JEE Main 2026 Response Sheet LIVE Updates: The National Testing Agency has published the response sheet and answer key. The JEE Main Session 1 response sheet, along with provisional key PDFs are shared at the official website.
With the release of the response sheet, candidates can log in to the NTA portal using their required credentials and download it. Candidates can analyse their performance by tallying their response sheet with the provisional keys. Catch up with JEE Main 2026 response sheet live updates on this page.
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JEE Main 2026 Response Sheet: Direct Link to Download
With the publication of the JEE Main 2026 response sheet PDF on the official website, we will add the download link in the table below:
Key Details Regarding JEE Main 2026 Response Sheet
Here are some important details that students can explore regarding the JEE Main session 1 response sheet 2026:
- The response sheet PDF will be made available on the official website-jeemain.nta.nic.in.
- For downloading the response sheet, candidates should provide their JEE application number, date of birth, and security key on the NTA portal.
- The response sheet will comprise the application number, question Id, selected option ID, and the status of the questions.
- Candidates can download the answer key and compare their response sheet with it to calculate their probable score.
- For any errors in the answer key or response sheet, the challenge window will be opened by NTA.
We suggest that candidates verify all the answers added on the provisional key and compare them with the JEE Main 2026 response sheet before submitting any challenge.
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The expected cut-off in the JEE Main 2026 Session 1 Exam for the Mizoram University in Computer Science and Engineering for the ST category candidates will be 600 to 75, according to the cut-off of the previous years.
In the JEE Main 2026 Session 1 Exam, the expected cut-off for the Mizoram University in Computer Science and Engineering for the SC category candidates will be 600 to 750, according to the data from previous years.
According to the cut-off of the previous years, the expected cut-off in the JEE Main 2026 Session 1 Exam for the Mizoram University in Computer Science and Engineering for the EWS category candidates will be 600 to 750.
The expected cut-off in the JEE Main 2026 Session 1 Exam for the Mizoram University in Computer Science and Engineering for the OBC category candidates will be 600 to 75, according to the cut-off of the previous years.
In the JEE Main 2026 Session 1 Exam, the expected cut-off for the Mizoram University in Computer Science and Engineering for the General category candidates will be 600 to 750, according to the data from previous years.
According to the cut-off of the previous years, the expected cut-off in the JEE Main 2026 Session 1 Exam for the Assam University in Computer Science and Engineering for the ST category candidates will be 30000 to 32500.
The expected cut-off in the JEE Main 2026 Session 1 Exam for the Assam University in Computer Science and Engineering for the SC category candidates will be 21000 to 23000, according to the cut-off of the previous years.
In the JEE Main 2026 Session 1 Exam, the expected cut-off for Assam University in Computer Science and Engineering for the EWS category candidates will be 16000 to 17500, according to the data from previous years.
According to the cut-off of the previous years, the expected cut-off in the JEE Main 2026 Session 1 Exam for the Assam University in Computer Science and Engineering for the OBC category candidates will be 11600 to 13750.
The expected cut-off in the JEE Main 2026 Session 1 Exam for the Assam University in Computer Science and Engineering for the General category candidates will be 9000 to 10000, according to the cut-off of the previous years.
In the JEE Main 2026 Session 1 Exam, the expected cut-off for the Punjab Engineering College, Chandigarh, in Computer Science and Engineering for the ST category candidates will be 6500 to 6750, according to the data from previous years.
In the JEE Main 2026 Session 1 Exam, the expected cut-off for the Punjab Engineering College, Chandigarh, in Computer Science and Engineering for the ST category candidates will be 6500 to 6750, according to the data from previous years.
According to the cut-off of the previous years, the expected cut-off in the JEE Main 2026 Session 1 Exam for the Punjab Engineering College, Chandigarh, in Computer Science and Engineering for the SC category candidates will be 5800 to 6000.
