JEE Main Answer Key 2026 Session 2: NTA has released the JEE Main session 2 final answer key. Candidates can check the final key PDF from this page below and also at jeemain.nta.nic.in.
Candidates can also check the JEE Main 2026 Session 2 answer keys and solved papers for the Session 2 exams here. To know more about the JEE Main answer key 2026, like how to check the answer key, how to calculate score using the JEE Mains answer keys and more, read below.
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- How to Download NTA JEE Mains 2026 Answer Key
- NTA JEE Mains 2026 Dates and Schedule
- JEE Main Response Sheet 2026
- How to Challenge JEE Main 2026 Answer Key
- How to Calculate Score Using JEE Mains 2026 Answer Key
- JEE Main Marks vs Percentile vs Ranks 2026
- JEE Main Answer Keys from Previous Years (2025 - 2017)
- JEE Mains Cutoff 2026
- JEE Main Answer Keys 2026 FAQs
How to Download NTA JEE Mains 2026 Answer Key
Candidates can check how to download the JEE Mains answer keys 2026 below:
- Visit the official JEE Main website - jeemain.nta.nic.in.
- Click the JEE Main 2026 answer key link.
- On the new window, candidates can see the JEE Main 2026 login. Use your JEE Main application number and password to login.
- Under the login, the answer key, with responses and questions, will be available.
- Download it and take a printout for future reference.
Using the JEE Mains marking scheme, candidates can calculate the raw marks in the exam. However, the ranking will be based on percentile score.
Direct Link to Download JEE Mains 2026 Answer Key Session 2
Candidates can access the JEE Mains 2026 session 2 answer key and challenge window using the direct link below.
👉JEE Main 2026 April Session Answer Key & Challenge Link
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JEE Mains Final Answer Key 2026
The final JEE Mains answer key has been released after reviewing the objections submitted by the candidates, will be used to calculate the result/score of the candidates. The final answer key is not subject to the candidates' challenge/submission of grievances. Note that the answers given on the final answer keys will be used for preparing the results of JEE Main 2026.
To download the JEE Mains final keys, candidates have to visit the official website, and the final answer key PDF is available on the home page. No login is needed to download the final keys.
The NTA JEE final keys also have the details of dropped questions. For each dropped question, all candidates of that particular shift will get +4 bonus marks.
Download JEE Mains session 2 final answer key PDF
| Exam Shift | Dropped Question ID | Subject |
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| April 4, 2026 (Shift 1) [Centres In India] | 695278261 | Physics |
| April 4, 2026 (Shift 1) [Centres Outside India] | 6952781086 | Physics |
NTA JEE Mains 2026 Dates and Schedule
Take a look at the table below for the complete schedule of JEE Main 2026 exam
| Dates | Past Exam Dates |
|---|---|
| 05 May ' 26 | JEE Main 2026 paper 2 result session 2 |
| 04 May ' 26 | JEE Main 2026 paper 2 final answer key session 2 |
| 25 Apr ' 26 | JEE Main 2026 paper 2 answer key & response sheet session 2 |
JEE Main Response Sheet 2026
NTA has released the JEE Mains response sheet with the answer keys for session 2 under the login of the candidates. The JEE Main 2026 response sheet has the answers marked by the candidates on the exam day. The response sheet of JEE Main is a replica of the answers that the candidates mark on the exam day.
Using the JEE Main response sheet 2026, candidates can compare their answers with the correct answers given on the JEE Main answer keys. This will give the candidates the number of correct and incorrect answers they have marked in the exam.
How to Download JEE Main 2026 Response Sheet
To download the JEE Main response sheet, candidates have to follow the process below:
- Visit the official website of JEE Mains 2026 - jeemain.nta.nic.in.
- Now look for the link for JEE Main 2026 answer key and candidate response.
- After clicking on the link, the JEE Main login will open. Enter the details to login - JEE Main 2026 application number and password/date of birth.
- On logging in, candidates can access their JEE Main response sheets 2026.
