JEE Mains 2026 Registration Form Expected Soon: What’s Causing the Delay?

As October nears its end, lakhs of engineering aspirants eagerly wait for the JEE Main application form 2026. NTA has announced the JEE Mains registration date as October 2025, but what is taking so long? Read to find the possible reasons.

JEE Main 2026 Registration Reasons Delay: NTA Application Form Expected Soon

The National Testing Agency will release the JEE Main 2026 application form at jeemain.nta.nic.in. The authorities have mentioned the JEE Main registration date as October 2025. With just two days left in October, students wonder what has led to this long wait. Surprisingly, this year, NTA released the initial JEE Mains 2026 notification on September 29, sparking debates about early registration. The JEE Main demo registration link was also activated briefly, and it was expected that the form would go live in the days that followed. However, the application process has yet to begin, even after a month of its announcement.

This move is justified on NTA’s part as they have announced the introduction of an Aadhar-based form-filling process. This is a major update as this simplifies the NTA JEE Mains registration process and ensures minimal errors by the candidates, especially in the critical details of the candidates. The portal might be getting technical upgrades to accommodate this feature and its testing to ensure the process remains smooth.

Moreover, the agency has confirmed that it will provide the option to fix the name mismatch between Aadhar and the class-10th certificate in the portal itself. Integrating all these features takes time, hence the delay.

JEE Main 2026 Registration Date

The JEE Main 2026 session 1 registration date is October 2025. The application form for session 2 will be available in the last week of January 2026. Candidates can expect the JEE Main 2026 registration form today evening.

As of now, students should focus on the JEE Main 2026 preparation with only 83 days left for the session 1 exam. The JEE Main 2026 registration portal is expected to remain open for a month. The JEE Main 2026 exam notification, comprising details on the exam pattern, fee, eligibility and more, will be released soon.