Documents Required for JEE Main 2026: Photo Verification Certificate for Non-Aadhaar Candidates

The JEE application process comprises registration, form-filling, uploading documents and fee payment. The JEE Mains document upload becomes tricky because of multiple documents and the varying size limit for each of those. Check the detailed list of applicable documents, the competent authority to validate them and the size guidelines here.

Documents Required for JEE Main 2026 Registration: The detailed list of JEE Mains registration documents is given in the official notice. Candidates can check the documents required for JEE Main 2026 and its size guidelines on this page. Aspirants have to upload all the documents in the size and format prescribed to avoid rejection later. The JEE Main 2026 registration for session 2 will start in the last week of January 2026.

JEE Main 2026 Photo Verification Certificate for Non-Aadhaar Candidates

Those candidates who have registered for the JEE Main 2026 session 1 using ID proofs other than Aadhaar Card/DigiLocker, have to upload the Photo Verification Certificate by January 15, 2026.

NTA has sent emails to the candidates who have used any one of the following ID proofs to register for the exam:

• PAN Card
• Indian Passport
• Non-Indian Passport 

Candidates who have used any of these ID cards to apply for JEE Mains, must check their JEE Main 2026 registered email id.

Where to get the Photo Verification Certificate?

"Photo Verification Certificate" is available under the respective logins of the candidates at jeemain.nta.nic.in. To download the certificate, candidates have to login using their JEE Main 2026 application number and password.

How to Submit the Photo Verification Certificate?

Candidates have to then fill in the details in the certificate, fix a recent passport-size photograph at the space provided and get it signed by any one of the following gazetted officers:

• School/College Principal/Headmaster
• Class-I Gazetted Officer, such as Tehsildar, Revenue Officer, SDM, DM
• Class-I Gazetted Officer of the Indian Embassy (for NRI candidates)

Thereafter, the completed certificate should be scanned and uploaded in PDF format through the link provided under the JEE Main candidate login.

The details to be filled in the photo verification certificate are:

• Name of the candidate
• Name of parents
• Class
• School name

The certificate that the candidates have to fill and upload appears like the one shown below:

Photo verification certificate

JEE Main 2026 Application Form

Aspirants must check the documents required for JEE Mains registration and keep everything ready before starting to fill the form. Early application means candidates avoid any last-minute technical glitches.

Documents Required for JEE Mains Application Form

Applicants can find the list of JEE Main 2026 documents below:

• Aadhar Card
• Class 10th marksheet
• Photograph of the examinee
• Signature of the candidate
• Income certificate (if applicable)
• Caste certificate (if applicable)
• UDID card (for PwD candidates)

The list above includes all the official documents required while filling the form of JEE Main 2026. Applicants must ensure to enter the correct details to avoid rejection of the application form. Not all of these documents have to be uploaded. In fact, general category candidates have to skip most of these documents. However, applicants are advised to keep these documents around to fill out exact details by referring to them and avoiding any discrepancy or errors at the last moment, which happens often than you think.

Documents To Be Uploaded During JEE Mains Registration

The following is the list of documents that have to be uploaded during the JEE Main 2026 registration. While the official notification will provide exact guidelines, candidates can check the details as per the last JEE Mains information brochure below:

• Scanned image of the candidate’s photograph
• Scanned image of the candidate’s signature
• Class X or equivalent certificate/mark sheet
• PwD/PwBD certificate

Size Specifications for Uploading JEE Mains 2026 Required Documents

Here is a table for JEE Mains photo and signature size guidelines. Candidates can check the size specifications for the  JEE Mains 2026 registration document-wise.

Important Instructions for Uploading the JEE Mains Registration Documents

• Do not upload blurred or dark images.
• Remember to save the file as 'Photograph' and save it in JPG/JPEG format
• Similarly, the signature file should be named as 'Signature' and be saved in JPG/JPEG format.
• Applicants must save the scanned copy of class X or equivalent certificate/marksheet as ‘Class-X Certificate’ and save it in a PDF file between 10 kb to 300 kb.
• The scanned copy of the PwD/PwBD certificate should be named as 'Disability Certificate' and should be a pdf between 10 kb to 300 kb.
• A correction facility for the required documents may not be available in the future. 
• Uploading wrong documents may lead to UFM penalties
• Use an updated browser and a stable internet to avoid upload errors. 

What Happens If You Upload the Wrong Document?

Uploading another person's photograph or signature, or a tampered document, can lead to rejection of the application form. If it is discovered at a later stage that the candidate has used someone else's documents, then he/she may be disqualified for admission under NTA's UFM rules and shall be dealt with according to the rules. The correction window may not allow the document re-upload facility.

Documents Required to Appear for JEE Mains Exam

Candidates also require certain documents to appear in the JEE Mains exam. These documents include:

• JEE Main 2026 admit card
• 2 passport-size photographs, as uploaded in the JEE Mains 2026 application form
• Govt-issued ID proof