{"id":292634,"date":"2025-11-13T12:04:22","date_gmt":"2025-11-13T06:34:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aakash.ac.in\/blog\/?p=292634"},"modified":"2025-11-13T12:04:22","modified_gmt":"2025-11-13T06:34:22","slug":"complete-jee-main-2026-exam-schedule-for-session-1-2-key-dates-events-preparation-tips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.aakash.ac.in\/blog\/complete-jee-main-2026-exam-schedule-for-session-1-2-key-dates-events-preparation-tips\/","title":{"rendered":"Complete JEE Main 2026 Exam Schedule for Session 1 & 2: Key Dates, Events & Preparation Tips"},"content":{"rendered":"

The <\/span>JEE Main 2026 examination<\/span><\/a>, organised by the NTA or National Testing Agency, is the entry ticket to the best engineering colleges in the country, for lakhs of students in India. It provides admission to NITs, IIITs and GFTIs as well\u2002as JEE Advanced for IIT admission. Just like last year, this year we will have two sessions: January and April. Here, check out the JEE Main 2026 exam dates as well as important events.<\/span><\/p>\n

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JEE Main 2026 Exam Overview and Highlights<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Exam Particulars<\/b><\/td>\nExam Details<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Release of JEE Main 2026 Notification<\/span><\/td>\n31st October 2025<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
JEE Main 2026 Registration Starts<\/span><\/td>\nOctober 2025 last week – Session 1<\/span><\/p>\n

January 2026 first week – Session 2<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

JEE Main 2026 Exam Dates<\/span><\/td>\nJanuary last week – Session 1<\/span><\/p>\n

April first week – Session 2<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Mode of Exam<\/span><\/td>\nComputed-Based Test (CBT)<\/span><\/p>\n

Pen and paper-based test (PBT) for Drawing section in BArch<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Exam Duration<\/span><\/td>\n3 hours for BTech\/ BArch\/ BPlan<\/span><\/p>\n

3.5 hours for BArch and BPlanning both<\/span><\/p>\n

4 hours for PwD candidates<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

No. of Papers and Total Marks<\/span><\/td>\nPaper-1: BE\/BTech (300 marks)<\/span><\/p>\n

Paper-2A: BArch (400 marks)<\/span><\/p>\n

Paper-2B: B.Planning (400 marks)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Total Questions<\/span><\/td>\nBE\/BTech: 75<\/span><\/p>\n

BArch: 77<\/span><\/p>\n

BPlanning: 100<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Marking Scheme<\/span><\/td>\n4 for each correct response<\/span><\/p>\n

1 mark will be deducted for each incorrect response<\/span><\/p>\n

No marks for unattempted questions<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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JEE Main 2026 Key Dates and Important Events<\/span><\/h2>\n

The table highlights the dates and events:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Events<\/b><\/td>\nSession 1 Dates<\/b><\/td>\nSession 2 Dates<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Application Form Online Submission<\/span><\/td>\n31st October 2025 to 27th November 2025<\/span><\/td>\nLast week of January 2026 – March 2026 (Tentative)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Display of Admit card<\/span><\/td>\n3 days before the actual date of the examination<\/span><\/td>\n3 days before the actual date of the examination<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Exam Date<\/span><\/td>\nBetween 21 – 30 January 2026<\/span><\/td>\nBetween 02 – 09 April 2026<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Provisional Answer Key with OMR & Responses<\/span><\/td>\nFebruary 2026<\/span><\/td>\nApril 2026<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Result Declaration (Cut-off, Scorecard)<\/span><\/td>\nBy 12 February 2026<\/span><\/td>\nBy 20 April 2026<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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JEE Main 2026 Notification Release Date and Details<\/span><\/h2>\n

JEE Main 2026 notification is out on 31st October 2025, by the NTA containing details like eligibility, fee, syllabus, pattern and other instructions.<\/span><\/p>\n

Download it and highlight the key points and mark any changes since the previous year. A little patience in this is worth a lot of trouble later on.<\/span><\/p>\n

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JEE Main 2026 Registration Dates and Application Process<\/span><\/h2>\n

The registration process for Session 1 may begin from October 2025 till December 2025. Further, Session 2 may start around late January or early February 2026.<\/span><\/p>\n

Keep things ready before the portal opens: scanned photos, signature, and ID proof. It sounds boring, but registering early avoids those dreaded \u201cserver busy\u201d errors on the last day.<\/span><\/p>\n

The entire process of the JEE Main 2026 application form is entirely online. The process is as follows:<\/span><\/p>\n