NTA is conducting JEE Mains 2026 session 2 exam on April 2, 4, 5, 6, and 8. The data for how many students appeared for JEE Main 2026 session 2 will be announced soon. In JEE Main session 1, a total of 13,00,368 students appeared for the JEE Mains Jan 21, 22, 23, 24, and 28 papers, hitting an attendance record of 96.26%. These figures say a lot about exam popularity, competition level, and predictions for the upcoming JEE Main session, and what students must do next.
The National Testing Agency has officially released data for the number of students registered for JEE Mains 2026 and the total number of candidates who appeared for the Joint Entrance Exam. As per the official report of NTA for session 1, a total of 13,00,368 students appeared in the exam, with an attendance record of 96.26%.
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With 13,04,653 registrations for session 1, and high attendance rates, the number of students appearing in JEE Main exam has surged compared to previous years. Total number of students who appeared for JEE Main 2026 Session 2 will be released soon by NTA. As per reports, around 10 lakh candidates have registered for the April attempt exam of JEE Mains 2026.
- JEE Mains 2026 Candidate's Participation in Session 1: Key Highlights
- JEE Main 2026: How many students appeared in Session 1?
- JEE Main Registration Trends Over the Years
- Increase in JEE Main Registration 2026: Will it impact the cutoff/percentile
- JEE Main 2026 Marks Vs Percentile
JEE Mains 2026 Candidate's Participation in Session 1: Key Highlights
- NTA JEE Main 2026 recorded one of the highest student participation in recent years.
- Around 14.5 lakh (approx) candidates registered for session 1, indicating interest in engineering domain.
- A total of 13,00,368 students appeared in the all shifts so far in session 1 (till Jan 28), with an attendance record of 96.26%
- More students are aiming to qualify for JEE Advanced 2026 through JEE Main.
- This shows rising participation, in streams like engineering, technology, and AI-related careers.
JEE Main 2026: How many students appeared in Session 1?
NTA Joint Entrance Exam, being one of the top BTech engineering entrance exam offer admission to top NITs, IIITs, and GFTIs. Every year, approx 10+ lakh students register for the exam. NTA has already started JEE Mains January session exam, and the stats so far can be checked below.
| Year |
No. of Registered Students |
No. of Students Appeared |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 |
13,55,293 |
13,04,653 |
JEE Mains session 1 registration has already set a record-breaking data, crossing the numbers of the previous year's. According to experts predictions, JEE Main 2026 session 2 registration might expect a total unique candidate registration of 15 to 17 lakhs, making it as one of the biggest batches of student's participation ever.
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JEE Main Registration Trends Over the Years
Students can check the data below on how many students registered for JEE Main exam in the past years. The numbers listed below are as per the NTA records -
| Year |
No. of Registered Students |
No. of Students Appeared |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 |
January- 13,11,544 |
January- 12,58,136 |
| April- 10,61,840 |
April- 9,92,350 |
|
| 2024 |
January- 1231874 |
January- 1170036 |
| April - 1179569 |
April - 1067959 |
|
| 2023 |
January - 860064 |
January - 823967 |
| April - 931334 |
April - 883367 |
|
| 2022 |
June - 872970 |
June - 769604 |
| July - 622034 |
July - 540242 |
|
| 2021 |
February - 652628 |
February - 621033 |
| March - 619641 |
March - 556248 |
|
| July - 709611 |
July - 543553 |
|
| August - 767700 |
August - 481419 |
|
| 2020 |
8,58,000 |
8,00,532 |
| 2019 |
January - 9,29,198 |
January - 8,74,469 |
| April - 9,35,755 |
April - 8,81,096 |
|
| 2018 |
10,43,739 |
10,01,543 |
| 2017 |
1186454 |
Online Exam - 165635 |
| Offline Exam- 956716 |
||
| 2016 |
12,07,257 |
Online Exam- 10,22,808 |
| Offline Exam- 1,72,058 |
||
| 2015 |
13,04,646 |
Online Exam- 11,05,135 |
| Offline Exam- 1,87,782 |
||
| 2014 |
13,56,805 |
Online Exam- 11,72,538 |
| Offline Exam- 1,72,369 |
||
| 2013 |
12,60,219 |
11,89,777 |
| 2012 |
11,45,353 |
10,70,276 |
| 2011 |
11,14,880 |
10,53,833 |
| 2010 |
11,18,147 |
10,65,100 |
| 2009 |
10,10,061 |
9,62,119 |
Increase in JEE Main Registration 2026: Will it impact the cutoff/percentile
Many students have this doubt regarding whether increased registration can affect the percentile in JEE Mains 2026. They think that the number of increased registrations corresponds to a low percentile. But the clear answer is “NO” it does not have any negative impact on the rank or percentile.
