JEE Main 2026: NTA adds 39 more exam cities; question paper pattern, syllabus
Vagisha Kaushik | November 1, 2025 | 12:21 AM IST | 2 mins read
JEE Main 2026 syllabus, list of examination cities are out on jeemain.nta.nic.in. Candidates can JEE Main application form 2026 by November 27.
Boost your preparation with JEE Main 2026 – 10 full-length mock tests. Practice real exam patterns, improve accuracy, and track your performance effectively.
Attempt NowThe National Testing Agency (NTA) has issued the syllabus for the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE Main) 2026 on the official website, jeemain.nta.nic.in. In a major update, the number of exam cities has been increased from 284 to 323 this year. JEE Main 2026 registration live updates.
JEE Main 2026: April Session Admit Card Link
JEE Main: Last 10 Year's Ques | Top 30 Most Repeated Questions
JEE Main Prep: High Scoring Chapters | Mock Test | Important Formulas
Don't Miss: Foreign Universities in India | College Predictor
NTA has started the JEE Main 2026 registration and the last date to fill the JEE Main application form 2026 is November 27. The testing agency has also issued the JEE Main 2026 information bulletin containing the eligibility criteria, exam pattern, marking scheme, tie-breaking criteria, list of examination cities, and more.
JEE Mains 2026 session 1 exams will be held from January 21 to 30. JEE Main comprises two papers – paper 1 (BE,BTech) for engineering aspirants and paper 2 (BArch, BPlanning) for architecture ones.
Also read JEE Main 2026: At IIT Bombay, CSE remains top choice; closing rank falls by 2 points
JEE Main 2026 exam pattern
JEE Main exam pattern 2026 remains the same as last year. Here’s the paper-wise examination scheme.
|
Paper |
Course |
Subjects / Parts |
Section A (MCQs) |
Section B (Numerical) |
Total Questions |
|
Paper 1 |
BE / BTech |
Physics Mathematics Chemistry |
20 |
5 |
75 |
|
Paper 2A |
BArch |
Part I – Mathematics Part II – Aptitude Test Part III – Drawing Test |
20 |
5 |
77 (including 2 Drawing Questions) |
|
Paper 2B |
BPlanning |
Part I – Mathematics Part II – Aptitude Test Part III – Planning |
20 |
5 |
100 |
JEE Main 2026 session 1 dates
NTA has also released the examination schedule for JEE Main 2026 January session which is as follows:
|
Event |
Dates / Details |
|
Online submission of application form |
October 31, 2025 to November 27, 2025 (up to 9 PM) |
|
Last date of successful fee transaction (through credit/debit card/net banking/UPI) |
November 27, 2025 (up to 11:50 PM) |
|
Announcement of the city of examination |
By the first week of January 2026 |
|
Downloading of admit cards from NTA website |
Will be announced later on the website |
|
Dates of examination |
Between January 21, 2026 to January 30, 2026 |
|
Centre, date and shift |
As indicated in the admit card |
|
Display of Recorded Responses and Answer Keys |
To be announced later on the website |
|
Declaration of result |
By February 12, 2026 (Tentative) |
Follow us for the latest education news on colleges and universities, admission, courses, exams, research, education policies, study abroad and more..
To get in touch, write to us at news@careers360.com.
Next Story
]JEE Main 2026: Closing ranks for AI, ML, data science at NITs highlight rising demand
JEE Main Registration 2026: Session 1 exam will be conducted from January 21 to 30. JoSAA closing ranks indicate narrowing gaps between traditional CSE and emerging AI, ML, and data science programmes.
Vikas Kumar Pandit | 2 mins readFeatured News
]- Pondicherry University advances exams, cancels internals, makes Saturdays working citing LPG shortage
- Osmania University degree college crammed into 5 school rooms; BA, BSc, BCom students take turns to study
- Resident doctors’ workload ‘alarming’; enforce mandatory rest, monitored rosters like for pilots: Panel
- Strengthen nursing courses, set up allied healthcare school at AIIMS Delhi: Panel to health ministry
- Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas have seen 40 student suicides in 5 years, show education ministry data
- ANRF spent just 61% of its budget for 2025-2026, nothing in first 2 years: Parliament panel report
- Lamp-lit home to London lab: IIT Hyderabad PhD from Bengal village wins Marie Curie postdoc fellowship
- Maharashtra panel suggests making Marathi-medium government schools ‘semi-English’ to draw students
- Anna University student accuses professor of sexual harassment; protest at campus
- 2 Karnataka engineering colleges getting govt funds even after private-university affiliation, finds CAG