NTA JEE Main 2026 Provisional Answer Key Released; Challenge Window Open till February 6

The National Testing Agency (NTA) has released the JEE Main answer key 2026 session 1. The answer key challenge window is also open and will be available till February 6 at jeemain.nta.nic.in. To check the answer keys, candidates have to login with their JEE Main application number and password.

NTA JEE Main 2026 Provisional Answer Key Released; Challenge Window Open till February 5

The NTA JEE Main 2026 answer keys for the session 1 exam are out. The answer key challenge window is also extended and will remain open until February 6.  To submit the challenges, candidates need to pay an objection fee for each challenge. NTA will release the final JEE Main 2026 answer keys after reviewing the challenges, with the JEE Main result 2026 by February 12.

Candidates can download the JEE Mains answer key 2026 session 1 using the steps mentioned here:

• Open JEE Main official website – jeemain.nta.nic.in
• Click on JEE Main 2026 January Session Answer Key link
• The login screen will open, and under the login, the candidate can check the link for the answer key challenge.
• Using the answer key challenge link, candidates can check the correct answers for all questions and the facility to challenge the keys.
• Candidates can take print out of the displayed screen and save for future reference.

Download: JEE Main 2026 answer key

NTA JEE Main Response Sheet Out; How to Use to Calculate Scores

NTA releases the JEE Mains response sheet with the answer keys under the login of the candidates. The JEE Main 2026 response sheet will have the answers marked by the candidates on the exam day. The response sheet of JEE Main is nothing but a replica of the answers that the candidates mark on the exam day.

LIVE: JEE Mains 2026 Provisional Answer Key OUT, Response Sheet, Question Paper PDF 

Candidates can calculate their score in JEE Main exam using JEE Main answer key and response sheet.

• Download JEE Main response sheet and answer key
• Check NTA provisional JEE Mains answer key and match with the answer marked by you
• For every correct answer, give four marks
• Deduct one mark for every incorrect answer
• Add the total marks of correct questions and subtract the total of incorrect answers.

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