The expected cut-off in the JEE Main 2026 Session 1 Exam for the Punjab Engineering College, Chandigarh, in Computer Science and Engineering for the EWS category candidates will be 4600 to 4750, according to the cut-off of the previous years.
In the JEE Main 2026 Session 1 Exam, the expected cut-off for the Punjab Engineering College, Chandigarh, in Computer Science and Engineering for the OBC category candidates will be 4100 to 4250, according to the data from previous years.
According to the cut-off of the previous years, the expected cut-off in the JEE Main 2026 Session 1 Exam for the Punjab Engineering College, Chandigarh, in Computer Science and Engineering for the General category candidates will be 3600 to 3750.
The expected cut-off in the JEE Main 2026 Session 1 Exam for the Indian Institute of Information Technology Gwalior in Computer Science and Engineering for the ST category candidates will be 6000 to 6200, according to the cut-off of the previous years.
According to data from previous years, the expected cut-off for the SC category candidates for the JEE Main 2026 Session 1 Exam at the National Institute of Technology Gwalior in Computer Science and Engineering is 4500 to 4700.
According to the cut-off of the previous years, the expected cut-off in the JEE Main 2026 Session 1 Exam for the Indian Institute of Information Technology Gwalior in Computer Science and Engineering for the EWS category candidates will be 3600 to 3750.
The expected cut-off in the JEE Main 2026 Session 1 Exam for the Indian Institute of Information Technology Gwalior in Computer Science and Engineering for the OBC category candidates will be 3000 to 3200, according to the cut-off of the previous years.
According to data from previous years, the expected cut-off for the Indian Institute of Information Technology Gwalior in Computer Science and Engineering for General category candidates in JEE Main 2026 Session 1 will be 2000 to 2150.
According to the cut-off of the previous years, the expected cut-off in the JEE Main 2026 Session 1 Exam for the Indian Institute of Information Technology Delhi in Computer Science and Engineering for the ST category candidates will be 600 to 750.
The expected cut-off in the JEE Main 2026 Session 1 Exam for the Indian Institute of Information Technology Delhi in Computer Science and Engineering for the SC category candidates will be 600 to 75, according to the cut-off of the previous years.
According to data from previous years, the expected cut-off for the Indian Institute of Information Technology Delhi in Computer Science and Engineering for EWS category candidates in JEE Main 2026 Session 1 will be 3600 to 3800.
According to the cut-off of the previous years, the expected cut-off in the JEE Main 2026 Session 1 Exam for the Indian Institute of Information Technology Delhi in Computer Science and Engineering for the OBC category candidates will be 3200 to 3500.
The expected cut-off in the JEE Main 2026 Session 1 Exam for the Indian Institute of Information Technology Delhi in Computer Science and Engineering for the General category candidates will be 2800 to 3000, according to the cut-off of the previous years.
In the JEE Main 2026 Session 1 Exam, the expected cut-off for the Indian Institute of Information Technology, Allahabad, in Computer Science and Engineering for the ST category candidates will be 4500 to 4650, according to the data from previous years.
According to the cut-off of the previous years, the expected cut-off in the JEE Main 2026 Session 1 Exam for the Indian Institute of Information Technology, Allahabad, in Computer Science and Engineering for the SC category candidates will be 3600 to 3750.
The expected cut-off in the JEE Main 2026 Session 1 Exam for the Indian Institute of Information Technology, Allahabad, in Computer Science and Engineering for the EWS category candidates will be 2100 to 2250, according to the cut-off of the previous years.
In the JEE Main 2026 Session 1 Exam, the expected cut-off for the Indian Institute of Information Technology, Allahabad, in Computer Science and Engineering for the OBC category candidates will be 1500 to 1750, according to the data from previous years.
According to the cut-off of the previous years, the expected cut-off in the JEE Main 2026 Session 1 Exam for the Indian Institute of Information Technology Allahabad in Computer Science and Engineering for the General category candidates will be 600 to 750.
