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Updated on 8 Apr 2026, 16:52 IST
JEE Main 2026 Session 2 concluded on April 8, 2026. With the exam cycle over, the National Testing Agency (NTA) now processes the final answer key, reviews objections, and calculates results for over 13 lakh candidates. The JEE Main 2026 Session 2 result is expected by April 20, 2026 — as confirmed by NTA in the official information bulletin.
This result is the most important update in the entire JEE Main 2026 cycle. Unlike the Session 1 result, which showed only NTA percentile scores, the Session 2 result releases the final All India Rank (AIR) for the first time. It also contains the official cutoff for JEE Advanced 2026 eligibility and determines which candidates participate in JoSAA counselling for NITs, IIITs, and GFTIs.
One deadline every student must know: JEE Advanced 2026 registration opens on April 23, 2026 — just days after the result. Students in the top 2,50,000 must register immediately. This window is short and NTA does not extend it.
RESULT STATUS Live — April 8, 2026 JEE Main 2026 Session 2 result has NOT YET been released. Expected: April 17–20, 2026 | Official website: jeemain.nta.nic.in Direct result link will be activated here the moment NTA goes live. Check Result at jeemain.nta.nic.in
NTA has confirmed in the JEE Main 2026 information bulletin that the Session 2 result will be declared on or before April 20, 2026. Based on the post-exam processing sequence, the realistic window is April 17–20.
The complete post-exam timeline is:
| Event | Expected Date | Status |
| Session 2 last exam day | April 8, 2026 | Completed |
| Provisional answer key release | April 10–12, 2026 | Awaited |
| Answer key challenge window | April 10–14, 2026 | Awaited |
| Final answer key release | April 16–18, 2026 | Awaited |
| JEE Main 2026 Session 2 Result | April 17–20, 2026 | Awaited |
| JEE Advanced 2026 registration | April 23, 2026 | Upcoming |
| JoSAA 2026 counselling begins | June 2026 | Upcoming |
Why April 17–20 specifically: NTA's standard processing takes 9–12 days from the last exam date. Session 1 result took 19 days (exam: Jan 28 → result: Feb 16), which included a 4-day administrative delay. For Session 2, the JEE Advanced registration hard deadline of April 23 means NTA cannot delay beyond April 22 under any circumstance.
What time does the result drop: Based on Session 1 2026 (declared at 6:40 PM) and Session 1 2025 trends, results typically go live between 5:00 PM and 8:00 PM on result day. Check jeemain.nta.nic.in from 5 PM onwards on April 17.
Looking at past Session 2 result dates confirms the 9–12 day pattern consistently:
| Year | Last Exam Date | Result Date | Gap (Days) |
| 2026 (Expected) | April 8 | April 17–20 | 9–12 |
| 2025 | April 9 | April 19 | 10 |
| 2024 | April 15 | April 24 | 9 |
| 2023 | April 15 | April 25 | 10 |
| 2022 | May 30 | June 7 | 8 |
The pattern is stable. 2026 will follow the same 9–12 day gap. There is no reason to expect a delay unless an extraordinary number of objections are raised against the provisional answer key.
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Once the result link is active on jeemain.nta.nic.in, follow these steps exactly:
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Server overload tip: NTA servers crash in the first 30–60 minutes after result is declared. If you cannot access the site, try again after 30 minutes or use early morning hours the next day. The scorecard remains available on the portal for months.
Important: The result is available only online. NTA does not send scorecards by post or email.
The Session 2 scorecard is the final official document for JEE Main 2026 and contains more information than the Session 1 scorecard:
| Field | Description | Session 1 | Session 2 |
| Candidate Name | As registered | ✅ | ✅ |
| Application Number | 10-digit NTA number | ✅ | ✅ |
| State of Eligibility | State for home-state NIT quota | ✅ | ✅ |
| Category | General / OBC-NCL / EWS / SC / ST / PwD | ✅ | ✅ |
| Subject-wise NTA Score | Percentile in Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics | ✅ | ✅ |
| Total NTA Score | Overall percentile (best of both sessions) | ✅ | ✅ |
| All India Rank (AIR) | Final national rank | ❌ Not included | First time released |
| Category Rank | Rank within reservation category | ❌ Not included | Released here |
| JEE Advanced Eligibility | YES or NO | ❌ Not included | Released here |
| JEE Advanced Cutoff | Qualifying percentile for your category | ❌ Not included | Released here |
The Session 1 scorecard showed only NTA percentile. AIR, category rank, JEE Advanced eligibility, and the official cutoff are all released for the first time with the Session 2 result. This is why the Session 2 result is called the definitive final result.
This is the most misunderstood aspect of the JEE Main result. Your scorecard shows the NTA Score (percentile) — not raw marks out of 300.
