JEE Main Admit Card 2026 Live Updates: NTA Login, City Slip & Exam Schedule

JEE Main Admit Card 2026 Live Updates: In India, engineering entrance exams 2026 are crucial for students who prepare annually to secure admission to prestigious colleges like NIIT, IIT, and CFT. Consequently, discussions regarding JEE Mains 2026 have intensified nationwide. The National Testing Agency (NTA) will give out the JEE Main admit Card 2026 of the first session in the third week of January.

After a few days, the admit card of registered candidates may be downloaded through the official site, jeemain.nta.nic.in. The JEE Main January exams will be held between the 21st and 30th of January. The list of examination centers of the JEE Mains exam has 305 examination centers in India and 15 examination centers abroad. Original photo ID is required to be carried by students as well as the JEE Main Hall ticket to the testing venue.

JEE Main Admit Card 2026 Release Date

The JEE Mains admit card 2026 is an important document that any applicant has to carry on day of Exam. The students are to remember that without JEE 2026 admit card, the candidates may not attend the JEE Exam 2026. The NTA JEE Main Admit Card 2026 should be downloaded and printed by a candidate. To get into the NTA JEE Main 2026 Exam Center, one should possess an Hall Ticket. The candidates will also appear with one passport-sized photograph and one photograph identification document in addition to their hall passes to the testing location.

The hall pass could only be downloaded using the following details: JEE Main Application number, password, and birthdate. Supported browsers such as Internet Explorer, Firefox and Chrome should be used when downloading the hall ticket.

Details given on the JEE Mains Hall Ticket 2026

The data presented on the JEE Mains Hall ticket PDF is the following: Date of the JEE Exam Name of the candidate, name of the father, date of birth, gender, category, eligibility, roll number, application number, exam center name, exam center address, exam time, candidate photo, candidate signature and parent signature of the candidate.

How to Download JEE Mains Admit Card 2026?

To download their JEE Main admit card, 2026, the candidates may resort to using the following methods.

• Visit the JEE Main 2026 website.
• Click on the link to download JEE Main 2026 hall ticket.
• Your application number, password and date of birth are required to log in.
• A screen with a link of downloading the admit card will be displayed. When downloaded, print it out.

JEE Main Admit Card 2026 Documents

Candidates should carry all the documents that were mentioned on the JEE Admit card 2026. A student will not be allowed access in case he or she lacks the required documents, like an admit card or photo ID. The required documents to carry to exam room include the following.

• JEE Main Admit Card (should have photo and signature and printout)
• An actual official photo ID (passport, PAN, Aadhaar, and so forth).
• Self-declaration form (on NTA guidelines)
• size of a photo (as in the application) like a passport.
• transparent ballpoint pen.
• Personal hand sanitizer (maximum of 50 mL)
• Glove and a transparent bottle of water (in case required).
• To avoid problems in the process of verification, all the instructions on the admit card should be properly adhered to.

Intimation Slip Release of Date and Time of JEE Main 2026 City

The JEE Main City Intimation 2026 is yet to be announced with the release date and time. As per the official brochure of NTA, the city slip is going to be ready at the beginning of the first week of January 2026.

How to download the 2026 JEE Main City Intimation Slip?

The downloading procedures of the JEE Main City Intimation Slip 2026 are listed below:

• Visit jeemain.nta.nic.in, the official website of JEE Mains 2026.
• On the home page, clicking on the Advanced city intimation JEE Main 2026 session 1 is needed.
• The next page will be the login page. Enter password and JEE main application number here.
• The candidates are able to see their city slip on the login.
• Check the date and city of examination.
• After downloading it save the city notification slip.

Important Advisory For Aspirants for JEE Main 2026

A crucial warning has been released by the National Testing Agency (NTA) for students preparing to take the Joint Entrance Examination, Main (JEE Main) in 2026. In order to prevent any inconsistencies, complaints, or rejection at a later time, the NTA has advised candidates to make sure that all necessary papers are up to date well in advance of submitting for JEE Main 2026.
JEE Main 2026 will be administered by NTA in two sessions, as in previous years: January 2026 is the date of the first session, while April 2026 is the date of the second.