Direct Link to Download JEE Mains 2026 Session 2 Response Sheet
Check here👉JEE Main 2026 Response Sheet for Session 2
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How to Challenge JEE Main 2026 Answer Key
Candidates not satisfied with the answers mentioned in JEE Main 2026 provisional answer key can raise objections through their login. Check the process below to challenge the JEE Main answer key 2026:
- Visit the official JEE Main 2026 website, jeemain.nta.ac.in.
- Click ‘Answer Key Challenge for JEE Main 2026 Session 2’.
- Login with your Application Number and Password, enter the Security PIN as displayed and submit.
- Click ‘Challenge(s) regarding Answer Key’.
- You will see the Question IDs for JEE Main 2026.
- The ID next to the question under the column ‘Correct Option’ stands for the most appropriate answer key by NTA.
- If you wish to challenge this option, you may use any one or more of the Option IDs given in the next four columns by clicking the check box.
- You may upload supporting documents, for which you can select ‘Choose File and Upload (all documents to be put in a single PDF file).
- After clicking your desired option, for Mathematics / Physics / Chemistry for Paper 1 (B.E./B.Tech.), Mathematics / Aptitude Test for Paper 2A (B.Arch.), and Mathematics / Aptitude Test / Planning for Paper 2B (B.Planning), scroll down and ‘Save your claim’ and move on to the next screen.
- You will see a display of all the Option IDs you have challenged.
- Click on ‘Save your claim and Pay Fee finally’.
- Select the mode of payment and pay a non-refundable processing fee.
JEE Main answer key challenge fees: Candidates need to pay a processing fee of INR 200 per question using credit/debit card/Net banking/UPI/PAYTM service. The fee is non-refundable. However, if the challenge is approved by NTA, the fee is refunded.
How to Calculate Score Using JEE Mains 2026 Answer Key
Candidates can know their expected JEE Main marks using response sheet and answer key released by NTA. To calculate score, they need to notedown their correct and incorrect answers as per NTA answer key and response sheet. Alott 4 marks for every correct and 1 marks for incorrect answers. The sum obtained upon subtracting total of incorrect answers from correct answers will be candidates marks in exam.
JEE Main 2026 Marking Scheme
The official marking scheme by NTA to calculate scores is given here.
| Type of Response |
Marking Scheme |
|---|---|
| Correct response |
Four marks awarded |
| Incorrect response |
One mark deducted |
| No answer |
No marks |
| Marked for review |
No Marks |
JEE Main Marks vs Percentile vs Ranks 2026
NTA decides the JEE Mains ranks based on the percentile of the candidates and not the raw marks that they get in the exam. After the calculation of the raw scores using the JEE Main 2026 answer keys, candidates can use the carefully curated list of JEE Mains marks vs percentile data below to know what their tentative JEE Main 2026 percentile can be based on their raw score.
JEE Mains Marks vs Percentile 2026 - Expected
Check below the JEE Main marks vs percentile data for the JEE Main 2026 exam based on previous year trends and JEE experts:
| JEE Main marks | Expected percentile | Expected ranks |
|---|---|---|
| 240 - 280+ | 99.9+ | 1 - 1,200 |