What NTA Score means: Your NTA Score tells you what percentage of candidates in your shift scored equal to or below your raw score. A score of 97 percentile means you scored better than 97% of candidates in your specific shift.
The normalization formula used by NTA:
NTA Score = (Number of candidates in the session with raw score ≤ your raw score ÷ Total candidates in that session) × 100
Why the same raw marks give different percentiles in different shifts: If you scored 180 marks in April 6 Shift 1 (toughest shift of Session 2), your percentile will be higher than someone who scored 180 marks in April 4 Shift 1 (easiest shift), because fewer candidates cleared 180 in the tougher paper. Normalization corrects for this — it is a fairness mechanism, not a deduction from your marks.
To find your raw marks: Use your response sheet (from jeemain.nta.nic.in) and the final answer key. Apply the marking scheme: +4 for correct, –1 for wrong MCQ, 0 for wrong numerical. The raw score you calculate this way will not appear on the scorecard — only the normalized percentile does.
The All India Rank (AIR) is calculated and released for the first time with the Session 2 result. Here is exactly how it works:
Step 1 — Best score selection: For students who appeared in both sessions, NTA picks the higher total NTA percentile between Session 1 and Session 2. This is the Best of Two rule. Scores are not averaged. The lower session score is ignored completely.
Step 2 — Merit list preparation: All candidates — those who appeared in one session or both — are arranged in descending order of their final total NTA percentile.
Step 3 — AIR assignment: Rank 1 goes to the candidate with the highest total NTA percentile, and so on.
Critical rule: You cannot mix subject scores across sessions. NTA picks the best total session percentile — if your Session 1 total was higher even though your Session 2 Mathematics was better, your Session 1 result is used in full.
When two or more candidates receive identical total NTA percentile scores, NTA applies this priority order to assign different AIRs:
| Priority | Tie-Breaking Criterion |
| 1st | Higher NTA percentile in Mathematics |
| 2nd | Higher ratio of correct to incorrect answers (accuracy across all subjects) |
| 3rd | Higher NTA percentile in Physics |
| 4th | Higher NTA percentile in Chemistry |
| 5th | If all above criteria are equal — same AIR assigned to both candidates |
2026 update: The age-based tie-breaker has been officially removed for JEE Main 2026. In previous years, the older candidate was ranked higher when all other criteria tied. This rule no longer applies. If two candidates are perfectly tied after all four academic criteria, they receive the same AIR.
The official JEE Main 2026 cutoff for JEE Advanced eligibility is released with the Session 2 result. The cutoff represents the minimum total NTA percentile required to be among the top 2,50,000 candidates nationally.
Expected JEE Main 2026 Cutoff for JEE Advanced:
| Category | Expected Cutoff Percentile | Seats in Top 2,50,000 |
| General / Open (UR) | 93–95 percentile | 40.5% (~1,01,250) |
| Gen-EWS | 79–83 percentile | 10% (~25,000) |
| OBC-NCL | 77–81 percentile | 27% (~67,500) |
| SC | 57–62 percentile | 15% (~37,500) |
| ST | 43–48 percentile | 7.5% (~18,750) |
| PwD (horizontal) | ~0.011 percentile | 5% across categories |
These are estimates based on 2025 actual cutoffs and 2026 Session 2 difficulty trends. The official cutoff is released with the result at jeemain.nta.nic.in.
Qualifying cutoff vs admission cutoff — the difference most students confuse:
These are two entirely separate cutoffs. Clearing the JEE Main cutoff only means you can appear for JEE Advanced — it does not guarantee a seat in any NIT.
Use this table to estimate your expected percentile after result based on your calculated raw score. These estimates account for Session 2's overall moderate difficulty level and normalization trends.
| Raw Score | Expected Percentile | Expected AIR Range |
| 270–300 | 99.8 – 100 | Under 500 |
| 240–269 | 99.2 – 99.8 | 500 – 3,000 |
| 210–239 | 98.0 – 99.2 | 3,000 – 15,000 |
| 180–209 | 95.0 – 98.0 | 15,000 – 40,000 |
| 150–179 | 90.0 – 95.0 | 40,000 – 85,000 |
| 120–149 | 82.0 – 90.0 | 85,000 – 1,50,000 |
| 90–119 | 70.0 – 82.0 | 1,50,000 – 3,00,000 |
| Below 90 | Below 70 | Above 3,00,000 |
Actual percentile depends on the total unique candidate count across both sessions and the normalization outcome for each shift. These are directional estimates, not guaranteed figures.
Use the JEE Main 2026 Rank Predictor → for a more precise personalised estimate once the result is out.
