The NTA conducted the JEE Main 2026 paper 2 session 1 exam on January 29. For candidates who will appear in both sessions of JEE Main 2026, the final result will be prepared based on the normalised scores of both attempts. For those candidates who appear in JEE Main in either of the sessions, scores of that particular attempt will be released.
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JEE Main BArch and Bplan result 2026 is made available as a scorecard mentioning the candidate's percentile score. The result is prepared based on the JEE Main 2026 final answer key for Paper 2.
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- How to check JEE Main Paper 2 Result 2026?
- JEE Main Result 2026 Paper 2 Highlights
- JEE Main Paper 2 Result 2026 - Tie Breaking Rule
- JEE Main 2026 Rank List for B.Arch/B.Plan
- JEE Main Paper 2 Toppers 2026
- JEE Main Paper 2 Toppers From Last Year
- JEE Main Counselling 2026 for BArch and BPlan
JEE Main 2026 Paper 2 Result Dates
| Events |
Dates |
|---|---|
| JEE Main 2026 paper 2 exam date |
29 Jan 2026 |
| Release of provisional JEE Main paper 2 answer key |
19 Feb 2026 |
| Challenge period of provisional answer key |
19 to 20 Feb 2026 |
| Final answder key release |
23 Feb 2026 |
| JEE Main Paper 2 Result date |
Soon |
Commonly asked questions
Candidates can check their JEE Main ranks with their JEE Main session 2 scorecard. To check their ranks, candidates have to download the scorecard from their respective logins.
After the JEE Main result is out, candidates can:
- Register for JoSAA counselling for admission to NITs, IIITs and GFTIs.
- Register for state-level counselling like UPTAC, Bihar UGEAC, JAC Delhi, etc.
- If qualified for JEE Advanced, register for JEE Advanced exam at jeeadv.ac.in
The official website to check JEE Main results is jeemain.nta.nic.in. Candidates have to use JEE Main application number and password/date of birth to check result.
How to check JEE Main Paper 2 Result 2026?
JEE Main Result Paper 2 2026 session 1 is made available only online. Candidates will have to log in to the official website to check their scorecards. Check the below-mentioned steps for downloading the scorecard of JEE Main 2026 paper 2 result
- Visit the official website of JEE Main/ NTA
- Click on JEE Main Paper 2 result 2026 link
- Log using the application number and password/Date of birth to check JEE Main 2026 Paper 2 result.
- On login, candidates can view JEE Main scorecard, mentioning the scores obtained by them in all subjects. Candidates will also be able to check the combined marks obtained in all three parts of JEE Main 2026 paper 2.
- Candidates can check and download their JEE Main result 2026 for paper 2 as well as the scorecard which is available through the same result window.
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JEE Main Result 2026 Paper 2 Highlights
- NTA will not send any hard copy of JEE Main result paper 2 or rank card by post and candidates can download their result through their JEE Main 2026 applicant account only
- The JEE Main result 2026 mentions compiled scores of session 1 (if candidates appeared for both sessions). This means NTA will consider the best of raw scores for JEE Main from both attempts to prepare JEE Main Merit List 2026
- The candidates will be given the All India Rank (AIR) only after the announcement of JEE Main Result Paper 2 for the April session
- The AIR list for JEE Main 2026 will be prepared on basis of normalised scores of both sessions
Commonly asked questions
Candidates will be able to check these details on the JEE Main scorecard:
JEE Main Application Number, JEE Main Roll Number, Name & Date of Birth, Qualifying Status, All India Rank secured by a candidate in the exam, category-wise All India Rank (AIR) of the Candidate, Subject-wise scores, aggregate score in all three subjects of both sessions. You can download your Joint Entrance Examination-Main Result from the official website. The official website is jeemain.nta.nic.in. Note that, there is no provision to re-evaluate/re-check JEE Main result.
Yes, candidates who do not participate in the JoSAA counselling are eligible to participate in the CSAB counselling. Candidates must complete the CSAB counselling registration using JEE Main application number. After the registration process, the exam authorities will commence the document verification process.
The CSAB counselling is conducted after the completion of JoSAA. The dates of CSAB is announced after the last round JoSAA counselling at csab.nic.in. The counselling process will begin with the CSAB NEUT round, followed by the special round, and finally the supernumerary round. The schedule for the CSAB NEUT round, as well as the special and supernumerary rounds will differ.
