully held later on April 6 and April 8, 2026.
JEE Main results will be released on April 20.
Step 1: Visit the official JEE Main result website – jeemain.nta.nic.in
Step 2: Choose the tab that reads "JEE Main 2026 Session two scorecard.”
Step 3: Enter your application number and password.
Step 4: Your NTA JEE Main 2026 result will appear on the screen.
Step 5: Remember to print out and save the JEE result page for future reference.
According to a press release by NTA, for Paper 1 (B.E./B.Tech.), around 11.06 lakh candidates had registered in India and 4,229 from abroad. The attendance was of about 93 per cent and Aadhaar authentication of around 97 per cent.
In Paper 2 (B.Arch./B.Planning), as many as 54,953 Indian students and 270 international students had registered. The attendance for Paper 2 was at 73 per cent and Aadhaar authentication of about 97 per cent.
As per NTA, the JEE Main exams were conducted "smoothly" with the help of the Manipur Governemnt, despite the state facing numerous issues like restrictions on power and internet, and "local disruptions".
On the day the JEE Main exam was scheduled in Riyadh, that is, April 5, a power disruption occurred. The exam was then rescheduled and successfully held later on April 6 and April 8, 2026.
With assistance from Indian missions overseas, centers were relocated and exams were rescheduled to accommodate individuals impacted by "disruptions" in certain regions of West Asia.
The JEE Main 2026 session 2 exams were held in the first week of April 2026. The Paper 1 exams for B.E./B.Tech were conducted on April 2, 4, 5, 6, and April 8, 2026. The Paper 2A (B.Arch.) and Paper 2B (B.Planning) were held on April 7, 2026. The exams took place in two shifts each day.
Students can visit the following websites to check their JEE Main 2026 result:
– jeemain.nta.nic.in
– nta.ac.in
In 2025 the JEE Main results were declared on April 18. Total 24 candidates has scored 100 percentile in the JEE Main Paper 1 Session 2. Out of them, 7 sudents were from Rajasthan and 3 students each from Maharashtra, Telangana, and Uttar Pradesh. West Bengal, Gujarat, and Delhi had 2 students each, while Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh had 1 topper each from their states.
Students are advised to only check their results on the official websites. Some links might bear similar names as to the official ones, but they are fake. Please avoid these links:
–upmsp-edu.com
–jeemainnic.in
–jeeguide.co.in
No, students will not be able to challenge the final answer key. The final answer key will be released along with the results and is prepared after examining the objections raised by the students against the provisional answer key. It will be binding and not subject to changes.
While students wait for JEE Main 2026 results to be announced, they can predict their rank using the JEE Main Rank Predictor tool based on the marks they have scored:
tep 1: Visit the IE Education portal at education.indianexpress.com.
Step 2: Find the JEE rank predictor on the home page.
Step 3: After clicking on it, enter the credentials asked, including name, phone number, email id, admission year, score and the your state.
Step 4: Pick the option of rank prediction, and you will be able to view the rank that you are likely to obtain once the JEE Main results are declared.
The applications for JEE Advanced 2026 for Indian students will begin on April 23 and end on May 2, 2026. Only those students will be eligible for JEE Advanced who clear JEE Main 2026.
The JEE Advanced 2026 examination will take place on May 17, 2026, which is a sunday. This year the organising institute is IIT Roorkee.
This year the JEE Advanced 2026 examination will be conducted by the Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (IIT Roorkee). The exam is organised by one of the seven zonal IITs on a rotational basis to facilitate admission into IITs.
According to Dr Saurabh Kumar, the founder and CEO of Shiksha Nation, the JEE Main 2026 cut-off for various categories is expected to be:
General: 93.1–94.2 percentile
OBC-NCL: 79–80 percentile
EWS: 80–82 percentile
SC: 60–62 percentile
ST: 47–49 percentile
PwD: 0.001–0.010 percentile
NTA had released the provisional answer key on April 11. The objection window also opened on the same day. Students were given the opportunity to raise objections against the asnwer key by paying a fee of Rs 200 per question.
The JEE Main 2026 question papers were released at jeemain.nta.nic.in on April 10 at 12:15 am. The question papers for all shifts were available for students to check on the official websites.
The question paper for Paper 1 (BE/BTech) is broken down into three subjects: Chemistry, Physics, and Mathematics. Each subject was worth 100 marks.
In each exam there are 20 questions in Section A and 5 questions in Section B. In total the question paper had 75 questions totaling 300 points.
There were two portions for each subject. There were Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) in Section A and questions with numerical responses in Section B. In both Section A and Section B, wrong answers were subject to a negative marking of -1.
In the JEE Main exam, each correct answer is worth 4 marks and for each wrong answer, 1 mark is deducted. Unanswered for marked-for-review questions receive zero marks.
Right answer: +4
Wrong answer: -1
Shreyas Mishra, student of Kulachi Hansraj Model School, had secured a perfect 100 percentile in JEE Main 2026 Session 1, the only candidate from Delhi to do so. A total of 12 students had scored 100 percentile in the Session 1 exams.
Beginning this year, the NTA had utilised an OTP-based Aadhaar E-KYC system for the authentication of candidates while registering for JEE (Main) exams. This system was introduced to prevent impersonation and proxy candidates giving the exams.
Around 13.55 lakh students had registered for the January session. However, only 13.05 lakh appeared. Out of this, 66 per cent candidates were male.
Twelve candidates had scored a perfect 100 percentile in the JEE Main Session 1 result announced by the National Testing Agency (NTA) in February 2026.
In the the 12 candidates — all male — three are from Rajasthan, two from Andhra Pradesh, and one each from Delhi, Bihar, Odisha, Haryana, Maharashtra, Gujarat and Telangana.
The result for the JEE Main 2026 Session 1 was annoucned by NTA on February 16, 2026. The provisional answer key for Paper 1 was released with response sheets on February 4, 2026.
The Joint Entrance Examination Main (JEE Main) 2026 for the January session was conducted from January 21 to January 29, 2026. The result was declared on February 16, 2026.
The JEE Main Session 2 was conducted by NTA from April 2 to April 8, 2026. The exam was held in CBT mode across various centres in India and countries outside.
The JEE Main session 1 was held in January between January 21 and January 29. The JEE Main result was declared on February 16.
According to a post by NTA on X (formerly Twitter), the result for JEE Main 2026 exams will be announced on April 20, 2026.
The JEE Main 2026 official website is jeemain.nta.nic.in. The NTA website - nta.ac.in, will also make the link to check the JEE Main result live.
The JEE Main 2026 scorecard will include subject-wise percentile scores, overall NTA score, All India Rank, category rank and qualification status for JEE Advanced 2026. Candidates who appeared in both Session 1 and Session 2 will have their best percentile considered for the final rank list. Expected cut-off trends suggest that the general category qualifying percentile may remain between 93 and 94, while OBC-NCL and EWS categories could see cut-offs around 79 to 82 percentile. The official cut-offs for JEE Advanced will be announced along with the result.
