NTA to begin JEE Main registration soon; exam scheduled for January 2027

NTA to begin JEE Main registration soon; exam scheduled for January 2027

The NTA had recently made public the dates for nine exams in early 2027

Students after JEE (Mains) examFile Photo

Express News Service

Updated on:

07 Oct 2026, 9:59 pm

NEW DELHI: The National Testing Agency (NTA) will begin the registration process for the Joint Entrance Examination – Main (JEE Main) shortly. It recently released the examination schedule for nine national-level exams that the agency will conduct in the first quarter of 2027, including JEE Main and the Common University Entrance Test – Postgraduate (CUET PG).

JEE Main ranks determine admissions to BTech, BArch and BPlanning programmes at premier institutes such as the National Institutes of Technology (NITs), Indian Institutes of Information Technology (IIITs) and Government-Funded Technical Institutes (GFTIs). The exam is held in two sessions — one in January and another in the first week of April each year.

In a public notice, the NTA specified that JEE Main will be held on six days in January — January 22, 23, 24, 28, 29 and 30. January 31 will be reserved as a buffer day.

IIT Delhi will conduct the JEE (Advanced) exam next year, which determines admissions to the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs).

In a record, over 10k women clear JEE(A) 17.8% of qualifiers,

In a record, over 10k women clear JEE(A) 17.8% of qualifiers

Manash.Gohain @timesofindia.com  06.10.2026

New Delhi: Women’s success rate in JEE-Advanced reached a record high in 2026 despite fewer registrations, with over 10,000 qualifying for the first time during this period. Yet their share of IIT seat allotments barely changed, from 20.15% to 20.22%. 

Of the top 100 rankers, 97 were allotted seats at just three IITs — Bombay, Delhi and Madras — with Bombay alone taking 68. This time, a total 18,861 admissions were made in IITs, with 20% being female candidates. Among the top 25 rankers, 8 candidates each took admission in IIT Delhi and IIT Madras, while six toppers took admission in IIT Bombay. 

The Joint Implementation Committee report, prepared by IIT Roorkee, shows sharp gains for SC and ST candidates. Including candidates with disabilities in both years, their qualification rates among registered candidates rose by 9.9 and 8.3 percentage points, respectively, to 50.2% and 42.1%. SC qualifiers increased from 12,528 to 15,856, while the ST count rose from 5,017 to 6,379. Both increases were around 27%, faster than the 4.6% rise in the number of qualifiers, from 54,378 to 56,880