JEE Main 2026: Around 14.5 Lakh Candidates Await Exam Date & City Allotment
JEE Main 2026 exam date and city allotment pdf is awaited by 14.5 lakh candidates. Once out, they can download their JEE Main city intimation slip and check session 1 exam date at official website. Know details here
JEE Main 2026 Updates
JEE Main 2026: National Testing Agency will conduct Joint Entrance Examination Main session 1 exam for paper 1 (BE/ BTech) and paper 2A and 2B (BArch and BPlanning papers) from January 21. With over 14.5 lakh candidates registered, JEE Main exam date and city intimation slips will be released in first week of January 2026. Registered candidates can get JEE Main 2026 city intimation slip link online at official website jeemain.nta.nic.in.
To download JEE Main city allotment 2026 slip and exam date, they need to use their login credentials application number and password or date of birth. JEE Main city allotment slip will allow candidates to plan travel for allotted cities in advance.
JEE Main 2026 Exam Date & City Allotment Highlights
Check table to know details about JEE Main city allotment slip
| Overview |
Details |
|---|---|
| JEE Main City Intimation Slip |
First week of January 2026 |
| Admit Card |
Second or third week of January 2026 (3 to 4 days before exam) |
| Exam Dates |
January 21 to 30, 2026 |
Where to check JEE Main 2026 Exam Date & City Allotment Slip?
Candidates can check their exam date and download JEE Main city allotment slip 2026 online only at official website. They can get their exact exam date and city intimation slip at NTA JEE Main official website given below
- jeemain.nta.nic.in
- nta.nic.in
NTA to Allot Exam Centre via JEE Main Admit Card 2026
During filling application form, candidates were able to select up to maximum of four cities of their choice within the states provided in their present and permanent address. All efforts will be made to allot city of exam to the candidates in order of choice opted by them in their application form, NTA said. However, due to administrative or logistic reasons, a different city can also be allotted.“In cases, there are very few candidates from a City, the NTA reserves the right to merge one, two or more cities. The decision of the NTA regarding the allotment of the City/Centre shall be final. No further correspondence or request shall be entertained in such a case.” notice stated.
| Check important updates on JEE Main 2026 | ||
|---|---|---|
JEE Main 2026 session 1 exam will be held between January 21 to 30. Less than 1 month is left for the exams. Candidates can also appear for the JEE Main 2026 session 2 exams to be held between April 2 to 9.
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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JEE Main city intimation slip 2026 will be available on the NTA official website jeemain.nta.nic.in tentatively in the first week of January for the session 1 exam. JEE Mains City slip have details about the JEE Main exam city in which the candidate is allotted the centre to appear in the exam and the date of exam. It helps candidates to plan their travel to the JEE Main exam centre in advance. JEE Main city intimation slip is different from the admit card.