JEE Main 2026 Admit Card LIVE: NTA Hall Ticket Release Date & City Intimation Slip Update

Many students are anxious to know whether their JEE Mains 2026 exam will be in the morning or evening shift.

This information will be available only after the admit card is released. The city slip does not indicate shift timing.

Currently, NTA has not notified any exact date for the JEE Main hall ticket to be released. Once the admit card is out, the shift timings and other important details will be available to the students.

Any item other than those allowed by NTA at the JEE Main centres, will not be allowed inside the exam centre. Some exam centres have a luggage room facility where candidates can place their belongings, such as bags, books, or any eatables. However, it is advised that candidates must not carry anything other than the allowed items

Candidates should note that you do NOT need to carry the city intimation slip to the exam centre. Only the printed admit card and a valid photo ID are required on exam day.

Alongwith the admit card, candidates have to also carry the following:

1. One passport-size photo
2. Any one photo ID proof among – valid School Identity Card/ PAN card / Voter ID/ Passport/ Aadhaar Card (with photograph)/ e-Aadhaar with photograph/ Class 12 Board Admit Card with photograph/ Bank Passbook with Photograph.
3. Medical certificate (for PwD/PwBD candidates to avail scribe service)
4. A simple transparent Ball Point Pen

Note: For BArch paper, candidates must bring their own geometry set, colour pencils, erasers and pencils. No watercolours are required

If your city slip shows incorrect details (such as name mismatch or application number issue), students should:

1. Immediately contact NTA through the helpline or email.
2. Keep screenshots as proof.
3. Wait for official guidance before panicking.
4. Minor technical issues are usually resolved before admit card release.

Now that the city for JEE Main 2026 session 1 exams has been allotted to the candidates, parents should:

1. Confirm all travel or stay arrangements.
2. Ensure documents like Aadhaar or school ID are ready.
3. Keep the student stress-free.
4. Avoid unnecessary pressure or comparisons. A calm environment can significantly help exam performance.

With the JEE Mains city slip available, students should:

• Check the allotted city carefully.
• Plan travel if the city is far.
• Keep login credentials safe.
• Avoid unofficial websites and fake links.
• Focus on revision instead of repeatedly refreshing the website. Just check the official website once a day, that is enough.
• Staying calm at this stage is extremely important.

NTA has confirmed that JEE Main 2026 Session 1 exams will be conducted between January 21 and January 29, 2026.

The exam date is as follows:

The individual allotment of exam dates ave been done on January 8 via the city intimation slip of JEE Mains 2026.

The shift (First Shift - 9 AM to 12 Noon or Second Shift - 3 PM to 6 PM) will be mentioned on the admit card of the candidates.

Once released, the JEE main 2026 admit card will include:

1. Candidate’s name and photograph
2. Roll number and application number
3. Exact exam centre address
4. Exam date and shift timing
5. Reporting time
6. Exam day instructions

Students must carefully verify all details after downloading.

Based on past trends, the JEE Main admit card is usually released 3 to 4 days before the exam date. Since the Session 1 exams start on January 21, 2026, candidates can expect to receive their admit card around January 17 or 18, 2026.

However, the final date depends entirely on NTA’s official announcement.

Also, NTA releases the JEE Main admit card in batches. This means the admit card for all exam dates will not be out together. The admit card for firts few days of the exam will be out first followed by the hall ticket release for rest of the exam days.

Several students reported receiving email alerts from NTA about the city intimation slip being revised. Only those candidates who have received the revised city slip email have to login to the official website, jeemain.nta.nic.in and download the new city slip.

While all other candidates who have not received any such emails should not panic. Just login to your account once every day to check if there are any changes. If there are no new updates on your city slip under the login, then no revisions have been made to your city slip.

Until NTA releases any official public notice, candidates should not get confused or worry about anything.

NTA follows this two-step process every year to help students avoid travel-related stress during the JEE Main 2026 exam day.

Since many candidates are allotted centres outside their home cities, the advanced JEE Main city slip allows the candidates and their parents the time to:

• Book train/flight tickets
• Arrange accommodation
• Mentally prepare for travel

This system has been followed by NTA consistently in previous JEE Main sessions.

Many students are searching for “JEE Main admit card” after seeing the city slip. To clarify here, the admit card is still awaited, and the city slip cannot be treated as the admit card for JEE Main 2026 exam.

City slip and the admit card are two different documents. The city slip does not include:

1. Exam centre name and address
2. Reporting time
3. Exam shift
4. Exam day instructions

All of these details will be mentioned only on the admit card.

The city intimation slip of NTA JEE Mains has the exam date and city name allotted to the candidates.

The NTA has released the JEE Main 2026 Session 1 City Intimation Slip on the official website, jeemain.nta.nic.in. This document only informs candidates about the exam city allotted to them. It is released in advance so students can plan travel, accommodation, and logistics without last-minute panic.

The city slip was released on January 8, and the admit card is expected on January 17 or 18.

Important: This is not your admit card and cannot be used to enter the exam hall.

The most expected release date for the JEE Main 2026 admit card is January 17 or 18.

The admit card will be released online at jeemain.nta.nic.in, under the respective logins of the candidates.

Candidates can download their JEE Main admit card 2026 using the steps below:

• Open the JEE Main 2026 official website
• Click on JEE Main admit card download link
• Login using application number and password/date of birth
• Link to download admit card will be displayed on screen
• Download and take its printout

No, this happens very rarely. NTA will not change the exam date that has been allotted to you in the city slip on January 8.

The same exam date will be allotted via the JEE Mains admit card 2026 too.

Therefore, candidates should not worry.

However, NTA has sent emails to a few candidates regarding revised city slip. Such candidates should download the city slip from their logins at jeemain.nta.nic.in and doenload the revised slip.

Check exam date and city again and make all arrangements for the exam day accordingly.

As per last year, the admit card was released on January 18, and the city slip was out on January 10. A gap of 10 days can be noticed here.

Going by that,

This year, since the city intimation slip for JEE Mains January session was released on January 8, the most likely date for release of JEE Main hall ticket is January 18, keeping the 10-day gap in mind like the previous year.

No, NTA has not released the JEE Main admit card yet.

NTA follows the pattern below to release the JEE Main admit card:

• First, NTA releases a slip indicating the exam city to help candidates plan travel and accommodation, which is not the admit card. NTA has released the city slip on January 8.
• The admit card is released online shortly after the city slip, usually 3 to 4 days before the exam date

The admit card will have key details like:

Name, Roll Number, Date of Birth, Gender, Category, Father's Name, Application Number, Exam Medium, Course applied for (B.E./B.Tech, B.Arch, B.Plan)., Date of Exam, Reporting Time, Test Centre Name & Address, Shift (Morning/Evening), Candidate's Photograph & Signature, along with a QR Code and Barcode for verification.

On social media and other student forums, JEE Main 2026 candidates have been asking about travel issues due to the city allotment, which is far from their homes.

Students also seem confused about whether the exam date allotted in their city slip is confirmed or if it will change in the JEE Main admit card?

And, when will NTA issue the admit card?

To clarify, NTA has mentioned that:

• City intimated via the city slip is the final city.
• The JEE Main exam centre will be allotted to the city mentioned on the city intimation slip. The admit card will bear the exact exam centre name and address.
• The exam date allotted via the city slip is final, and the same date will be allotted via the admit card.
• Those candidates who have an exam city far from home should start making travel and accommodation arrangements. As NTA will not be changing the cities.