JEE Main session 2 application form 2026 will be out in the last week of January 2026. We have provided below the JEE Main 2026 registration dates for session 2 and steps to complete the application process for first-time applicants, as well as for second attempt candidates. Check below.
JEE Main 2026 Session 2: The National Testing Agency (NTA) will release the JEE Main 2026 session 2 application form in the last week of January 2026. The JEE Main 2026 session 2 registration window will open on the JEE Main official website is jeemain.nta.nic.in. The session 2 registration and application window for JEE Main 2026 will be open for around 25 days, as per previous year trends.
NTA will release the JEE Main 2026 session 2 registration dates soon. Currently, the JEE Main 2026 exam city intimation slips for session 1 are expected in the first week of January 2026. The candidates who have registered for JEE Main session 1 (January) can also apply for JEE Main 2026 session 2 exam to be held between April 2 to 9. However, the candidates who will apply for the second attempt will not need to register again, they can login using the session 1 JEE Mains application number and password and pay the session 2 application fee.
- NTA JEE Main 2026 Session 2 (April) Exam Dates
- How to Register for JEE Main 2026 Session 2 - For First Time Applicants
- How to Apply for JEE Main Session 2 - For Second Attempt Candidates
- JEE Main April Session Form Correction Window 2026
- JEE Main 2026 Session 2 Admit Card & City Intimation Slip
NTA JEE Main 2026 Session 2 (April) Exam Dates
The NTA JEE Main 2026 session 2 dates are as follows:
| JEE Main 2026 Session 2 | Dates - Tentative |
|---|---|
| Registration will start on | Last week of January 2026 |
| Last date to register and complete fee payment | Third week of February 2026 |
| Form correction | Last week of February 2026 |
| JEE Main 2026 session 2 exam date | Between April 2 to 9 |
How to Register for JEE Main 2026 Session 2 - For First Time Applicants
The candidates who will apply for JEE Main 2026 for the first time in session 2, that is, the candidates who have not applied for the January session, have to register for the exam from scratch. Apart from that, candidates should check the JEE Main 2026 eligibility criteria to apply for the exam. Check the JEE Main 2026 session 2 application process below:
Register: To apply for JEE Main 2026 session 2, candidates have to register with the details asked. The following details are needed for JEE Main registrations:
- Name
- Father's name
- Mother's name
- Date of birth
- Gender
- Address
- Communication details - email if and phone number
- Create password
Verify email ID and phone number: After submitting the above details, candidates have to verify their email ID and phone number by using the OTP sent.
Fill the application form: After verification, candidates can check their JEE Main 2026 application number and complete the application form under the login. Here, candidates have to complete the following fields:
- Contact details
- Personal details
- Disability details
- Identity details
- Register Aapaar ID, if needed
- Select exam cities
- Qualification details
- Additional details
- Emergency contact details
- Live photo capture
- Upload documents needed in the JEE Main form
- Final submission
Pay the application fee: After submission of the form, candidates have to pay the JEE Main 2026 session 2 application fee as applicable as per their category.
Download confirmation page: Once the application fee payment is successful, candidates can check the confirmation page and download the same for future reference.
Note: The generation of the confirmation page means that your JEE Main 2026 session 2 registration is successful.
How to Apply for JEE Main Session 2 - For Second Attempt Candidates
The candidates who have already applied for JEE Main 2026, are session 1, can skip the registration process and move to the fee payment stage of the JEE Main session 2 application form 2026.
Such candidates have to:
- Pay the application fee: Pay the JEE Main 2026 session 2 application fee as applicable as per their category.
- Download confirmation page: Check the confirmation page and download the same for future reference.
| JEE Main 2026 Syllabus | JEE Main Exam Pattern 2026 | JEE Main Question Papers |
JEE Main April Session Form Correction Window 2026
All candidates who register for session 1 and session 2 of JEE Main 2026 will be allowed to access the JEE Main form correction window. A few days after the session 2 registration closes, candidates can access the form correction window using their JEE Main application number and password.