The expected cut-off in the JEE Main 2026 Session 1 Exam for the Indian Institute of Information Technology Hyderabad in Computer Science and Engineering for the ST category candidates will be 1600 to 1750, according to the cut-off of the previous years.
According to data from previous years, the expected cut-off for the Indian Institute of Information Technology Hyderabad in Computer Science and Engineering for SC category candidates in JEE Main 2026 Session 1 will be 1200 to 1450.
According to the cut-off of the previous years, the expected cut-off in the JEE Main 2026 Session 1 Exam for the Indian Institute of Information Technology Hyderabad in Computer Science and Engineering for the EWS category candidates will be 800 to 950.
The expected cut-off in the JEE Main 2026 Session 1 Exam for the Indian Institute of Information Technology Hyderabad in Computer Science and Engineering for the OBC category candidates will be 600 to 750, according to the cut-off of the previous years.
In the JEE Main 2026 Session 1 Exam, the expected cut-off for the Indian Institute of Information Technology Hyderabad in Computer Science and Engineering for the General category candidates will be 300 to 450, according to the data from previous years.
According to the cut-off of the previous years, the expected cut-off in the JEE Main 2026 Session 1 Exam for the National Institute of Technology Jalandhar in Computer Science and Engineering for the ST category candidates will be 3000 to 3500.
The expected cut-off in the JEE Main 2026 Session 1 Exam for the National Institute of Technology Jalandhar in Computer Science and Engineering for the SC category candidates will be 6500 to 6800, according to the cut-off of the previous years.
According to data from previous years, the expected cut-off for the National Institute of Technology Jalandhar in Computer Science and Engineering for EWS category candidates in JEE Main 2026 Session 1 will be 5600 to 5850.
According to the cut-off of the previous years, the expected cut-off in the JEE Main 2026 Session 1 Exam for the National Institute of Technology Jalandhar in Computer Science and Engineering for the OBC category candidates will be 4000 to 4350.
The expected cut-off in the JEE Main 2026 Session 1 Exam for the National Institute of Technology Jalandhar in Computer Science and Engineering for the General category candidates will be 3000 to 3175, according to the cut-off of the previous years.
According to data from previous years, the expected cut-off for the National Institute of Technology Rourkela in Computer Science and Engineering for ST category candidates in JEE Main 2026 Session 1 will be 5600 to 5750.
According to the cut-off of the previous years, the expected cut-off in the JEE Main 2026 Session 1 Exam for the National Institute of Technology Rourkela in Computer Science and Engineering for the SC category candidates will be 3500 to 3700.
The expected cut-off in the JEE Main 2026 Session 1 Exam for the National Institute of Technology Rourkela in Computer Science and Engineering for the EWS category candidates will be 2500 to 2775, according to the cut-off of the previous years.
According to data from previous years, the expected cut-off for the OBC category candidates for the JEE Main 2026 Session 1 Exam at the National Institute of Technology Rourkela in Computer Science and Engineering is 1900 to 2150.
According to the cut-off of the previous years, the expected cut-off in the JEE Main 2026 Session 1 Exam for the National Institute of Technology Rourkela in Computer Science and Engineering for the General category candidates will be 1500 to 1600.
The expected cut-off in the JEE Main 2026 Session 1 Exam for the National Institute of Technology Warangal in Computer Science and Engineering for the ST category candidates will be 4200 to 4375, according to the cut-off of the previous years.
According to data from previous years, the expected cut-off for the SC category candidates for the JEE Main 2026 Session 1 Exam at the National Institute of Technology Warangal in Computer Science and Engineering is 2800 to 3050.
According to the cut-off of the previous years, the expected cut-off in the JEE Main 2026 Session 1 Exam for the National Institute of Technology Warangal in Computer Science and Engineering for the EWS category candidates will be 1400 to 1500.