NTA releases the toppers list alongside the result. The list covers candidates who secured 100 percentile in Session 2, along with the consolidated final toppers list based on the best score across both sessions.
Session 1 topper context: 12 candidates secured 100 percentile in JEE Main 2026 Session 1. All 12 were male. Rajasthan and Andhra Pradesh produced the most 100-percentile scorers. The female topper in Session 1 was Ashi Grewal from Haryana with 99.9969766 percentile.
Session 2 topper list will be updated here immediately after result declaration.
| Category | Name | State | Percentile |
| General | To be updated | — | — |
| Gen-EWS | To be updated | — | — |
| OBC-NCL | To be updated | — | — |
| SC | To be updated | — | — |
| ST | To be updated | — | — |
| Female Topper | To be updated | — | — |
100 percentile does not automatically mean AIR 1. When multiple candidates achieve 100 percentile, the tie-breaking criteria (Mathematics percentile, accuracy ratio, Physics percentile) determine who receives AIR 1.
NTA withholds or cancels results in specific cases. If your result is withheld, it means one of the following:
What to do if result is withheld: Contact NTA immediately at:
Do not wait. The JEE Advanced registration window is only a few days wide after the result. If there is a genuine documentation issue, NTA can sometimes resolve it within 24–48 hours of contact.
In JEE Main 2026 Session 1, the results of 68 candidates were withheld at the time of result declaration.
The 48 hours after your result is declared are the most time-sensitive period in your engineering admission journey. Here is exactly what to do based on your rank.
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NTA has confirmed the JEE Main 2026 Session 2 result will be declared on or before April 20, 2026. Based on the 9–12 day post-exam processing pattern and the JEE Advanced registration deadline of April 23, the realistic window is April 17–20. Check jeemain.nta.nic.in daily from April 17.
NTA does not announce result time in advance. Based on Session 1 2026 (declared at 6:40 PM on February 16) and past year trends, results typically go live between 5:00 PM and 9:00 PM on result day. Monitor the official website from 5 PM onwards on April 17.
Visit jeemain.nta.nic.in, click the Session 2 result link on the homepage, log in with your application number and date of birth or password, enter the CAPTCHA, and download the scorecard PDF. Keep at least 3 printed copies for JEE Advanced registration, JoSAA counselling, and college admission.
The All India Rank is calculated only after both sessions conclude. Since some students appear in Session 2 only, the complete national pool is not available after Session 1. NTA uses the best percentile from both sessions to prepare the final merit list, which requires waiting until Session 2 ends. AIR is therefore released for the first time with the Session 2 result.
The official cutoff is released with the result. Based on 2025 trends and 2026 Session 2 moderate difficulty level, the expected cutoffs are: General — 93–95 percentile; OBC-NCL — 77–81 percentile; EWS — 79–83 percentile; SC — 57–62 percentile; ST — 43–48 percentile. These are estimates. The official figure is available only after result declaration.
After all tie-breaking criteria — Mathematics percentile, accuracy ratio, Physics percentile, and Chemistry percentile — are applied, if two candidates are still identical, NTA assigns both the same AIR. The age-based tie-breaker was removed in 2026, so there is no final differentiator beyond academic criteria.
When two candidates have the same total NTA percentile, NTA checks: (1) Higher Mathematics percentile, (2) Better accuracy ratio across all subjects, (3) Higher Physics percentile, (4) Higher Chemistry percentile. If all four are equal, both receive the same rank. The age rule that previously applied has been removed for 2026.
NTA score is a percentile score — it tells you what percentage of candidates in your shift scored equal to or below you. Raw marks are the actual marks you calculated from the answer key (+4 correct, –1 wrong MCQ). Raw marks do not appear on the scorecard. NTA converts raw marks to percentile through normalization to ensure fairness across different shift difficulty levels.
Contact NTA immediately at 011-40759000 or jeemain@nta.ac.in. Results are withheld for reasons including unfair means, appearing from the wrong centre, or documentation issues. In Session 1, 68 candidate results were withheld. Given the tight JEE Advanced registration deadline (April 23), resolve the issue urgently.
The result itself cannot be challenged. Candidates can only challenge the provisional answer key during the designated objection window (approximately 2–3 days after provisional key release, expected April 10–14). Once the final answer key is published and the result is declared, no objections are accepted.
The scorecard shows a "YES" or "NO" indicator for JEE Advanced 2026 eligibility. "YES" means your final NTA percentile is within the top 2,50,000 nationally in your category. "YES" means you must register for JEE Advanced before April 23 — the indicator does not auto-register you.
Your rank is finalised only after Session 2. Even if you did not appear in Session 2, your Session 1 percentile is compared to all Session 2 candidates in the national merit list. The total candidate pool for percentile calculation includes everyone from both sessions.