The JEE Main 2026 Registration window will be opened by NTA in first week of November 2025 for Session 1. Applications will be available via online mode only. The JEE Main 2026 exam dates will be announced soon.
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JEE Main is a national level entrance test popularly known for Engineering admissions in the country. Admissions through JEE scores are offered in B.E/ B.Tech / B.Arch & B.Plan courses. For admission in these courses, students have to register for Paper 1 & Paper 2.
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JEE Mains 2026 April Registrations will begin in February 2026. Candidates interested in registration must be aware of various details regarding application form filling, fee submission, dates, etc. This complete article of JEE Main Registration 2026 discusses all about the exam and its registration/ application process.
JEE Main Registration 2026
For Session 1 (January), JEE Main application 2026 will be available from November to December 2025. Official dates will be announced soon after the release of NTA calendar. Students will be required Aadhaar & various other documents as prescribed below to complete the application procedure.
JEE application 2026 must be filled before the prescribed last date as no further extensions will be provided later. Already registered candidates and appeared for Session 1 need not to register again for Session 2. Such candidates can just login with their previous Application number & password and then proceed to pay fee, choose paper, exam medium & city choice.
Note: Multiple submission of forms by a student will not be accepted and will lead to cancellation of result.
JEE Main Application Fee:
- JEE Mains Registration fee 2026 can be submitted online only. No offline methods are described.
- Candidates must carefully make fee payment as it is non -refundable under any circumstances.
- Online Methods to pay JEE Application fee includes – net banking, credit card/ debit card/ UPI Card using SBI/ Canara/ ICICI/ HDFC online gateway payment.
Category wise application fee details are provided in the provided table:
| Papers | Category | Application Fee | |
| Exam Centres in India | Exam Centres Outside India | ||
| B.E./ B.Tech OR B.Arch OR B.Planning | General | Boys – Rs. 1000 Girls – Rs. 800 | Boys – Rs. 5000 Girls – Rs. 4000 |
| Gen-EWS/ OBC-NCL candidates | Boys – Rs. 900 Girls – Rs. 800 | Boys – Rs. 4500 Girls – Rs. 4000 | |
| SC/ ST/ PwD | Boys – Rs. 500 Girls – Rs. 500 | Boys – Rs. 2500 Girls – Rs. 2500 | |
| Third Gender | 500 | 3000 | |
| B.E./ B.Tech & B. Arch OR B.E./ B.Tech & B. Planning OR B.E./ B.Tech, B. Arch & B.Planning OR B.Arch & B.Planning | Gen/ Gen-EWS/ OBC-NCL candidates | Boys – Rs. 2000 Girls – Rs. 1600 | Boys – Rs. 10000 Girls – Rs. 8000 |
| SC/ ST/ PwD/ Transgender candidates | Boys – Rs. 1000 Girls – Rs. 1000 | Boys – Rs. 5000 Girls – Rs. 5000 | |
| Third Gender | 1000 | 5000 | |
JEE Main Correction Window 2026
After successful submission of applications, NTA opens correction window for the correction in particulars of application. This opportunity is provided for a limited time of 2 or 3 days. After that no extensions are provided in correction facility.
JEE Main Application Correction facility 2026 will be provided in December 2025 for Session 1. Additional fee wherever applicable must be paid by candidates through concerned payment method. For Session 2, it will open in 1st– 2nd week of March 2026.
The authority also notifies about the discrepancy in image uploaded by students in JEE Application. Students are provided certain time limit to re-upload images according to specifications.
JEE Main 2026 Eligibility Criteria
Who can apply for JEE Mains 2026? Well, here we have discussed complete JEE Main Eligibility criteria:
- Qualification: Students passed 12th level or its equivalent are eligible to apply.
- Qualifying Year: The qualifying exam / 12th level must be passed in the year 2024, 2025 or appearing in the year 2026.
- Age Criteria: No age limit is prescribed specifically.
