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JEE Main 2026 Exam Date, Admit Card Updates: The National Testing Agency (NTA) will start Session 1 of the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Main on January 21. The exam will be held in two shifts until January 29. The first shift of the JEE Main 2026 January session exam will begin at 9 a.m. and continue until 12 noon, while the second shift will begin at 3 p.m. and go until 6 p.m.
After taking the engineering entrance exam and downloading the JEE Main admission card, candidates must check the date of the examination, shift and timings of the test, venue of the test, reporting time at the centre, and gate closing time of the centre on the JEE Main 2026 hall ticket.
In addition to the JEE Main admit card, students must provide two passport pictures. One passport-sized photograph, the same as that supplied with the online application form, must be put on the attendance sheet at the centre. Candidates can access and obtain JEE Main January session hall tickets from the official website, jeemain.nta.nic.in.
Candidates were given the option to register using Aadhaar. Candidates who did not register through Aadhaar or who opted non-Aadhaar authentication must arrive at the exam center at least one hour before the gate closes to get their biometrics recorded.
The JEE Main 2026 admit cards must be dropped in the designated dropbox while leaving the exam hall. Failure to do so may result in non-evaluation of the answers, the NTA said.
Blank paper sheets for rough work of A4 size will be provided in the JEE Main examination hall. Candidates must write their name and roll number at the top of each of the sheets and must drop the sheets in the designated drop box without fail, before leaving the exam hall.
Apart from the biometric attendance and frisking at entry, if a candidate goes bio-breaks and toilet, they candidate will have to undergo the mandatory frisking and biometrics again.
– Instrument
– Geometry box
– Pencil box
– Handbag
– Purse
– Any kind of paper
– Stationery
– Textual material – printed or written material
– Eatables and water (loose or packed)
– Mobile phone
– Ear phone
– Microphone
– Pager
– Calculator
– DocuPen
– Slide rules
– Log tables
– Camera
– Tape recorder
– Electronic watches with facilities of calculator
– Any metallic item
– Electronic gadgets or devices
The candidate must enter the required details on the attendance sheet in legible handwriting. They should put their signature, left hand thumb impression and paste the photograph at the appropriate place during the examination. They should ensure that their left-hand impression is clear and not smudged.
– Admit Card downloaded from the NTA website. The JEE Main admit card should be a clear printout, preferably in colour on A4 size paper
– Candidate must carry at least two passport photographs. One passport size photograph (same as uploaded with the online application form) is to be pasted on the attendance sheet at the centre.
– A valid photo ID proof as uploaded in online application form in original. Photocopies or images stored on mobile phones etc. will not be accepted. Candidates will not be allowed to enter the examination centre, without identity verification.
– Candidates whose live photographs do not match the photographs available in their Aadhaar during the filling of the application form or those who registered using any other identity proof must carry the requisite certificate in original duly signed or attested by the Principal or Head Master or any Class-I Gazetted Officer, such as Tehsildar, Revenue Officer, SDM, DM/Class-I Gazetted Officer ofthe Indian Embassy (for NRI candidates), as per format shared in their registered email ID and notified vide NTA Public Notice dated 02 January 2026
Source: IE
