The National Testing Agency (NTA) will release the JEE Mains answer key 2026 on February 4. The NTA candidate response sheet for JEE Main session 1 exam will also be released with the answer key. The official JEE Main 2026 question papers will also be available with the answer keys. The answer keys will be provisional in nature, which means they will be available for objection from the candidates. Further, the JEE Mains session 1 result will be announced by February 12. Check all real time updates on NTA JEE answer keys, response sheet, steps to challenge, expected cutoff and result here.
NTA has announced that the NTA JEE Main session 1 response sheet and the provisional answer key will be out on February 4. Additionally, NTA will also open the challenge window for the candidates to report their objections to the provisional keys. The JEE Mains answer key challenge window will be open until February 5. The response sheet, answer key, and challenge facility will all be available to candidates under their respective logins at jeemain.nta.nic.in.
Further, NTA has also added to the announcement that the JEE result 2026 for session 1 exams will be announced by February 12. The session 1 result will not have the ranks or cutoff; however, it will have the subject-wise percentile score and the overall percentile.
Parallely, the JEE Main 2026 session 2 registrations are ongoing at jeemain.nta.nic.in. The last date to apply for the second attempt is February 25.
NTA has announced the exact release time for NTA JEE provisional keys. The keys can be released at anytime on February 4.
The response sheet link and answer key challenge link will be available at the same time under the logins of the candidates.
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JEE Main 2026 Events |
Dates |
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JEE Main 2026 Session 1 Exam |
January 21 - 29, 2026 |
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Response sheet release date |
February 4, 2026 |
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Provisional Answer Key |
February 4, 2026 |
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Answer Key Objection Window |
February 4 - 5, 2026 |
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JEE Main 2026 Result |
February 12, 2026 |
The JEE Main 2026 response sheet link with the question paper PDF will be available under the login. Check below the steps to download:
To calculate the estimated score in the exam, candidates have to compare the response sheet and the answer key. Without any one of these documents, candidates will not be able to calculate their scores in the exam.
To calculate the score using the JEE Main answer key and response sheet, candidates have to use the steps below:
Check below how the answer keys and response sheet of JEE Main 2026 differ:
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Feature |
JEE Main Response Sheet |
JEE Main Answer Key |
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Contains YOUR marked answers? |
Yes |
No |
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Contains NTA's official correct answers? |
No |
Yes |
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Is it the same for all candidates in a shift? |
No (Unique to candidates) |
Yes (Same for everyone) |
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Can you challenge it if there's an error? |
No |
Yes (Provisional version) |
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Used to calculate your score? |
Yes (Used with key) |
Yes (Used with response) |
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Requires candidate login to download? |
Yes |
Yes (Official portal) |
The JEE Main 2026 session 1 result will be announced by February 12. This means the scorecards of the candidates can be made available on or before February 12. The result will be announced on the official website, and candidates can check it using their application number and password.
The result will be contact the percentile score in Maths, Physics and Chemistry. The total percentile marks will also be made available. Alongwith the result, NTA will announce the session 1 JEE Main toppers.
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