The expected cut-off in the JEE Main 2026 Session 1 Exam for the National Institute of Technology Warangal in Computer Science and Engineering for the OBC category candidates will be 1200 to 1375, according to the cut-off of the previous years.
According to data from previous years, the expected cut-off for the General category candidates for the JEE Main 2026 Session 1 Exam at the National Institute of Technology Warangal in Computer Science and Engineering is 900 to 1150.
According to the cut-off of the previous years, the expected cut-off in the JEE Main 2026 Session 1 Exam for the National Institute of Technology Surathkal in Computer Science and Engineering for the ST category candidates will be 3800 to 4000.
The expected cut-off in the JEE Main 2026 Session 1 Exam for the National Institute of Technology Surathkal in Computer Science and Engineering for the SC category candidates will be 2600 to 2775, according to the cut-off of the previous years.
According to data from previous years, the expected cut-off for the EWS category candidates for the JEE Main 2026 Session 1 Exam at the National Institute of Technology Surathkal in Computer Science and Engineering is 1200 to 1350.
According to the cut-off of the previous years, the expected cut-off in the JEE Main 2026 Session 1 Exam for the National Institute of Technology Surathkal in Computer Science and Engineering for the OBC category candidates will be 900 to 1050.
The expected cut-off in the JEE Main 2026 Session 1 Exam for the National Institute of Technology Surathkal in Computer Science and Engineering for the General category candidates will be 700 to 825, according to the cut-off of the previous years.
According to data from previous years, the expected cut-off for the ST category candidates for the JEE Main 2026 Session 1 Exam at the National Institute of Technology Trichy in Computer Science and Engineering is 3600 to 3750.
According to the cut-off of the previous years, the expected cut-off in the JEE Main 2026 Session 1 Exam for the National Institute of Technology Trichy in Computer Science and Engineering for the SC category candidates will be 2000 to 2200.
The expected cut-off in the JEE Main 2026 Session 1 Exam for the National Institute of Technology Trichy in Computer Science and Engineering for the EWS category candidates will be 1000 to 1175, according to the cut-off of the previous years.
According to data from previous years, the expected cut-off for the OBC category candidates for the JEE Main 2026 Session 1 Exam at the National Institute of Technology Trichy in Computer Science and Engineering is 800 to 850.
According to the cut-off of the previous years, the expected cut-off in the JEE Main 2026 Session 1 Exam for the National Institute of Technology Trichy in Computer Science and Engineering for the General category candidates will be 600 to 750.
In the JEE Main 2025 Exam, the qualifying marks for the ST category candidates were 79.43.
The qualifying marks for the SC category candidates in the JEE Main 2025 Exam were 61.15.
For the EWS category candidates, the qualifying marks in the JEE Main 2025 Exam were 80.38.
In the JEE Main 2025 Exam, the qualifying marks for the OBC category candidates were 79.43.
The qualifying marks for the General category candidates in the JEE Main 2025 Exam were 93.10.
In the Government Funded Technical Institutions (GFTIs), the total seats available all over India for UG courses (B.Tech) through the JEE Main 2026 Exam will be around 10000.
The total number of seats available in Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIITs) all over India for UG courses (B.Tech) through the JEE Main 2026 Exam will be around 9800.
There are over 24000 seats available in National Institute of Technology (NITs) all over India for UG courses (B.Tech and B.Arch) through the JEE Main 2026 Exam.
The National Testing Agency (NTA) will release the response sheet for the JEE Main 2026 Session 1 Exam. It will be released once all the shifts of this exam are completed.
The expected cutoff percentile in the JEE Main 2026 Session 1 for the ST Category candidates will be around 50, according to the cutoff of the previous years.
According to the cutoff of the previous years, the expected cutoff percentile in the JEE Main 2026 Session 1 for the SC Category candidates will be around 63.
In the JEE Main 2026 Session 1 Exam, the expected cutoff percentile for the EWS Category candidates will be around 82, according to the cutoff of the previous years.
