Overview
- The National Testing Agency has activated the JEE Main 2026 Session 1 application at jeemain.nta.nic.in for BTech, BArch and BPlanning aspirants.
- Applications must be submitted by November 27, 9:00 PM, and fee payments are accepted until 11:50 PM the same day.
- Session 1 is scheduled for January 21–30, 2026, with exam-city intimation in the first week of January and admit cards to follow on the NTA website.
- The exam will be offered in 13 languages, and Paper 1 uses a +4/−1 marking scheme for MCQs and numerical questions with no penalty for unattempted items.
- A separate window will open later for April’s Session 2 applications, and one outlet reports April 2–9 as the updated dates pending formal NTA confirmation; candidates should ensure required IDs and certificates are valid and upload prescribed documents.