Ruchika Kumari | April 20, 2026 | 04:45 PM IST | 4 mins read
JEE Main 2026 session 2 final answer key out, NTA drops two questions. Session 2 scores, final result, cut-off shortly on jeemain.nta.nic.in.
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JEE Main 2026 Result LIVE: The National Testing Agency (NTA) can declare the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE Main) result any minute now. In previous years, NTA has released the final answer key almost an hour before announcing the results online. The results are usually declared after 8 pm; however, NTA has not specified an exact time for the JEE Main Session 2 results. With the JEE final answer key link now active on the official website, the result is expected shortly.
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NTA conducted JEE Main Session 1 from January 21 to 29, 2026, in multiple shifts. The provisional answer key was released on February 4, allowing students to raise objections. After reviewing the challenges, the final answer key was released on February 16, 2026, and on the same day, the result was declared, showing candidates’ percentile scores.
JEE Main Session 2 was conducted from April 2 to 8, 2026, followed by the release of provisional answer key on April 11. Final answer key and result will be released today, April 20, 2026.
Apart from official websites, candidates can also check their JEE results on Digilocker.
Candidates must know that NTA will announce the final results and Session 2 scores today. The final result will be prepared on the basis of Session 1 and Session 2 performance, and the top 2.5 lakh qualifiers will be eligible to appear for JEE Advanced.
In April 2023 session, 43 students scored 100 percentile. In JEE Main 2024, a total of 56 students scored 100 percentile across both sessions. Some of the popular JEE toppers of past years are Pranav Goyal, Kanishka Mittal, Kalpit Veerwal, Vijay Verma, Sneha Pareek, Vikas Negi.
A total of 11,65,452 candidates applied for the JEE Main 2026 session 2 exam. Of these, 10,73,255 candidates have appeared, recording an overall attendance of 92.1%.
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JEE Main 2026 cut off, marks vs percentile, tie-breaking criteria and topper details here.
April 20, 2026 | 04:45 PM IST
Yes, the NTA has issued the JEE Main final answer key for session 2 today. The NTA has dropped two questions from the JEE Main final answer key from the Physics section.
April 20, 2026 | 04:36 PM IST
The JEE Mains 2026 marks vs percentile trends are given below.
JEE Main Marks | JEE Main Percentile |
300-291 | 100-99.999 |
292-280 | 99.99890732 - 99.99617561 |
279-271 | 99.99417236 - 99.99153171 |
268-259 | 99.99034797 - 99.97687156 |
258-250 | 99.97413985 - 99.95228621 |
249-240 | 99.95028296 - 99.91549924 |
239-230 | 99.91395128 - 99.87060821 |
229-220 | 99.86150253 - 99.78191884 |
219-210 | 99.77499852 - 99.69159044 |
209- 200 | 99.68494329 - 99.57503767 |
199-190 | 99.56019541 - 99.40858575 |
189- 180 | 99.39319714 - 99.17311273 |
179-170 | 99.1567225 - 98.87981861 |
169-160 | 98.85149993 - 98.52824811 |
159-150 | 98.49801724 -98.09290531 |
149-140 | 98.07460288 - 97.54301298 |
139-130 | 97.4927496 - 96.87838902 |
129-120 | 96.80927687 - 96.0687115 |
119-110 | 95.983027 - 95.05625037 |
109-100 | 94.96737888 - 93.8020333 |
99-90 | 93.67910655 - 92.21882783 |
89-80 | 92.05811248 - 90.27631202 |
79-70 | 90.0448455 - 87.51810893 |
69-60 | 87.33654157 - 83.89085926 |
59-50 | 83.5119717 - 78.35114254 |
49-40 | 77.81927947 - 69.5797271 |
39-30 | 68.80219265 - 56.09102043 |
29-20 | 54.01037138 - 36.58463962 |
19-10 | 35.2885364 - 18.16647924 |
9-0 | 17.14582299 -5.71472799 |
April 20, 2026 | 04:35 PM IST
The NTA has not announced specific time for the JEE Mains result. However, as per the previous years trends, the JEE Mains result 2026 is expected to be declared in the late evening.
April 20, 2026 | 04:32 PM IST
No, 40 is not a good scrore in JEE Main. Candidates with this score will not qualify for the JEE Advanced.
April 20, 2026 | 04:26 PM IST
No, 53% is not considered a good score in the JEE Main 2026. Candidates with 53% score are expected to get above 2.5 lakh. Here is the JEE Mains 2026 percentile and ranks vs marks.
