JEE Main Result 2026 Date Announced: NTA To Declare Session 1 Scores On February 16

The National Testing Agency last night announced that the JEE Main 2026 Session 1 result will now be declared on February 16. Once released, candidates will be able to check their JEE Main 2026 results and cut off marks on the official websites nta.ac.in and jeemain.nta.nic.in.

The objection window for the provisional answer key of JEE Main 2026 Session 1 closed on February 6. After reviewing the challenges submitted by candidates, the NTA releases the final answer key.

The scores of JEE Main 2026 will be used for admission to undergraduate programmes including BE, BTech, BArch, and BPlanning at participating government and private institutions across India.

The Session 1 examination was conducted in computer based mode from January 21 to January 29. The exam was held in two shifts each day. The morning shift was from 9 am to 12 noon and the afternoon shift was from 3 pm to 6 pm.

For BE and BTech papers, the examination was conducted between January 21 and January 28. Candidates and experts described the paper as moderately difficult overall, with variations in difficulty level across shifts and subjects.

Last year, in 2025, the NTA announced the January session results on February 11. The exam was held from January 22 to January 30, and the agency had dropped 12 questions from the final answer key for that session.