JEE Main 2026 Session 1 Result Date Out Live Updates

You can get bonus marks in JEE Main 2026 if any question is dropped. If for any question, more than 1 options are correct, you will get full marks for that question if you choose any of the correct answers.

• If 2 or 3 options are correct for any JEE Main question, you will get +4 marks if you mark any of the correct answers for that question.

• If all options are correct for any question, you will get +4 marks if you attempt that question.

• In case any question is dropped from your JEE Main shift, you will get +4 marks even if you did not attempt the question.

• If, after the challenge, the answer is changed for any question, only those will get +4 marks who choose the final correct answer.

After the JEE Main 2026 Session 1 Results are declared, you have to decide your next pathway, depending on your goals and performance:

• Aim for IIT: Your rank should be among the top ~2.5 lakh in JEE Main 2026 and apply for JEE Advanced (Apr–May 2026).
• Focus on JoSAA Counselling: Even if you don’t go for JEE Advanced, you can still get engineering seats in NITs, IIITs, GFTIs via JoSAA counselling

Check:

• JEE Advanced 2026 Eligibility Criteria, Age Limit & Qualification Marks
• JoSAA Counselling 2026: Check Dates, Seat Matrix & Eligibility

Once the final answer key is published and results are declared, there is no separate revaluation or recounting of marks that candidates can request. This is standard NTA practice for JEE Main.

The JEE Main 2026 Session 1 result will be released by 12th Feb'26. 

What you’ll learn in this video:

• JEE Main 2026 Session 1 result date & time
• Details mentioned on the JEE Main scorecard
• Difference between Marks, Percentile, and Rank
• How to Calculate Percentile
• Expected Marks vs Percentile for JEE Main 2026 Session 1

Important Tip: Download and save multiple copies of your JEE Main scorecard—it will be required during JoSAA & state counselling.

NTA has notified on X platform that the JEE Main 2026 result for session 1 will be out by February 12. The link for JEE Main result 2026 will be activated on the official website, and candidates using their application number and DOB/Password can download their JEE result.

• JEE Main has released the provisional answer key and recorded response sheet on 4th Feb'26.
• You can challenge the provisional answer key online by paying non refundable processing fee of ₹200/- per question till 6th Feb,2026 (up to 11:50 pm)
• It is clearly mentioned that "No Challenge will be accepted after 06 February 2026 (11:50 PM).", so if you need to raise objections today at jeemain.nta.nic.in.
• NTA will not notified individual about the acceptance/non acceptance of his/her challenge. Based on the correct challenges, NTA experts will finalise the answer key.
• Based on the final answer keys, the result will be prepared and declared on 12th Feb'26.

• You need to use the JEE Main 2026 answer key along with the JEE Main response sheet.
• Then you need to match your correct and incorrect answers from the answer key to find out the expected marks.
• Now compare these expected marks with the previous years’ trend to predict your percentile.
• This predicted percentile may differ slightly from the original.

Read this article to understand step-wise process to calculate JEE Main 2026 percentile from answer key

• The General category cutoff is above 93 percentile from 2024, which shows high competition.
• The Cutoff percentile changes every year as per the total candidates, difficulty & overall performance.
• The JEE Main Cutoff will differ for all categories due to the reservation criteria.

JEE Main 2026 session 1 result date and time is 12^th February around afternoon. NTA will soon release JEE Main 2026 session 1 result release notice at jeemain.nta.nic.in confirming the session 1 result releasing update.