JEE Main Dates 2026: Check CSAB & JoSAA Counselling Dates

Joint Seat Allocation Authority (JoSAA) conducts JEE Main counselling for admission to IITs, NITs, IIITs and GFTIs. Candidates who appear in JEE Main are eligible to participate in counselling for admission to all participating institutes of JoSAA through JEE Main scores. The JoSAA JEE Mains 2026 counselling is now ongoing at josaa.nic.in.

• Eligibility: Requires a valid JEE Main or JEE Advanced score.
• Institutes: Covers 23 IITs, IISc Bengaluru, 31 NITs, IIEST Shibpur, 26 IIITs, and 56 GFTIs.
• Seat Allotment: Based entirely on the choices candidates fill during registration and ranks of JEE Mains and JEE Advanced.
• Confirmation: Candidates must accept seats using freeze, float, or slide options before the deadline.

To participate in counselling, candidates have to register online on the JoSAA website and fill in the choices of their preferred institutes and branches. Candidates allotted seats through JoSAA counselling have to confirm their admission online and deposit the fees as per the dates mentioned in the provisional allotment letter.

For admission to vacant seats after JoSAA counselling, candidates can participate in CSAB 2026 special rounds at csab.nic.in.

The JEE Main paper result 2026 session 2 has been announced at jeemain.nta.nic.in. Candidates have to use their application number and password through the JEE Mains login portal to check their results.

Candidates must download the JEE Main result and keep it safe for admission purposes, especially during the counselling process. The JEE Main Result consists of the candidate's normalised percentile score in Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics, and aggregate percentile score in all three subjects. Candidates will be able to know about their colleges based on their scores using JEE Main College Predictor.

Along with the JEE Mains Result session 2, NTA has also released the JEE Main Cut off Percentile, which are the minimum marks candidates need to score to qualify for JEE Advanced.

The NTA JEE Main Answer Key for session 2 was released on April 11 for paper 1 and on April 25 for paper 2. The challenge window was open until April 27, with a non-refundable fee of INR 200 per question for processing, payable via various online methods. If the challenge is accepted by NTA, the fee is refunded.

To download the answer keys, candidates have to log in with their application number and password. Also, NTA has released shift-wise JEE Mains paper 1 question papers for session 2.

The final JEE Mains answer key, released after reviewing the objections submitted by the candidates, is used to calculate the result/score of the candidates.

NTA has closed the JEE Main 2026 registration session 2. Candidates meeting the eligibility criteria can apply for JEE Main 2026 by the application deadline. They must upload a live photo, a scanned passport-sized photo, and their signature. OBC-NCL/EWS/SC/ST candidates need to include details of their certificate authority and date, while PwD/PwBD candidates must upload their category certificates. The application fees are INR 1000 for general, INR 800 for OBC, and INR 500 for SC candidates.

The JEE Main 2026 information brochure, which includes details on syllabus, exam pattern, JEE Main 2026 eligibility criteria, and other important information, is also available on the official website.

Also Check: How to Fill JEE Main 2026 Application Form

NTA has closed the JEE Mains form correction facility. The JEE Main form correction opportunity is available to all candidates who have applied as fresh candidates for JEE Mains 2026 Session 2, as well as to those who had applied for JEE Mains 2026 Session 1 and registered for Session 2.

When the form correction link is activated, all the registered candidates have to visit jeemain.nta.nic.in and verify their particulars. They are further advised to make any required corrections to their particulars in their respective application forms.

During the JEE Mains correction, the additional fee (wherever applicable) is to be paid by the candidate either through Credit Card/Debit Card/Net Banking/UPI.

NTA released the JEE Main session 2 City Intimation Slip 2026 on March 21 at jeemain.nta.nic.in. The city intimation slip mentions details of the exam date and exam city of the candidate. Candidates must note that the exam city slip is different from admit card. Note that NTA is not going to change the JEE Main exam date 2026 for session 2 under any condition. NTA has clarified via the FAQs that, even if there is a clash with other state or national level entrance exams, the JEE Main 2026 exam date will not be changed.

The NTA JEE Main admit card for session 2 was released by NTA. Candidates can download the admit card from the official website. Candidates who submit their application for the JEE Main 2026 exam receive a hall ticket to download and bring to the exam centre. They must also carry a valid photo ID (like a voter ID, PAN card, or driving license) and a passport-size photo (the same as in the application). One colour printout of the NTA JEE Main Admit Card is required.