JEE Main marks | Expected percentile | Expected ranks |
240 - 280+ | 99.9+ | 1 - 1,200 |
210 - 240 | 99.5 - 99.9 | 1,200 - 6,000 |
180 - 210 | 99.0 - 99.5 | 6,000 - 12,000 |
160 - 180 | 98.0 - 99.0 | 12,000 - 25,000 |
140 - 160 | 97.0 - 98.0 | 25,000 - 35,000 |
120 - 140 | 95.0 - 97.0 | 35,000 - 60,000 |
100 - 120 | 90.0 - 95.0 | 60,000 Lakh - 1.1 Lakh |
70 - 100 | 80.0 - 90.0 | 1.1 Lakh - 2.5 Lakh |
April 20, 2026 | 04:18 PM IST
No, the JEE paper 2 result will be declared soon for BArch and Bplanning candidates at jeemain.nta.nic.in.
April 20, 2026 | 04:14 PM IST
Candidates can access the JEE Main result link 2026 through the official website at jeemain.nta.nic.in.
April 20, 2026 | 04:11 PM IST
No, the NTA has not yet declare the JEE Main session 2 result.
April 20, 2026 | 04:05 PM IST
The NTA will declare the JEE Main 2026 results soon at jeemain.nta.nic.in. Candidates will be able to download the NTA JEE Main 2026 scorecard using login details such as application number and password or date of birth.
April 20, 2026 | 04:02 PM IST
Yes, the NTA JEE Mains result 2026 is expected to be declared today for around 11.23 lakh candidates, aiming for BTech admissions.
April 20, 2026 | 04:00 PM IST
The important dates of session 1 are:
Exam date: January 21 to 29, 2026, in multiple shifts
Provisional answer key: February 4, 2026
Final answer key and result: February 16, 2026
April 20, 2026 | 03:45 PM IST
Candidates can access their JEE Main Session 2 result via DigiLocker by using the steps given below:
April 20, 2026 | 03:30 PM IST
Canddiates can check their result on the mentioned below wesbites:
April 20, 2026 | 03:15 PM IST
| Marks out of 300 | Percentile |
| 91-100 | 92.37763097-93.8020333 |
| 81-90 | 90.4734501-92.21882783 |
| 71-80 | 87.79956566- 90.27631202 |
| 61-70 | 84.22540213-87.51810893 |
| 51-60 | 79.10081359-83.89085926 |
| 41- 50 | 70.26839007-78.35114254 |
| 31- 40 | 57.33540336 - 69.5797271 |
| 21- 30 | 38.14316869- 56.09102043 |
| 11- 20 | 19.33774352- 36.58463962 |
| 1-10 | 6.66590786 - 18.16647924 |
April 20, 2026 | 03:02 PM IST
NTA uses a normalization process based on percentile scores, which ensures that candidates are neither advantaged nor disadvantaged due to variations in the difficulty level of different question papers or shifts.
April 20, 2026 | 03:00 PM IST
JEE Main 2026 session 2 final answer key reflects that two Physics questions have been dropped. Following a set pattern, provisional answer key is released at first to invite objections or challenges against the same from candidates. If any of the challenge raised is found to be true, it gets reflected in the final key.
April 20, 2026 | 02:51 PM IST
JEE Main 2026 session 2 final answer key reflects that two Physics questions have been dropped. Following a set pattern, provisional answer key is released at first to invite objections or challenges against the same from candidates. If any of the challenge raised is found to be true, it gets reflected in the final key.
April 20, 2026 | 02:44 PM IST
Candidates do not require the application number and password to check final key.
April 20, 2026 | 02:34 PM IST
Candidates should match their responses with the final answer key and calculate marks by giving +4 for each correct answer, −1 for each wrong answer, and 0 for unanswered questions. The total score is obtained using the formula: (Correct × 4) − (Wrong × 1).
April 20, 2026 | 02:33 PM IST
NTA JEE Main 2026 session 2 final answer key link is now live on official website. Candidates who appeared in the exam, can check the same and calculate their scores now.
April 20, 2026 | 02:32 PM IST
The NTA allowed candidates a two-day window, from April 11 to 13, to raise objections against the JEE Main 2026 Session 2 provisional answer key. The JEE Main 2026 Session 2 results will be declared on April 20 for admission to BTech, BArch, and BPlanning programmes.
April 20, 2026 | 02:30 PM IST
As scheduled, National Testing Agency (NTA) will declare the JEE Mains 2026 final results today, on April 20. Candidates who appeared in any of session 1 or 2 exams should check the final results. Top 2.5 lakh qualifiers will sit for JEE Advanced scheduled later this year.
April 20, 2026 | 02:28 PM IST
National Testing Agency, NTA will declare the JEE Mains 2026 final results soon. Once announced, candidates will be able to check their session 2 marks online.