In October 2025, the JEE Main 2026 Session 1 online application form will be accessible on the NTA website. As of right present, candidates can only apply for the January session. The NTA will make the registration link and online application form available on the official JEE Main website, jeemain.nta.nic.in.

JEE Main 2026 Registration

JEE Mains Session 1 and Session 2 Schedule

• The JEE Mains 2026 exam will be conducted in two sessions. Consequently, the CBSE Class 12 board exams are expected to begin on February 17, 2026.
• Therefore, the JEE Main Session 1 exam will be held in the last week of January 2026.
• Session 2 is likely to be held after April 9, 2026.
• However, an official notification regarding this will be issued by October 2025.

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 JEE Main 2026 Important Dates

JEE Mains 2026 Eligibility Criteria

Candidates must meet the following eligibility criteria to appear for the JEE Mains 2026 exam:

• Applicants must have passed the 12th grade.
•  Applicants must have passed Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics in their 12th grade.
• To appear for this exam, candidates must meet the minimum qualifying marks, with 75% required for general category candidates.
• For SC/ST candidates, this minimum qualifying mark is 65%.
• There is no age limit for appearing in this exam.
• However, a candidate can appear for this exam three times.
• Candidates must be Indian citizens, although separate rules apply for foreign candidates.

Application Fee

The fee details for appearing in this exam have been released as follows:

• General/OBC Male: ₹1000 per session
• General/OBC Female: ₹800 per session
• SC/ST/PWD/Third Gender: ₹500 per session
• If a candidate applies for both sessions, they will be required to pay double the fee.
• This fee must be paid online; without payment, the application will be considered incomplete.

How to Apply Online for JEE Main 2026?

• To apply for the JEE Main exam, candidates must first visit the official JEE Main website, jeemain.nta.ac.in.

• On this official website, applicants must click on the New Candidate Registration option.
• After clicking here, the JEE Main 2026 Online form appears. The applicant must enter all the required information in this form.
•  After filling in the information, applicants must scan and upload all required documents and pay the application fee.
• The candidate must then submit the JEE Main 2026 application form.
• However, if candidates need to make any corrections after submitting the application form, the National Testing Agency opens a correction window to correct any errors.

JEE Mains Exam Pattern

• JEE Mains 2026 consists of three papers, depending on the candidate’s stream.
• Paper 1B B.Tech: Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics
• Paper 2A B.Arch: Mathematics, Aptitude Test, Drawing
• Paper 2B: Mathematics, Aptitude Test, and Planning-Based Questions
• Candidates are given 3 hours to complete this paper.
• This paper is conducted in a total of 13 languages, using a normalization process, and the highest score is considered valid for ranking.

JEE Mains Answer Key, Result, and Cut-Off

The JEE Mains 2026 admit card will be released 3 to 4 days before the exam. Applicants can download this admit card from the official website. The admit card contains information about the exam center, timing, shift, etc. Before releasing the results, the National Testing Agency will release the preliminary answer key on the official website so that candidates can raise objections.

After reviewing the objections, the National Testing Agency releases the final answer key, and the results are declared after the final answer key is released. The National Testing Agency releases a cut-off percentile, which candidates must meet to qualify for the JEE Advanced exam. This cut-off may vary for General, OBC, SC, ST, and PWD categories.

 JEE Advanced 2026

After passing the JEE Mains exam, candidates with the highest scores are eligible to advance to the JEE Advanced, the country’s toughest exam. Following the JEE Mains exam, the JEE Advanced is held in the last week of May or the first week of June. In 2026, the JEE Advanced is scheduled to be held around this date, and only after this exam is admission to a higher educational institution confirmed. However, the National Testing Agency will soon issue a notification for this entire process to ensure that students do not face any inconvenience when applying.

Thus, all students awaiting notifications for the JEE Mains Exam Session 1-2026 and Session 2-2026 will soon find their wait over. The National Testing Agency will soon release complete details on its official website. After this, all candidates will be able to complete the application process to appear for these exams at their convenience.

However, it is clear that the National Testing Agency will conduct the first session before the CBSE 12th exams and the second session after the CBSE 12th exams. However, all candidates are requested to visit the official website regularly and begin their preparations now so that they can qualify for the JEE Advanced after passing the JEE Mains 2026.

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