JEE Main 2026 Registration Updates: NTA Brings Major Change in Application Process
JEE Main 2026 Registration will start in October. The National Testing Agency has announced that the basic information of candidates like name, date of birth, gender, photograph and address will be obtained from Aadhaar Number. This is beng done to simplify the registration process.
Candidates applying for JEE Main 2026 exam will now see a major change in the application process. As per the latest announcement from NTA, candidates’ basic details will be auto filled in the application form through information available in the Aaadaar database. Candidates will only have to fill parents details in the application form as the father/mother/guardian details will not be recorded from Aadhaar.
If there’s mismatch in name in Aadhaar Card and 10th Educational Certificate/Marksheet of any candidate, an option will be given to overcome this issue during the online application form.
The National Testing Agency had issued a public notice on 29 September 2025 advising candidates for updating their Aadhaar if their any mismatch in their personal details. This step is to minimize the procedural difficulties of JEE Main 2026 aspirants while filling the online application form.
JEE Main 2026 Application form will be released in October. The exact date for the start of application process has not been announced. Once the registration starts, candidates can fill the form from the JEE Main official website jeemain.nta.nic.in.
NTA will conduct the JEE Main exam 2026 in two sessions in January and April. The first session will be conducted from January 21 to 30 while the second session will be conducted between April 1 to 10. NTA will also increase the number of exam cities for the upcoming exams and special attention is being given to address the requirements and needs of PwD/PwBD candidates appearing in the Examination, as per the latest notification
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Candidates can face difficulty in payment of application fees due to various reasons like
- Slower internet connection while paying fees
- Slow bank server
- Insufficient balance in bank
In case any candiate faces issues while trying to pay JEE Main application fees, they should try paying the fees after some time. Candidates can also try logging out the application form process once and then try paying application fee again after logging in. If the situation still persists, students can contact NTA JEE Main helpline number.
The JEE Main application form 2026 official website is jeemain.nta.nic.in. NTA has released the JEE Main 2026 application form in the official website. Candidates can fill the form from the website. Details regarding JEE Main application fee, documents required to fill the form, how to apply and other important details related to application process can be checked on this Shiksha page. JEE Mains 2026 registration last date session 1 is November 27, 2025.
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JEE Main Registration 2026 has started on October 31, 2025. JEE Main 2026 application form is available online onthe website jeemain.nta.nic.in. The information brochure for JEE Main 2026 exam has also been released on October 31.