JEE Main expected cutoff and percentile determines how a candidate has performed in the exam compared to others who appeared in the same shift, thus making the competition level tough.
Here’s how -
- More registrations mean more competition, especially to be in the list of top performers.
- Achieving 95+ percentile in JEE Main can be little tough due to increased number of applicants.
- Qualifying cutoff for JEE Mains may increase, making it tough for college admission.
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Based on the past-year's cutoff trends, students can check expected JEE Main marks vs percentile details below.
| 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 |
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Student Forum
Anything you would want to ask experts?Answered 21 hours ago
No, a JEE Main score alone is not sufficient for direct entry to UG courses at the TUM. For direct entry to UG courses at TU Munich having a qualifying JEE Advanced score is mandatory.
Students with a JEE Main score and a Class 12th completion certificate will need to take the Studienkolleg (prepar
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 22 hours ago
Not always. While most reputed colleges prefer JEE Main scores, some private engineering colleges in Indore also offer direct admission based on Class 12th merit, especially under management quota seats. So, if you haven't cleared JEE Main with a strong rank, you may still get into a decent private
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 3 days ago
Yes, JECRC University grants scholarship to BTech students based on JEE Main scores. Check below score-wise scholarship:
- Candidates with JEE Main percentile score of 85 to 89.99 (General Category), shall get 15% scholarship on Tuition Fee.
- Candidates with JEE Main percentile score of more than 90 (Ge
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 4 days ago
No. While there is an overlap, the GUJCET syllabus is more aligned with state-level board books and is less advanced than JEE Main.
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Contributor-Level 8
Answered a week ago
Adamas University cutoff 2026 is out for Round 3 admission to the BTech courses. The cutoff is based on JEE Main entrance exam scores, followed by WBJEE counselling.
In the General AI category, the third-round cutoff ranks ranged between 395391 and 1180505 for BTech admission. With the lowest closing
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered a week ago
GL Bajaj Institute of Technology and Management considers JEE Main score for admission in BTech course. The seats are allotted via UPTAC Counselling. Students can also get admission in BTech based on their Class 12 scores. However, preference is given to candidates with JEE Main score. They need to
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Guide-Level 15
Answered a week ago
BTech admission at GGU is based on JEE Main scores. After seat acceptance at reporting centre student must have to report physically to the institute for final admission as per the timeline given by JoSAA/ CSAB/ Spot counselling.
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered a week ago
According to the Lucknow University Cutoff 2026, the rank needed for getting admission in this university is 629691 for the category of General AI. Therefore, this category of students should obtain the rank of 629691 or less than this rank for being eligible for admission in this university.
It shou
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered a week ago
Lucknow University CSE cutoff 2026 for the General AI category was 131278 in the last round, and for the BTech CSE (AI) course, the cutoff was 149797 in the same round. To know the last round BTech CSE cutoff for other categories, see the table below.
| Category | BTech CSE | BTech CSE (AI) |
|---|---|---|
| General | 131278 | 149797 |
| OBC | 152450 | 168280 |
| SC | 330025 | 365271 |
| ST | 1020632 | 759618 |
| EWS | 145455 | 157942 |
| PWD | 1264633 | 1150097 |
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered a week ago
No, JEE Main is not mandatory for admission in BTech programme of SOA University. It is optional. Aspirants can also appear for SAAT conducted by deemed-to-be university for admission in BTech.
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