JEE Main Answer Key 2026 (Out): Download Question Paper PDFs

JEE Main 2026 Answer key & Question paper with solutions has been released shift wise by coaching institutions. Candidates will be able to access official provisional answer keys in last week of January 2026. The exam is scheduled on 21st, 22nd, 23rd, 24th, 28th & 29th January 2026 for Session 1. 

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JEE Main 2026 Answer Key – Released (Session 1)

 JEE Main 2026 Memory Based Answer key & Question paper have been released by coaching institution.  Click here to view institutional answer keys. Click here to subscribe for official answer key alerts.

JEE Main is conducted for providing admission into UG Engineering/ Architecture courses (B.Tech/ B.E/ B.Arch/ B.Plan). These courses are offered by the NITs, IITS & IIITs, other and non-government Engineering institutions. JEE Main exam is organised by the National Testing Agency (NTA) every year.

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Through this article, candidates get the JEE Main Answer Key 2026 releasing date, mode, response sheet, previous year’s answer keys and question papers with all solutions.

JEE Main 2026 Memory

After every exam shift of JEE Mains 2026, various coaching institutions release memory based question papers and answer keys. Also, students reactions are recorded and discussions are done about the difficulty level of paper.

JEE Main 2026 exam is held in two sessions & answer key is released two times after the successful conclusion of exam. First provisional answer key is released & after objection period gets over, final answer key is released.

The official answer key will be released by 12th April 2026 for session 1. NTA will release result separately for Papers 1 & 2.

The answer key is a set of answers for the questions that are asked in the exam. The answer key helps the students in evaluating the right answers to the question and also helps in calculating the expected scores.

Starting from the exam date till the result date, students become eager to know how they have performed in exam. Using the answer key, candidate can expect their performance.

JEE Main Answer Key Releasing Dates

The memory-based answer key for first session has been released after every shift by various institutions. The official preliminary JEE Main answer key will be made available in last week of January 2026. It will be released in second week of April 2026 for Session 2 few days after the conclusion of exam.

The authority publishes the provisional answer key first on the website. Candidates, if not satisfied, will make suggestions or raise objections against the answer key with payment of a certain fee of Rs. 200/- till February 2026 for first session. After the consideration of objections, the final answer key will be released for Session 1 by the authority.

For the 2nd session, the provisional answer key will be released in April 2026. Candidates must check the answer keys along with the images of response sheets. With the help of answer keys, candidates will predict the marks they will score in the entrance exam.

Based on final answer key, the JEE Main result for Session 1 will be declared by 12th February 2026. It will be declared in April 2026 for session 2.

How to Download JEE Main Final Answer Key 2026

Follow the given steps to download the JEE Mains answer key 2026:

• Visit the online link (Direct link is provided above)
• Enter application Number, password, and security pin.
• Click on login button.
• The answer key for all sets will be displayed on the screen.
• Download the answer key.
• Take the print copy of the answer key for future use.

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How to Challenge the Answer Key

Candidates must challenge the answer key if they are not satisfied with the answers. The challenge of JEE Main answer key will be accepted through an online process only. Candidates have to fill the objection form & deposit Rs. 200 per question to challenge the answer key before the last date of challenging. The challenges submitted by post or in person will not be accepted.

Candidates must submit the fee through Credit Card/ Debit Card or Net banking. The fee will be non-refundable once paid. The final decision regarding the answer key challenge will be made by the NTA.

JEE Main Previous Year Official Answer Key

Candidates must check the JEE Main question papers along with their answer keys for Paper 1 & Paper 2 below in PDF:

For JEE Main 2025 (January Session):

Year 2024:

For 2023:

Check JEE Main 2020 1st session final answer key for paper I and paper II in the given table:

JEE Main Answer Key (Institutional)

Candidates can check JEE Main answer key prescribed by various other coaching institutions for various years:

For JEE Main 2026 January Session: BY Resonance:

Check JEE Main 2026 Shift 1 question paper and shift 2 paper/ memory based answer key PDFs:

JEE Main 2026 Answer Keys – By Allen Kota (Session 1):

For JEE Main 2026 January Session: BY Sri Chaitanya:

Year 2025:

By Aakash:

Resonance:

By Sri Chaitanya:

Answer Key By Aakash Institute:

Click here to view answer key (2023).

9th April Answer Key by Resonance:

8th April Answer Key by Resonance:

6th April Answer Key by Resonance:

5th April Answer Key by Resonance:

4th April Answer Key by Resonance:

Answer Key by Resonance (27th Jan):

For 2023:

Check below for Institutional answer keys. 

By Resonance:

By Reliable Kota:

Memory Based Answer Key (16th March- Shift 1)

For 2020: 1st Session

Check JEE Main 2020 1st session final answer key for paper I and paper II in the given table:

Memory Based Answer Key – By Coaching Institutions

Check below memory based answer key for Jee Main April & January sessions released by Resonance, Narayana, and other coaching institutes:

For 2019:

JEE Main Answer Key (Institutional)

Candidates can check last year JEE Main answer key prescribed by Sarvgyan and various other coaching institutions from here for CBT exam:

For By Resonance:

By Reliable Kota:

By Aakash Institute:

Session 1 JEE Main Answer key 2022 (Institutional):

JEE Main 2022 Institutional Answer keys (Session 2):

For 2021 (Resonance):

August Session:

July Session

March Session:

Institutional Answer Key by Resonance:

Memory Based Answer Key by Reliable Kota:

JEE Main 2021 Answer Key by Resonance:

For 2020:

JEE Main 2020 (6th September) Answer Key by Resonance:

Answer Key by Resonance – JEE Main 2020 (5th September):

JEE Main 2020 (4th September) Answer Key by Resonance:

Answer Key by Resonance – JEE Main 2020 (3rd September):

JEE Main 2020 (2nd September) Answer Key by Resonance:

JEE 2020 Answer Key by Resonance:

Year 2020: JEE Answer Key by Narayana:

JEE Main 2020 Answer Key by Vibrant Academy:

For 2019:

JEE Main 2019 Institutional Answer Key (January Session)

In the table given below we have provided the answer keys for various shifts:

JEE Main 2019 Institutional Answer Key (April Session)

Answer key by Resonance:

Answer key by Career Point:

Note: JEE main answer key prepared by different coaching institutes is correct to their knowledge. Sarvgyan is not responsible for any misprint, wrong answer, or any sort of variation in the answer key of different coaching institutes.

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