The National Testing Agency (NTA) is expected to release the JEE Main Session 1 Result 2026 by February 12, 2026, on its official website – jeemain.nta.nic.in. The Candidates who appeared in the session 1 exam can download their results once it is live by signing in online using their login credentials. The JEE Main Session 1 result 2026 release date was mentioned in the official NTA JEE Main information bulletin.
The JEE Main Session 1 Exam 2026 was conducted by NTA from January 21 to 29, 2026, across various cities in India and in 15 centres outside the country. The exam was conducted online through the Computer-Based Test (CBT) mode in two different shifts – First Shift (9 AM to 12 PM) and Second Shift (3 PM to 6 PМ). The result will contain information regarding the total marks and the percentile obtained by the candidate. The category-wise cutoff will also be released along with the results.
JEE Main Session 1 Result 2026: Steps to download
The JEE Main Session 1 Result 2026 will be released after the careful consideration of all the objections raised against the provisional answer key that was released on February 4, 2026, and the normalisation process. On the JEE Main result 2026 release date, the link for the result will be activated for candidates to view.
Candidates can download their JEE Main Session 1 Result 2026 by using the following steps.
- Go to the JEE 2026 official website – jeemain.nta.nic.in.
- On the homepage, click on the active JEE Main Session 1 2026 result link.
- Login using your credentials – Application number and Password or Date of birth (DOB).
- Enter the captcha code displayed on the screen.
- Tap on the submit button.
- Your JEE Main Session 1 Result 2026 will open up on your screen.
Candidates are suggested to download and even get a printout of their JEE Main Session 1 Result 2026 for any future reference.
JEE Main 2026 Result: Check past year’s cut-off
The released cutoff indicates the probable minimum qualifying percentile for the current year. The cutoff varies according to the category to which the candidate belongs. Candidates can check the following table to get an idea of the category-wise JEE Main 2026 cutoff.
| Category | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
| General | 93.1023262 | 93.2362181 | 90.7788642 | 88.4121383 | 87.8992241 | 90.3765335 |
| OBC-NCL | 79.4313582 | 79.6757881 | 73.6114227 | 67.0090297 | 68.0234447 | 72.8887969 |
| SC | 61.1526933 | 60.0923182 | 51.9776027 | 43.0820954 | 46.8825338 | 50.1760245 |
| ST | 47.9026465 | 46.6975840 | 37.2348772 | 26.7771328 | 34.6728999 | 39.0696101 |
| GEN-EWS | 80.3830119 | 81.3266412 | 75.6229025 | 63.1114141 | 66.2214845 | 70.2435518 |
| Gen-PwD | 0.0079349 | 0.0018700 | 0.0013527 | 0.0031029 | 0.0096375 | 0.0618524 |
To get an estimated idea of the rank a candidate can get through his or her marks, students can use the Rank Predictor Tool. To get early updates regarding the JEE Main Session 1 Result 2026, candidates should regularly check the official website of NTA.