Check below what details of the JEE Main 2026 form can be edited and what details cannot be able for correction:
| Details That Can be Changed | Details That Cannot be Changed |
|---|---|
| Candidate Name (or) Father's Name (or) Mother's Name | Mobile Number |
| Educational Qualification Details of Class 10 and 12 | Email Address |
| State Code of Eligibility | Present or Permanent Address |
| Date of Birth | Emergency Contact Details |
| Gender | Photograph of Candidate |
| Category | |
| Sub-category/PwD | |
| Signature | |
| Paper | |
| Examination City Selection (based on permanent/present address) | |
| Medium of Examination (based on permanent/present address) |
The candidates who applied for JEE Main 2026 session 1 and who registered for session 2 can also take advantage of the JEE Mains session 2 correction window to make changes in the form, if needed. Also, candidates should complete the NTA JEE Main registration form before the deadline.
JEE Main 2026 Session 2 Admit Card & City Intimation Slip
Only the registered candidates are issued the JEE Main admit card 2026 to appear in the exam. Before the JEE Main 2026 session 2 admit card is released, candidates will get the city intimation slip. In the city intimation slip candidates will be notified of their allotted exam city and exam date.
The exact JEE Main 2026 exam centre name and address for session 2 will be allotted to the students via the admit card. The session 2 exam date and time will also be available via the JEE Main session 2 hall ticket.
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The Anant National University JEE Main Cutoff 2024 was released for all rounds and categories for students under the Homes State and All India quota who were seeking admission to the BE/BTech and BArch courses.
The JEE Main Cutoff 2024 for the BArch course was 22012 for students belonging to the Gene
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In 2023, the Dr. D.Y. Patil Institute of Engineering Management and Research, Akurdi JEE Main cutoff ranks varied between 38276 and 208419 for the students belonging to the General AII India quota for BTech admission. Among all the specialisations, the most competitive was Computer Engineering, with
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No. NTA has not allowed calculators of kind - virtual or physical inside the JEE Main exam hall. Candidates must not carry calculators or any other electronic device in the JEE Main examination centre.
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No. NTA has clearly mentioned that ot will not change the dates of JEE Main exam of there is a clash of dates with any other examinations.
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Contributor-Level 6
Answered 3 days ago
Hi.
JEE Main Score Route
If you have a JEE Main 2026 score, you can apply directly using that.
Your All India Rank (AIR) is used for:
Branch allocation (high-demand branches like CSE, AI/ML, IT, etc.)
Merit-based scholarships
No CU-specific entrance exam is required in this case.
CUCET / Direct Admission R
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Scholar-Level 17
Answered 3 days ago
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There is no fixed “minimum JEE Main percentile/rank” that guarantees admission to Chandigarh University (CU)'s B.Tech/B.E. in Computer Science Engineering (CSE), because admission depends on seat demand, number of applicants, branch popularity, and round of counselling. But we can estimate a roug
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Scholar-Level 17
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Yes — at Chandigarh University (CU), it is possible to get a scholarship for B.Tech/B.E. (including CSE with specialisations like AI & ML / “IBM‑program” etc.) based on your JEE Main performance — but only under certain conditions and only for a small fraction of seats.
How CU's JEE‑based scholar
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Scholar-Level 17
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Hi.
1. Admission is primarily through CUCET
Chandigarh University (CU) uses CUCET, its own entrance test, as the primary criterion for seat allotment in all B.Tech/B.E programs — including specialised CSE branches.
Whether you want CSE – Cyber Security, CSE – Cloud Computing, or CSE – Data Science, you
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Scholar-Level 17
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Hi.
For 2024, the “closing cutoff rank” for CSE (General category, all‑India) was ~ 80,940.
For 2023 it was ~ 63,416, and for 2022 about 47,509 — showing demand has been rising year‑on‑year.
For branches like ECE (or general electronics‑type branches), the 2024 closing rank was ~112,216.
For other bran
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