| 210 - 240 | 99.5 - 99.9 | 1,200 - 6,000 |
| 180 - 210 | 99.0 - 99.5 | 6,000 - 12,000 |
| 160 - 180 | 98.0 - 99.0 | 12,000 - 25,000 |
| 140 - 160 | 97.0 - 98.0 | 25,000 - 35,000 |
| 120 - 140 | 95.0 - 97.0 | 35,000 - 60,000 |
| 100 - 120 | 90.0 - 95.0 | 60,000 Lakh - 1.1 Lakh |
| 70 - 100 | 80.0 - 90.0 | 1.1 Lakh - 2.5 Lakh |
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JEE Main Marks vs Percentile 2025
Check actual JEE Mains marks vs percentile from previous year below:
| JEE Main 2025 Score | JEE Main 2025 Percentile |
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| 300-281 | 100 - 99.99989145 |
| 271 - 280 | 99.994681 - 99.997394 |
| 263 - 270 | 99.990990 - 99.994029 |
| 250 - 262 | 99.977205 - 99.988819 |
| 241 - 250 | 99.960163 - 99.975034 |
| 231 - 240 | 99.934980 - 99.956364 |
| 221 - 230 | 99.901113 - 99.928901 |
| 211 - 220 | 99.851616 - 99.893732 |
| 201 - 210 | 99.795063 - 99.845212 |
| 191 - 200 | 99.710831 - 99.782472 |
| 181 - 190 | 99.597399 - 99.688579 |
| 171 - 180 | 99.456939 - 99.573193 |
| 161 - 170 | 99.272084 - 99.431214 |
| 151 - 160 | 99.028614 - 99.239737 |
| 141 - 150 | 98.732389 - 98.990296 |
| 131 - 140 | 98.317414 - 98.666935 |
| 121 - 130 | 97.811260 - 98.254132 |
| 111 - 120 | 97.142937 - 97.685672 |
| 101 - 110 | 96.204550 - 96.978272 |
| 91 - 100 | 94.998594 - 96.064850 |
| 81 - 90 | 93.471231 - 94.749479 |
| 71 - 80 | 91.072128 - 93.152971 |
| 61 - 70 | 87.512225 - 90.702200 |
| 51 - 60 | 82.016062 - 86.907944 |
| 41 - 50 | 73.287808 - 80.982153 |
| 31 - 40 | 58.151490 - 71.302052 |
| 21 - 30 | 37.694529 - 56.569310 |
| 20 - 11 | 13.495849 - 33.229128 |
| 0 - 10 | 0.8435177 - 9.6954066 |
JEE Main Answer Keys from Previous Years (2025 - 2017)
Check here JEE Main answer keys from previous years for reference:
JEE Main Answer Keys 2025 PDFs
Candidates can check below JEE Main session 2 final answer key 2025 released by the NTA.
| Exam Date/Shift | Shift 1 | Shift 2 |
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| JEE Main 2025 April 2 Answer key | PDF Download | PDF Download |
| JEE Main April 3 Answer Key 2025 | PDF Download | PDF Download |
| JEE Main 2025 April 4 Answer Key | PDF Download | PDF Download |
| JEE Main April 7 Answer Key 2025 | PDF Download | PDF Download |
| JEE Main 2025 April 8 Answer key | PDF Download |
Candidates can check below JEE Main session 1 final answer key 2025 released by the NTA.
| Exam Date/Shift | Shift 1 | Shift 2 |
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| JEE Main 2025 January 22 Final Answer Key | Download | Download |
| JEE Main 23 January Final Answer Key 2025 | Download | Download |
| JEE Main January 24 Final Answer Key 2025 | Download | Download |
| JEE Main 2025 January 28 Final Answer Key | Download | Download |
| JEE Main January 29 Final Answer Key 2025 | Download | Download |
JEE Main Answer Keys 2024 PDFs
Candidates can check below JEE Main session 2 final answer key 2024 released by the NTA.
| JEE Main 2024 Exam Date and Shift | Shift 1 | Shift 2 |
| April 4, 2024 | Download | Download |
| April 5, 2024 | Download | Download |
| April 6, 2024 | Download | Download |
| April 8, 2024 | Download | Download |
| April 9, 2024 | Download | Download |
Candidates can check below JEE Main session 1 final answer key 2024 released by the NTA.
