- Registration for JEE Main Session 1 starts October 2025, exam held January 21-30, 2026
- Session 2 exam dates are April 1-10, 2026, as per NTA official notification
- NTA will use Aadhaar data for basic details, but parental info must be filled separately
The National Testing Agency (NTA) will soon activate the registration process for Joint Entrance Examination (JEE Main) Session 1. As per the official notification released by NTA, the online registration process for Session 1 exam will begin from October 2025 onwards. The exam for Session 1 will be held from January 21-30, 2026, while that of Session 2 will be held from April 1-10, 2026.
In an official notification released recently, NTA mentioned the guidelines for filling the application form. The agency noted, "NTA will be obtaining Name, Date of Birth, Gender, Photograph and Address from UIDAI through Aadhaar Authentication (for updation in Aadhaar, please follow UIDAI guidelines). However, since Father/Mother/Guardian's name etc is not recorded in Aadhaar, candidates would have to fill such details separately in the online application form."
"In case of name mismatch in Aadhaar Card and 10th Educational Certificate/Marksheet of any candidate, an option will be given to overcome this issue during the online application stage," NTA added.
Joint Entrance Exam is conducted for admission to undergraduate engineering programmes (BE/BTech) at NITs, IIITs, other Centrally Funded Technical Institutions (CFTIs), and institutions/universities funded or recognised by participating state governments. Candidates who qualify JEE (Main) Paper 1 will be eligible to appear for JEE (Advanced), conducted for admission to IITs.
