NTA JEE Main 2026 session 1 admit card likely today; download link generated but not active yet
Team Careers360 | January 17, 2026 | 09:31 AM IST | 2 mins read
JEE Mains Admit Card 2026: Candidates will have to enter their application number and password to download the hall ticket.
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Try NowThe National Testing Agency (NTA) is expected to release the JEE Main 2026 session 1 admit cards today. Following trends from the previous year, NTA typically issues hall tickets 2–3 days ahead of the examination. JEE Main Admit Card 2026 LIVE
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Once issued, candidates will be able to download the JEE Main session 2026 hall ticket on the official website, jeemain.nta.nic.in. Candidates will require their JEE Main application number and password to download their hall tickets.
The testing agency has generated the JEE Main 2026 admit card download link, but it is not active yet. Candidates will be able to access it once the link is activated on the official portal.
JEE Mains hall ticket will include details such as candidates’ name, father’s name, date of birth, gender, category, eligibility, allotted exam centre, date, time, signature, and other information.
NTA JEE Main session 2026 exams will be held on January 21, 22, 23, 24, 28, and 29 in two shifts. The first session exams will be held from 9 am to noon, while the second session exams will be conducted from 3 pm to 6 pm. NTA will conduct JEE Main session 1 exams from April 2 to 9, as per the schedule.
Recently, the testing agency has rescheduled the JEE Main 2026 session 1 exam on January 23 due to the celebration of Saraswati Puja . Candidates will have to carry their JEE Main 2026 hall tickets along with their government-issued ID to the exam centres for verification purposes.
JEE Main 2026: Admit card release trends
The table below shows the release dates of JEE Main admit cards for previous years alongside the corresponding session 1 exam start dates. This helps candidates anticipate the likely timeline for the JEE Main 2026 hall ticket release.
|
Year |
Admit card release date |
Session 1 exam start date |
|
2020 |
December 26, 2019 |
January 6, 2020 |
|
2021 |
February 17, 2021 |
February 23, 2021 |
|
2022 |
June 22, 2022 |
June 24, 2022 |
|
2023 |
January 20, 2023 |
January 24, 2023 |
|
2024 |
January 25, 2024 |
January 27, 2024 |
|
2025 |
January 26, 2025 |
January 29, 2025 |
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