The expected cutoff percentile in the JEE Main 2026 Session 1 for the OBC Category candidates will be around 80, according to the cutoff of the previous years.
According to the cutoff of the previous years, the expected cutoff percentile in the JEE Main 2026 Session 1 for the General Category candidates will be around 93.
The JEE Main 2026 Session 1 Exam will be declared by the National Testing Agency (NTA) on its official website. The link to the official website of the NTA is: https://jeemain.nta.nic.in/.
Yes, a candidate can download the result of the JEE Main 2026 Session 1 Result on their mobile using the login credentials. They can download the result once it is uploaded to the official website.
The following details will be mentioned on the JEE Main 2026 Session 1 Result as follows:
- Name of the Exam
- Name of the Candidate
- Roll Number, Application Number
- Date of Birth and Gender
- Name of the Parents
- Nationality of the Candidate
- Marks obtained in each subject
- Total marks obtained by the candidate
The validity of the JEE Main 2026 Session 1 scorecard will be 1 year (for the 2026-2027 academic year only). Candidates can take part in the JoSAA and CSAB counselling with this scorecard in the academic year 2026-27. After that, this scorecard will not be valid.
To download the JEE Main 2026 Session 1 Result, candidates can follow the steps mentioned below.
- Go to the official website of the JEE Main: https://jeemain.nta.nic.in/.
- On the homepage, the link to the JEE Main 2026 Result for Session 1 will be available.
- Click on the link. A new page will be opened. Enter all the details that are asked here (application number, password, etc.) and then submit.
- The JEE Main 2026 Result for the Session 1 Exam will be displayed on the screen. Candidates can download and save it for future reference.
To contact the exam- conducting authority, a candidate can call them or send them an email.
- Phone Number: 011-69227700, 011-40759000
- Email ID: jeemain@nta.ac.in
While downloading the final answer key of the JEE Main 2026 Exam, if a candidate faces any problem, then the candidate can contact the exam-conducting authority to raise this issue.
No, a candidate does not have to pay anything to download their JEE Main 2026 Session 1 Results. Once the result of this exam is available, candidates can download it for free from the official website of the JEE Main.
No, a candidate can not apply for the rechecking of their JEE Main 2026 Result. Such a facility is not available in this exam. They can only challenge the provisional answer key if any wrong answer is mentioned on it.
The exam-conducting authority (NTA) has not declared any official date for the release of the JEE Main 2026 Session 1 Result. However, it is expected to be released between 12th and 14th February 2026.
Candidates can download the final answer key of the JEE Main 2026 Session 1 Exam by following the steps mentioned below.
- First, go to the official website of the JEE Main (https://jeemain.nta.nic.in/).
- The link to download the final answer key of the JEE Main 2026 Session 1 Exam will be available on the home page. Click on it. A new page will open.
- Now, enter all the login credentials, such as application number, password, etc.
- The final answer key of this exam will be displayed on the screen.
- Candidates can download and save it for future reference.
A candidate does not need to pay any fees to download the final answer key of the JEE Main 2026 Session 1 Exam. Once the final answer key is available on the official website, candidates will be able to download it for free.
Candidates who have appeared in the JEE Main 2026 Session 1 Exam can download the final answer key of this exam.
The JEE Main 2026 Session 1 Final Answer Key has a lot of importance. Based on this answer key, the marks, percentiles, and results of the candidates will be prepared.
The final answer key of the JEE Main 2026 Session 1 Exam will be available on the official website of the JEE Main. The link to the website is: https://jeemain.nta.nic.in/.
The exam-conducting authority (National Testing Agency) has not declared the official date for the release of the JEE Main 2026 Session 1 Final Answer Key. However, it is expected to be released in February 2026 on the official website of the JEE Main.
Yes, the exam-conducting authority (NTA) will review all the challenges raised by the candidates. After that, if any challenge is proven to be valid, then the wrong answers in the provisional answer key will be corrected.
