Joint Entrance Examination (Main)
Registration opens
24 Oct 2026
NTA opened JEE Main 2027 Session 1 registration on 24 Oct 2026 at jeemain.nta.nic.in. Regular deadline 22 Nov 2026 (11:50 PM), late fee window 23-26 Nov, corrections 27-29 Nov.
Registration closes
22 Nov 2026
Regular Session 1 registration and fee deadline is 22 Nov 2026 (11:50 PM); a late fee window (extra Rs 500) runs 23-26 Nov 2026.
Exam date
20 Jan 2027
NTA revised the JEE Main 2027 Session 1 schedule alongside the registration notice (24 Oct 2026): exam days are 20, 21, 22, 23, 24 and 28 Jan 2027, replacing the 22, 23, 24, 28, 29, 30 Jan window from the 16 Sept public notice.
Application fee
₹1000(₹500 SC/ST/reserved)
Official website
https://jeemain.nta.nic.inThe Joint Entrance Examination (Main) is India's national engineering entrance exam, conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA). It's the qualifying exam for admission to the NITs, IIITs, and other centrally-funded technical institutes (via JoSAA counselling), and it also gates entry to JEE Advanced - the separate exam that decides admission to the IITs. It's held twice a year (January and April sessions); your better score across the two counts.
Mode
Computer-based test (CBT)
Duration
3 hours (4 hours for PwD candidates)
Questions
75 - 25 each in Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics
Total marks
300
Marking scheme
+4 correct / -1 incorrect
Sections
JoSAA centralized counselling allocates NIT/IIIT/GFTI seats by JEE Main rank, category, and preference. Separately, your JEE Main rank must clear a cutoff to even sit for JEE Advanced, which is the exam that actually decides IIT admission.
Last verified 26 Oct 2026. Dates and eligibility can change - always confirm on the official notification before applying.
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