JEE Main 2027 Registration Opens: NTA Sets Session 1 Exams for January 20–28, Apply by November 22

The National Testing Agency opened JEE Main 2027 Session 1 registrations on October 24 and released the information brochure at jeemain.nta.nic.in. Applications close on November 22, 2026, and the January session exams will be held on January 20, 21, 22, 23, 24 and 28, 2027, Careers360 and Shiksha reported.

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The National Testing Agency (NTA) opened registrations for JEE Main 2027 Session 1 on Saturday, October 24, with the information brochure released on the official website jeemain.nta.nic.in, Careers360 and Shiksha reported. Candidates can apply until November 22, 2026.

Source: Careers360

The Session 1 examination will be held over six days — January 20, 21, 22, 23, 24 and 28, 2027. The NTA revised the exam dates in its final schedule, according to Shiksha's live updates.

Source: Shiksha

Key dates for applicants

Applications submitted after November 22 can be filed with a late fee between November 23 and 26, and a correction window for application particulars will run from November 27 to 29. Admit cards are scheduled for release on January 13, 2027, ahead of the January examination.

Session 2 registrations will run from January 5 to February 3, 2027, with that examination scheduled for April 2 to 7, 2027, according to the brochure schedule reported by Shiksha and Careers360.

JEE Main is the national entrance examination for undergraduate engineering, architecture and planning programmes at NITs, IIITs and other centrally funded technical institutions, and it also serves as the qualifying test for JEE Advanced. Candidates are advised to read the official information brochure carefully before applying and to complete the process well before the deadline.

Key dates for applicants

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