NTA Announces JEE Main 2026 Session 1 Answer Key Release

The National Testing Agency (NTA) announced on Monday that it will release the provisional answer key and response sheets for the JEE Main 2026 Session 1 examination on February 4, 2026, while opening online registration for Session 2 the following day, February 1. These steps mark key milestones for over a million aspiring engineering and architecture students across India, who took the first session's exams in late January and now prepare for the April round.

The JEE Main, a national-level entrance test for admissions to undergraduate programs in engineering, architecture, and planning at institutions like the Indian Institutes of Technology and National Institutes of Technology, is conducted twice a year. Session 1 occurred on January 21, 22, 23, 24, 28, and 29, 2026, in computer-based test mode for most papers, with a pen-and-paper drawing component for B.Arch aspirants. Candidates who appeared for these exams can access their response sheets and the provisional answer key via the official website, jeemain.nta.nic.in, by logging in with their application credentials.

To download the documents, students should visit the site, select the relevant link on the homepage, and save...