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JEE Main Paper 2 Result 2026 - Tie Breaking Rule
In case of tie-in JEE Main scores for paper 2, the rank list for BArch and BPlan will be prepared as under –
- The candidate with higher marks in the Mathematics section will be ranked higher
- The candidate will higher marks Aptitude Test will be ranked higher
- The candidate with higher marks in Drawing Test will be ranked higher
- Fourthly, candidates having a lesser number of negative responses in the paper
JEE Main 2026 Rank List for B.Arch/B.Plan
The rank list of JEE Main 2026 paper 2 will be prepared by considering the best of two scores. For candidates who will appear in both January and April sessions, their rank list will be prepared by taking the highest score of two attempts while for candidates who have appeared only in one attempt, their rank list will be prepared taking the score of that particular attempt.
The score of candidates in JEE Main Paper 2 result is in the form of percentiles. The percentile scores are obtained after normalization. Normalization is done in order to remove any possible parity in the difficulty level of the paper is held in two shifts. The NTA will release a separate rank list for different categories of candidates in the form of toppers.
Commonly asked questions
Candidates can check JoSAA seat allotment result on the official JoSAA website. Candidates will have to log in to their JoSAA account using JEE Main application number and password.
To participate in the JEE Main counselling, candidates will need to upload the following documents at the time of JoSAA registration. Class 10 mark sheet/certificate, Class 12 Certificate of category (if applicable), PwD Certificate (if applicable). After the seat allotment, while reporting to the institute, candidates will also need to submit documents like JoSAA seat allotment letter, JEE Main/Advanced admit card, Gap Certificate (if gap after class 12).
Candidates who do not score above JEE Main cutoff marks are eligible to take admissions in NITs, IIITs and GFTIs but not IITs. To appear in the admission process for IITs, candidates need to get marks above than the JEE Main cutoff and appear in JEE Advanced exam.
JEE Main Paper 2 Toppers 2026
The NTA will announce JEE Main 2026 Paper 2 toppers along with the result
The JEE Mains 2026 paper 2 toppers list 2026 will be available here!
JEE Main Paper 2 Toppers From Last Year
Check the list below previous year toppers of JEE Mains below:
JEE Main Paper 2 Toppers BArch 2025
| S.No. |
State Code of Eligibility |
Candidate Name |
NTA Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Karnataka |
Pratham Alpesh Prajapati |
100 |
| 2 |
Maharashtra | Patne Neel Sandesh |
100 |
JEE Main Paper 2 Toppers BPlan 2025
| S.No. |
State Code of Eligibility |
Candidate Name |
NTA Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Tamil Nadu |
Gautam Kannapiran |
100 |
| 2 |
Uttarakhand | Tarun Rawat |
100 |
| 3 |
Madhya Pradesh | Sunidhi Singh |
100 |
JEE Main Paper 2 Toppers BArch 2024
| S.No. |
State Code of Eligibility |
Candidate Name |
NTA Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
JHARKHAND |
SULAGNA BASACK |
100 |
| 2 |
Tamil Nadu | Muthu R |
100 |
JEE Main Paper 2 Toppers BPlan 2024
| S.No. |
State Code of Eligibility |
Candidate Name |
NTA Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Andhra Pradesh |
KOLASANI SAKETH PRANAV |
100 |
| 2 |
Karnataka | ARUN RADHAKRISHNAN |
100 |
JEE Main Paper 2 Toppers BArch 2023
| S.No. |
State Code of Eligibility |
Candidate Name |
NTA Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS |
ROHIT BARAIK |
93.4269801 |
| 2 |
ANDHRA PRADESH |
UPPALA VIVEK NARAYAN |
99.9918093 |
| 3 |
ARUNACHAL PRADESH |
DEVAN TAYANG |
87.1795397 |
| 4 |
ASSAM |
HRISHIKESH DEKA |
99.9303792 |
