JEE Main Exam Centres 2026: Check Complete Session 1/ 2 List

JEE Main 2026 Exam Centres List is provided every year by National Testing Agency (NTA). For session 1, the JEE exam city slip will be released in second week of January 2026. After few days the admit card for the same will be available online for downloading.

Full JEE Main 2026 Exam Centre List for Both Sessions – Find Your Test City Below >>

The examination is being organised two times in a year – Session 1 & 2. The allotment of exam centre, exam date & shifts is released by online mode.

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JEE Main is a national level examination for granting admission to Engineering (B.E/ B.Tech/ B.Arch/ B.Planning) courses offered by all government and private institutions in India. You can read the details about JEE Main Exam Centres 2026, Date and Shifts allotted to the candidates.

During the application form filling process, candidates have to make a choice of 4 exam cities, out of which they would get the exam centres for the JEE Main 2026 examination. A different city is allotted only in case of any administrative /logistic reasons, but utmost efforts are made to allot a city according to the choice of candidate.

After that, the candidates get to know the allotted exam city & centre with proper address, which is released by the NTA. Choice of Centre cities is limited to state of permanent address or state of present address only.

Candidates have to just visit the website and log in with their ID with application number, and password. The allotted exam date, shift, and centre will be given there. Exam centres are also reduced from 399 to 300 (In year 2024). 20 cities were deducted from Bihar State.

Here is the list of exam centres with codes:

JEE Main 2026 Exam Dates & Shifts Details

Apart from the allotted JEE Main exam centres, the NTA announces the exam dates and shifts for the registered candidates.

The JEE Main 2026 exam is organised via online (computer based mode) in two sessions – Session 1 and Session 2.

Candidates can login and see the allotted exam dates and shifts of their examination. It is conducted in two shifts – noon shift and evening shift.

JEE Main 2026 Exam Schedule

JEE Main 2026 Exam dates will be announced soon by the NTA for both sessions. Check Tentative schedule below:

JEE Main 2026 Admit Card

NTA will make JEE Main 2026 admit card available in 3rd week of January 2026 for the 1st session and for session 2 from 4th week of March 2026 onwards. The admit card is released by online mode. For downloading the JEE Main 2026 admit card, candidates have to login with their JEE Main account.

The admit card contains all the above-given details like exam city & centre, exam date & shift, name and other details of candidates and paper for appearing.

Candidates must check the particulars and details of admit card just after downloading, so that if any discrepancy or missing detail is found in the admit card, they can inform the NTA.

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Instructions for the Exam Day

On the exam day, candidates must follow the rules and regulations that the authorities will give either on the lower half or the back side of the admit card.

Candidates will have to carry their coloured printed admit card along with a valid photo ID card to the exam centre. The school bans any type of electronic gadget like a mobile phone, a smart watch, a calculator, a fitness band, or similar things or objects

To summarise, JEE Main Exam Centres 2026 list can be viewed by students in the brochure. To avoid any confusion, students must locate their centres and make arrangement before the exam. On the day of exam, students should leave for the exam centre timely so as they can reach before the closing of gates.

If you have any queries about JEE Main 2026 Exam Centre or Date & Shift, you can put your query in the comment box given below.