The National Testing Agency (NTA) will probably release the JEE Main 2026 Session 1 provisional answer key along with the response sheet by 1st February 2026. As per the official schedule, the results of JEE Main Session 1, 2026 will be out by 12 February 2026. Candidates who participated in the JEE Main 2026 Session 1 examination will have the option to access and download their response sheet and answer key jee mains 2026 via the JEE Main official portal, by entering their login credentials once they become accessible.
Under the marking scheme, candidates will be awarded 4 marks for every right answer and 1 mark will be deducted as a penalty for each wrong answer in the Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) section. NTA data reveal that 13,00,368 students appeared for the JEE Main 2026 examination, which was held on 21 to 24 January and also on 28 January 2026, thereby, the attendance percentage for students was 96.26%.
The response sheet for JEE Main 2026 will be designed to show the candidates' application number and registration number, the date and time of the day when they appeared for the exam, the question types, the option IDs chosen, the status of each question, and the correct
JEE Main Provisional Answer Kye 2026: Steps to Download?
Aspiring candidates can download the JEE Main 2026 response sheet and answer key by following the steps given below once it is released:
Step 1: Navigate to the official website, jeemain.nta.ac.in.
Step 2: Select the JEE Main response sheet 2026 option.
Step 3: Input the required login details, including the JEE Main application number and password.
Step 4: Choose the JEE Main response sheet and answer key link.
Step 5: Download the PDF document and keep it safe for later use.
How to Challenge JEE Main 2026 Answer Key?
If candidates locate errors in the answer key of JEE Main 2026, they are allowed to dispute it and file an objection through the official challenge window. The procedure to challenge the JEE Main answer key 2026 is as follow:
Step 1: Candidates have to login the official portal.
Step 2: Pick the question to be challenged.
Step 3: Upload the supporting evidence or justification for the challenge.
Step 4: Make the payment for each question.
Step 5: Send the objection.
The JEE Main exam is held twice a year to help admissions into engineering and architecture programs offered by Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs), National Institutes of Technology (NITs), and other such institutions. The top 2.5 lakh qualifiers from JEE Main will get a chance to appear in JEE Advanced 2026.