| 5 |
BIHAR |
JAYA BHARADWAJ |
99.5167499 |
| 6 |
CHANDIGARH |
KAYRA REYING PAO |
99.9119502 |
| 7 |
CHHATTISGARH |
KHUSHI AGRAWAL |
99.7215169 |
| 8 |
DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELI |
DEEPU PATEL |
91.0803506 |
| 9 |
DAMAN AND DIU |
TEESHA AMIT PATEL |
92.0980424 |
| 10 |
DELHI (NCT) |
MEGHNA GUPTA |
99.9959047 |
| 11 |
GOA |
ASHRITA |
95.6650831 |
| 12 |
GUJARAT |
VAHORA TAHA HATIMALI |
99.9119502 |
| 13 |
HARYANA |
ANUSHKA |
99.975428 |
| 14 |
HIMACHAL PRADESH |
MANAS JAMWAL |
99.3938898 |
| 15 |
JAMMU AND KASHMIR |
NOHA SAMUEL |
99.782947 |
| 16 |
JHARKHAND |
HEMMANT RAJ |
99.8402818 |
| 17 |
KARNATAKA |
MANOJ E S |
99.9201409 |
| 18 |
KERALA |
ATHIRA P |
99.969285 |
| 19 |
LADAKH |
STANZIN KALDEN |
78.9520026 |
| 20 |
LAKSHADWEEP |
MOHAMMED ABDUL BASITH H.M |
73.3106725 |
| 21 |
MADHYA PRADESH |
URVI TIWARI |
99.9651896 |
| 22 |
MAHARASHTRA |
JINAM BHAVESH KENIYA |
99.9979523 |
| 23 |
MANIPUR |
MILLI RAJKUMARI |
93.4269801 |
| 24 |
MEGHALAYA |
AIMAN AHMED |
94.3627652 |
| 25 |
MIZORAM |
VANLALDINPUIA |
93.1095913 |
| 26 |
NAGALAND |
SWUYEKHRULU NAKRO |
96.0828078 |
| 27 |
ODISHA |
RITWIKA PANDA |
99.6150381 |
| 28 |
ODISHA |
ADITYA VIJAYRAJ |
99.6150381 |
| 29 |
OUTSIDE INDIA |
SIDDHARTH SURESH |
99.7665656 |
| 30 |
OUTSIDE INDIA |
KALONI SHARMA |
99.7665656 |
| 31 |
PUDUCHERRY |
DEVANANDA KANAKARAJ |
99.8771398 |
| 32 |
PUNJAB |
DEVANSHI JAIN |
99.8771398 |
| 33 |
RAJASTHAN |
ANUSHA POKHARNA |
99.9529036 |
| 34 |
SIKKIM |
ASHWATTH TAMANG |
89.8947498 |
| 35 |
TAMIL NADU |
VIKRANT |
99.9651896 |
| 36 |
TELANGANA |
JOSYULA VENKATA ADITYA |
100 |
| 37 |
TRIPURA |
DEBASMITA DE |
97.8356131 |
| 38 |
UTTAR PRADESH |
VANSHIKA GARG |
99.9262839 |
| 39 |
UTTARAKHAND |
SHYAM MOHAN VERMA |
99.8771398 |
| 40 |
WEST BENGAL |
SAYAK BHATTACHARYA |
99.981571 |
JEE Main Paper 2 Toppers BPlan 2023
| S. No. |
State Code of Eligibility |
Candidate Name |
NTA Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS |
KEERTHANA S MENON |
94.8067383 |
| 2 |
ANDHRA PRADESH |
BANDARU RAMA SAHITYA |
99.9896652 |
| 3 |
ARUNACHAL PRADESH |
BAKIN NASHO |
86.4200083 |
| 4 |
ASSAM |
PEEHU RISHI |
99.8036379 |
| 5 |
BIHAR |
VAIBHAV SRIVASTAVA |
99.9586606 |
| 6 |
CHANDIGARH |
SHREYA SHARMA |
99.5762712 |
| 7 |
CHHATTISGARH |
OMISHA SINGH |
98.015709 |
| 8 |
DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELI |
PATEL VISHWA KETAN |
71.2897892 |
| 9 |
DAMAN AND DIU |
ARTI |
49.9121538 |
| 10 |
DELHI (NCT) |
KOPAL JAIN |
99.9793303 |
| 11 |
GOA |
CHINMAYEE ALIAS DEVASHRI SHAMBU KALANGUTKAR |
99.1680446 |
| 12 |
GUJARAT |
ADITYA NARAYAN GOSWAMI |
99.9069864 |
| 13 |
HARYANA |
GARIMA KHUSHALANI |
99.5762712 |
| 14 |
HIMACHAL PRADESH |
ALIEN HAIDER |
99.0595287 |
| 15 |
JAMMU AND KASHMIR |
TANMAY GUPTA |
99.9121538 |
| 16 |
JHARKHAND |
RIJUL JANA |
99.2403886 |
| 17 |
KARNATAKA |
P SAI KRISHNA |
99.8604795 |
| 18 |
KERALA |
NIPUN NAIR |
99.9534932 |
| 19 |
LADAKH |
ZANGSKIT PALMO |
71.2897892 |
| 20 |
LAKSHADWEEP |
MOHAMMED ABDUL BASITH H.M |
60.8774287 |
| 21 |
MADHYA PRADESH |
UDANK JAIN |
99.9948326 |
| 22 |
MAHARASHTRA |
JADHAV ADITYA SUNIL |
100 |
| 23 |
MANIPUR |
JACK MANGSATABAM |
87.9030591 |
| 24 |
MEGHALAYA |
AIMAN AHMED |
91.7372881 |
| 25 |
MIZORAM |
BORNITA DEY |
89.0295577 |
| 26 |
NAGALAND |
SWUYEKHRULU NAKRO |
95.7833816 |
| 27 |
ODISHA |
RITWIKA PANDA |
99.3799091 |
| 28 |
OUTSIDE INDIA |
SACHIN JAYADEV |
99.0595287 |
| 29 |
PUDUCHERRY |
DEVANANDA KANAKARAJ |
99.1163704 |
| 30 |
PUNJAB |
CHAKSHITA MITTAL |
99.4780901 |
| 31 |
RAJASTHAN |
IMON GHOSH |
99.8398098 |
| 32 |
SIKKIM |
ONGDEN LHENDUP NAMGYAL BHUTIA |
80.8805291 |
| 33 |
TAMIL NADU |
AMIZHTHNI P R K |
99.9379909 |
| 34 |
TELANGANA |
SRITEJA REDDY PASHYA |
99.9844977 |
| 35 |
TRIPURA |
SUBHRA JYOTI DATTA |
97.9536999 |
| 36 |
UTTAR PRADESH |
VANSH KUNWAR JI |
