The National Testing Agency (NTA) is all set to release the JEE Mains question papers of session 2 today. The provisional JEE Mains answer keys of the session 2 batch students will be released by NTA on 11th April 2026. Tentatively, the result of Paper 1 is expected to be released by 20th April 2026.
JEE Main session 2 examination took place on April 2nd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th, 2026. Approximately 11.23 lakh candidates have officially registered and appeared in the examination. As per the official record, NTA has observed and recorded 93% attendance in the examination in this session. The examination took place in around 566 centres across 318 cities in India. The examination happened in approximately 10 sessions in the duration of 6 days.
To access the provisional answer keys released by the National Testing Agency, the registered candidates are requested to log in to the official portal using their credentials. The response sheet, which the examination board will release, will contain the responses marked on the answer script by the students. With the release of both the provisional answer key and the response sheet of the students, the candidate can carry out the comparison and challenge the provisional answer key if needed. Through this, the students can also calculate their marks out of 300.
Important Dates and Events
If individuals have appeared in the national-level entrance examination, they are required to keep track of the important dates and events of the exams.
Events
Dates
JEE Mains Release of Question Paper
9th of April 2026
Answer Key Session 2
11th of April 2026 (Tentatively)
Window for Challenging the Answer Key
11th of April 2026 (Tentatively)
Last Date to challenge the Answer Key
Yet to be announced
JEE Mains 2026 Result Date
20th of April 2026 (Tentatively)
Steps to Download the Session 2 JEE Mains 2026 PDF of the Question Paper:
The students who have appeared in the examination can refer to the steps below to download the PDF of the Question Paper of the Session 2 JEE Mains Examination:
Step 1: The registered candidates are required to visit the official portal of the examination board jeemain.nta.nic.in.
Step 2: Log in using their credentials.
Step 3: From the homepage, select the option of JEE Mains Session 2 Question Paper.
Step 4: Download the question paper and take a printout of the same for future reference.
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