JEE Main 2026: Exam Date, Registration, Syllabus, Pattern, Eligibility, Admit Card, Cutoff

Course: B.Tech

JEE Main 2026 (Joint Entrance Examination Main) is a national-level engineering entrance exam conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA) for admission to B.Tech, B.E., B.Arch, and B.Planning programs in top engineering institutes across India.

The exam is conducted twice a year (January and April sessions), giving students an opportunity to improve their scores. JEE Main is the gateway to prestigious institutes like NITs, IIITs, and GFTIs, and also serves as the qualifying exam for JEE Advanced (for IIT admissions).

📅 Exam Dates (Expected 2026)

- Session 1: January 2026

- Session 2: April 2026

📝 Eligibility Criteria

- Candidates must have passed or be appearing in Class 12 (PCM)

- Year of passing: 2024, 2025, or 2026

- Maximum attempts: 3 consecutive years

- No age limit (subject to institute rules)

📚 Syllabus

Based on NCERT Class 11 & 12:

- Physics: Mechanics, Thermodynamics, Optics, Modern Physics

- Chemistry: Physical, Organic, Inorganic

- Mathematics: Algebra, Calculus, Trigonometry, Coordinate Geometry

🧠 Exam Pattern (B.Tech – Paper 1)

- Subjects: Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics

- Total Questions: 90 (75 to attempt)

- Duration: 3 Hours

- Marking: +4 (correct), -1 (incorrect MCQ), no negative for numerical

🎟️ Admit Card

Released 3–5 days before exam on official website.

📊 Result & Cutoff

- Result declared in percentile (NTA Score)

- Best score from both sessions considered

- Expected cutoff for JEE Advanced:

  General: 90–93 percentile

🏫 Colleges Accepting JEE Main

- NITs

- IIITs

- GFTIs

- Top private engineering colleges

🔗 Related Exam:

JEE Advanced 2026 – Required for admission to IITs.