| Exam Date/Shift |
Shift 1 |
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| January 27, 2024 |
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| January 29, 2024 |
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| January 30, 2024 |
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| January 31, 2024 |
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JEE Main 2023 Answer Keys PDFs
Candidates can check here JEE Main 2023 Answer Key for session 2
| Exam Date | Shift 1 | Shift 2 |
| JEE Main 2023 April 6 | Download PDF | Download PDF |
| JEE Main 2023 April 8 | Download PDF | Download PDF |
| JEE Main 2023 April 10 | Download PDF | Download PDF |
| JEE Main 2023 April 11 | Download PDF | Download PDF |
| JEE Main 2023 April 12 | Download PDF | Download PDF |
| JEE Main 2023 April 13 | Download PDF | Download PDF |
| JEE Main 2023 April 15 | Download PDF | Download PDF |
Check JEE Main Answer Key 2023 Session 1
| Exam Date | Shift 1 | Shift 2 |
| JEE Main 2023 January 24 | Download | Download |
| JEE Main 25 January 2023 | Download | Download |
| JEE Main 2023 January 29 | Download | Download |
| JEE Main 30 January 2023 | Download | Download |
| JEE Main 2023 January 31 | Download | Download |
| JEE Main 1st February 2023 | Download | Download |
JEE Main Answer Keys PDFs 2022
Candidates can check here answer key of JEE Main session 2:
| Exam Date Paper 1 | Shift 2 | Shift 2 |
| JEE Main 2022 July 25 | Download | Download |
| JEE Main 2022 July 26 | Download | Download |
| JEE Main 2022 July 27 | Download | Download |
| JEE Main 2022 July 28 | Download | Download |
| JEE Main 2022 July 29 | Download | Download |
| JEE Main 2022 July 30 (additional exam) | No exam | Download |
Candidates can check here answer key of JEE Main session 1:
| Exam Date | Shift 1 | Shift 2 |
| June 24, 2022 | Download | Download |
| June 25, 2022 | Download | Download |
| June 26, 2022 | Download | Download |
| June 27, 2022 | Download | Download |
| June 28, 2022 | Download | Download |
| June 29, 2022 | Download | Download |
JEE Main Answer Key 2021 Session 4
Official JEE Main Answer Key 2020 PDFs September
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Official JEE Main Answer Keys and Question Papers 2020 (January Session)
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JEE Main Answer Key And Question Paper 2019 April Session
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Download JEE Main 2019 Official Question Papers |
Download JEE Main 2019 Official Answer Key |
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| April 8, 2019 (Paper 1) |
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| April 9, 2019 (Paper 1) |
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| April 12, 2019 (Paper 1) |
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JEE Main Answer Key And Question Paper 20219 January Session
| JEE Main 2019 January Session | Sessions/Slots | JEE Main 2019 Official Question Papers | Download JEE Main 2019 Official Answer Key |
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| January 9 (Paper 1) | Forenoon Session (Slot 1) | Click here | Click here |
| Afternoon Session (Slot 2) | Click here | Click here | |
| January 10 (Paper 1) | Forenoon Session (Slot 1) | Click here | Click here |
| Afternoon Session (Slot 2) | Click here | Click here | |
| January 11(Paper 1) | Forenoon Session (Slot 1) | Click here | Click here |
| Afternoon Session (Slot 2) | Click here | Click here | |
| January 12 (Paper 1) | Forenoon Session (Slot 1) | Click here | Click here |
| Afternoon Session (Slot 2) | Click here | Click here |
JEE Main 2018 Official Question Paper and Answer Key Paper 1 (Offline Exam)
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JEE Main 2018 Official Question Paper and Answer Key Paper 1 (Online Exam)
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Official Answer Key |
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April 16, 2018 (Morning) |
JEE Main 2018 Official Question Paper and Answer Key Paper 2 (Offline Mode)
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JEE Main 2017 Official Answer Key for Paper 1
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JEE Mains Cutoff 2026
JEE Mains cutoff is released with the JEE Main result of the session 2 exam. Candidates can also check the previous year JEE Main cutoff for JEE Advanced eligibility below. Note that the cutoff below means the minimum marks to qualify for JEE Advanced 2026 exam.
JEE Main 2026 Cutoff
| Category |
Cutoff 2026 |
|---|---|
| Unreserved (UR) |
93.4123549 |
| Gen-EWS |
82.4164528 |
| OBC-NCL |
80.9232583 |
| SC |
63.9172792 |
| ST |
52.0174712 |
| UR-PwD |
0.0023186 |
JEE Main Cutoff 2025
| Category | Cutoff 2025 |
| Unreserved (UR) | 93.1023262 |
| Gen-EWS | 80.3830119 |
| OBC-NCL | 79.4313582 |
| SC | 61.1526933 |
| ST | 47.9026465 |
| UR-PwD | 0.0079349 |
NTA JEE Mains Cutoff 2024
| Category |
JEE Main Cutoff 2024 |
| CRL - Unreserved (UR) |
100.0000000 to 93.2362181 |
| OBC-NCL |
93.2312696 to 79.6757881 |
| SC |
93.2312696 to 60.0923182 |
| ST |
93.2312696 to 46.6975840 |
| UR-PwD |
93.2041331 to 0.0018700 |
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