99.9069864 |
| 37 |
UTTARAKHAND |
JALAJ RASTOGI |
99.8346424 |
| 38 |
WEST BENGAL |
IMON BASU SENGUPTA |
99.8604795 |
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Commonly asked questions
The age limit will be applicable as mentioned in JEE Main/JEE Advanced brochure and official website. There is no seperate age limit criteria prescribed for JoSAA counselling.
The JoSAA counselling registration link is made available on the official JoSAA counselling website, josaa.nic.in.
- Candidates should have JEE Main and/or JEE Advanced rank.
- Candidates must have at least 75% aggregate marks in Class 12. The aggregate marks for SC, ST and PwD candidates must be at least 65%.
- Candidates must be within the category wise top 20 percentile of successful candidates in their respective Class 12 board.
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Student Forum
Anything you would want to ask experts?Answered 3 days ago
The JEE Mains cutoff of 2026 has not been released yet. However, in 2025 the closing rank for the general category for BTech in AI and ML was 1843344. In 2024 the closing rank for SDEC BTech AI and ML was 737084.
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No, Cluster Innovation Centre does not accept JEE Mains for BTech admissions. Students must appear for the CUET exam and participate in CSAS counselling. No other admission tests including JEE are considered by the college.
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Yes, students can get admission in DIT University Admission Office BTech without appearing for JEE Main. The univeristy offers direct admissions to top 10% of Class 12 board toppers. Students can connect with the university to know more.
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Answered 4 days ago
If you qualified for JEE Advanced, then study for it; otherwise, look for the best college at your rank.
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The cutoff for of OBC category students for admission to I2IT Pune is approximately 95 percentile.
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Answered 5 days ago
No, JEE Main is not compulsory for taking admission in BTech at ICFAI University Jharkhand. The college offer admission based on screening of application and interview. The college offer merit-based admission based on past academic performance. For final selection, weightage is given to their academ
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Yes, candidates must appear for JEE Mains to qualify for Poornima Institute of Engineering and Technology BTech course. The institute folllows REAP guidelines to select candidates for BTech admissions. Only if some seats are left vacant after admission process can candidates be chosen without JEE Ma
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Answered 6 days ago
No, VIT Vellore BTech admission is not decided through JEE Mains scores. Candidates who wish to apply for BTech must appear in VITEEE only in order to qualify for VIT Vellore admission. No other entrance exams have been mentioned as alternatives to VITEEE.
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Answered a week ago
NMIT Bangalore reserves 2% seats for candidates with JEE Main score of at least 75. JEE category aspirants are eigible for Merit Scholarship seats, provided they score a minimum of 85 NTA score and not less than 80% aggregate in PCM in Class 12. The ranking is based on JEE Main NTA score.
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No, JEE Main is not compulsory for taking admission in the BTech programme at JECRC University. Candidates can get admission based on their merit in Class 12 exam. However, students with JEE Main score are preferred more for admission.
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