JEE Mains 2026 Latest News & Updates: Exam Dates, Application Form, Admit Card

Joint Entrance Exam (JEE) Main 2026 ( JEE Main )

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Updated on Dec 8, 2025 21:16 IST

By Mamona Majumder, Assistant Manager

JEE Main 2026 Latest News and Updates: The National Testing Agency (NTA) will release the JEE Main 2026 Notification tentatively in the first week of November. The schedule of JEE Main 2026 registration, exam dates and other important information about the exam will be available through the notification. Candidates can get all the latest updates on this page related to the registration, admit card, answer key, resultcounselling, and more below. 

Candidates planning to appear for the exam must check the JEE Main syllabus 2026 and exam pattern to start their preparation. Candidates should also check the JEE Main question paper with solutions to know important details about the exam. JEE Main syllabus weightage and important topics will help students know topics that have been asked regularly in previous years. Also, practicing mock tests of JEE Mains 2026 and sample papers is a must for every aspirant. 

Latest Update: JEE Main 2026 Session 1 Registration likely to start in November first week

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Answered 2 days ago

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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Neerja Rohatgi

Contributor-Level 10

Answered 3 days ago

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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Rashmi Sinha

Contributor-Level 10

Answered 3 days ago

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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Virajita Choudhury

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Answered 9 hours ago

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Nganthoi Konjengbam

Beginner-Level 1

Answered 3 days ago

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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Vipra Mehra

Contributor-Level 6

Answered 3 days ago

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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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heena agrawal

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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heena agrawal

Scholar-Level 17

Answered 3 days ago

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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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heena agrawal

Scholar-Level 17

Answered 3 days ago

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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heena agrawal

Scholar-Level 17

Answered 3 days ago

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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heena agrawal

Scholar-Level 17

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