The available payment methods to submit the fees to challenge the provisional answer key of the JEE Main Session 1 Exam are mentioned as follows:
- Credit Card
- Debit Card
- Net Banking
- UPI
A candidate needs to pay Rs. 200 to raise a challenge to a question for which the wrong answer is mentioned on the JEE Main 2026 Session 1 Response Sheet. However, the fee needs to be paid within the due date, and the fee is non-refundable.
If one or multiple wrong answers are mentioned in the JEE Main 2026 Session 1 Provisional Answer Key, then candidates can challenge those answers by following the proper guidelines.
After the release of the provisional answer key of the JEE Main 2026 Session 1 Exam, all the candidates must check all the answers mentioned on it. They should not skip any single answer mentioned on it.
Candidates can download the provisional answer key of the JEE Main 2026 Session 1 Exam once it is uploaded on the official website of the NTA. The link to the website is: https://jeemain.nta.nic.in/.
The official date for releasing the provisional answer key of the JEE Main Session 1 Exam has not been declared by the exam-conducting authority (NTA) yet. It is expected to be released in February 2026 by the National Testing Agency.
No, the responses done by a candidate in the JEE Main 2026 Session 1 Exam will be mentioned in the response sheet. However, the correct answers will be mentioned on the official answer key only.
Candidates who have appeared in the JEE Main 2026 Session 1 Exam will be eligible to download their response sheet for this exam. Once the response sheets are available on the official website, candidates can download them.
No, a candidate does not need to pay any fees to download the response sheet of the JEE Main 2026 Session 1 Exam. They can download it for free once it is uploaded on the official website of the JEE Main.
No, the response sheet of the JEE Main 2026 Session 1 Exam will be released before the publication of the result.
To calculate the marks in the JEE Main 2026 Session 1 Exam using the Response Sheet is mentioned as follows:
- Count the total correct answers and multiply them by 4.
- After that, count the total incorrect answers and then subtract them from the previous number.
- The answer will be the score of the candidate in this exam.
The JEE Main 2026 Session 1 Response Sheet has a lot of importance. Those are mentioned as follows:
- From the response sheet, a candidate will get to know all of the answers done by him during the JEE Main 2026 Session 1 Exam.
- Candidates will be able to analyze their performance in this exam with the help of the response sheet.
- They can calculate their marks in this exam with the help of the response sheet.
- They can also start preparing for the upcoming sessions of the JEE Main Exam with the help of their response sheets in this exam.
The following details will be mentioned on the JEE Main 2026 Session 1 Response Sheet.
- Name of the Candidate
- Application Number, Roll Number
- Date, Shift, and time of the exam
- Question ID, Options available for each question
- Status of the question (Answered, Not Answered, Marked for Review)
- If it is a Multiple-Choice Question or a Numerical Value Question
The required credentials to download the JEE Main Session 1 Response Sheet 2026, a candidate must have the following credentials as mentioned below.
- Application Number
- Password (or Date of Birth)
To download the response sheet for the JEE Main Session 1 Exam 2026, candidates can follow the steps mentioned below.
- Go to the official website of the JEE Main Exam (https://jeemain.nta.nic.in/).
- After that, find the link to the JEE Main 2026 Session 1 Response Sheet, which will be available on the homepage, and click on it. A new page will open.
- Now, enter all the required login credentials, such as application number, password, etc., and click on submit.
- The JEE Main 2026 Session 1 Response Sheet will be displayed on the screen.
- Download it and save it for future reference.
Candidates will be able to download their JEE Main 2026 Session 1 Response Sheets once those are uploaded on the official website. The link to download the response sheet of this exam is: https://jeemain.nta.nic.in/.
The official release date for the JEE Main 2026 Session 1 Response Sheet has not been declared by the exam-conducting authority (NTA) yet. However, the response sheet of this exam is expected to be released in the first or second week of February 2026.