- Qualifying subjects for IIITs, NITs & CFTIs: Students in their 12th level should have passed with the subject combinations below for Paper 1 & Paper 2:
| Papers | Qualifying Subjects |
| B.E /B.Tech (Paper 1) | 10+2 with 75% marks with Physics & Mathematics as compulsory along with one among Chemistry/ Biology/ Biotechnology/technical vocational subjects |
| B.Arch (Paper 2) | 10+2 with 50% marks aggregate as well as each in Physics, Chemistry & Mathematics OR 10+3 Diploma exam with Mathematics as compulsory subject with aggregate of 45% marks |
| B.Planning | Passed qualifying exam with 50% marks in Mathematics & 50% marks aggregate |
JEE Main Application Dates 2026
We have discussed various events related to JEE Mains 2026 Application form below. Students must be aware of the dates & events of JEE main 2026:
| Events (Session 1) | Dates 2026 (Tentative) |
| Start of JEE Main application process | 1st week of November 2025 |
| End date to register | 1st week of December 2025 |
| Correction in particulars | 1st to 2nd week of December 2025 |
| Release of exam city slip | January 2026 |
| Release of admit card | 3rd week of January 2026 |
| JEE Main Exam 2026 Jan session | 3rd week of January 2026 – 1st week of February 2026 |
| Events (Session 2) | Dates 2026 (Tentative) |
| Start of JEE Main registration | 1st week of February 2026 |
| JEE main 2026 registration last date | 1st week of March 2026 |
| Correction in particulars | 1st– 2nd week of March 2026 |
| Release of exam city slip | March 2026 |
| Availability of hall ticket | 3 days before exam date |
| JEE Main Exam 2026 April session | 1st– 2nd week of April 2026 |
Documents required for JEE Registration 2026:
Before approaching to register for JEE Main 2026, applicants must make sure to have these documents:
- 10th / 12th level certificates
- Category certificate (if required)
- Scanned image of photograph/ signature (as per format/ size)
- Fee Payment mode/ details (Credit card/ debit card/ UPI or net banking details), etc.
JEE Main 2026 Aadhaar Authentication
Students while registering for JEE Main 2026 are required to select the method of authentication. At the time of application process, candidates need to enter their name as it appears on their Aadhaar card.
Candidates need to select option either they want to authenticate through their Aadhar card or through valid Govt ID with photograph at the exam centre. Earlier NTA provided the facility of registration through Digilocker/ PAN/ Passport number, etc. which has been discontinued.
In case of mismatch between name of candidate in Aadhaar and name in educational certificate, he/ she must update their Aadhar card to avoid any issue during registration.
How to Register for JEE Main 2026
Check below complete step by step procedure for JEE Main Registration 2026:
- Visit the online website (jeemain.nta.nic.in)- (Link will be given above)
- Generate application number by registering on online website.
- Create password & choose security code.
- Register by filling asked details after which login details will be generated which can be used to login in both sessions of JEE Mains 2026.
- Login and start filling the application form by entering personal details, choice of paper, choice of exam centre/ cities, entering educational qualification details, etc.
- Next candidates need to upload the images /documents per the mentioned format and size.
- Candidates need to upload his/ her photograph (10kb-300kb in JPEG/JPG), signature (10kb-50kb in JPEG/JPG). The photograph of candidate must be coloured, recently clicked with 80% of face visible.
- The scanned copy of Class X certificate (10kb- 300kb) and category certificate pdf (10kb-300kb) must be uploaded properly.
- At the end, candidates need to pay JEE Main application fee only through online modes like debit card/ credit card/ net banking, or other payment gateways.
- Students must not forget to download the confirmation page at the end and print it. Downloading of confirmation page is important as it ensures the completion of registration process.
Status of JEE Main 2026 Registration form
After successful filling of JEE Mains 2026 Application Form, confirmation of application submission will be sent to candidate’s registered email id. Also, candidates can check the status of their application by logging in to their account.
The status of application will show as ‘Application Submitted’ if the authority has accepted the application form. If application not submitted, then the status will show pending and continue with next steps to submit the application form.
How to Retrieve Lost JEE Main Application Number 2026?
If candidates have lost or forgotten their JEE Main 2026 Application number or password, they can get it back by following some steps –
- Visit the official website
- Click on ‘Forgot Application number’ or ‘forgot password’.
- Follow instructions as asked and provide required details to retrieve the application number or password.
JEE Mains Application FAQ’s:
Complete JEE Mains Registration process for 2026 session has been discussed in this article. The details provided in the article are up to date and accurate. Each & every information in the article must be thoroughly understood by students to avoid any type of error during registration.
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