JEE Main 2027 important dates
What NTA has announced for 2027, what it has not, and the full 2026 timeline for reference.
Dates on this page come from NTA’s own documents. Where something has not been announced, we say so rather than guess.
What are the JEE Main 2027 dates?
| Event | Status as of 9 October 2026 |
|---|---|
| Session 1 exam | 22, 23, 24, 28, 29 and 30 January 2027, buffer day 31 January 2027. Tentative. |
| Information Bulletin | Not yet released |
| Session 1 registration | Not yet open |
| Session 2 exam (April) | Not yet announced |
| Session 2 registration | Not yet announced |
| Results | Not yet announced |
The Session 1 dates come from NTA’s Examination Calendar for the cycle running to March 2027. NTA describes them as “tentative and may undergo changes”. The calendar does not cover April, so Session 2 is not on it.
When will JEE Main 2027 registration open?
NTA has not said. The 2027 Information Bulletin and registration were not yet live on jeemain.nta.nic.in on 9 October 2026. In the last cycle, Session 1 registration opened on 31 October 2025. That is a past date, not a promise about this year.
When the bulletin comes out, read the eligibility section first. The 2026 rules are on our eligibility page, and the 2027 ones may differ.
What happened in the JEE Main 2026 cycle?
This is the full 2026 timeline, which is the best guide to how a JEE Main year runs.
| Event | Session 1 | Session 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Application window | 31 Oct – 27 Nov 2025 (until 9:00 pm) | 1 Feb – 25 Feb 2026, re-opened 12–13 Mar 2026 |
| Exam dates | 21, 22, 23, 24 and 28 Jan 2026 | 2, 4, 5, 6 and 8 Apr 2026 |
| Shifts | 10 | 9 |
| Result | NTA scores declared, notice dated 16 Feb 2026 | Final result with JEE Advanced cutoffs, 20 Apr 2026 |
The All India Rank is released only after Session 2, once scores from both sessions are merged. The percentile page explains how that works.
What happens after the JEE Main result?
The final result also fixes who can register for JEE Advanced. In 2026, JEE Advanced registration for JEE Main qualifiers ran from 23 April to 2 May 2026, and the exam was on 17 May 2026. See JEE Advanced important dates.
How much was the JEE Main 2026 application fee?
Fees are per session, for one paper, at a centre in India.
| Category | Male | Female |
|---|---|---|
| General | ₹1000 | ₹800 |
| Gen-EWS / OBC-NCL | ₹900 | ₹800 |
| SC / ST / PwD | ₹500 | ₹500 |
| Third gender | ₹500 | ₹500 |
The 2027 fees have not been announced.
How to plan around the dates
Taking both sessions is optional, and if you take both, the better of your two total NTA scores counts. That makes it sensible to prepare for Session 1 as a real attempt: a good January score takes the pressure off April, and a weak one still leaves you a second go.
Whichever session you aim at, regular full-length practice under exam timing is what makes the day feel familiar. Our preparation strategy suggests how to fit mock tests into the months before January.