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JEE Main 2026 LIVE: Jan 21-24 memory-based questions, paper analysis; hall ticket at jeemain.nta.nic.in

Vikas Kumar Pandit | January 26, 2026 | 10:44 PM IST | 31 mins read

JEE Main 2026 session 1 is being held from January 21 to 29. Updates on shift-wise paper difficulty, memory-based questions, answer key, result, cut-off and more.

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The National Testing Agency (NTA) has issued the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE Main) hall tickets 2026 for exams scheduled on January 28 and 29. Candidates appearing for the JEE Main 2026 session 1 can check memory-based questions after the exam to assess their performance and evaluate their expected scores.

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Candidates can download the JEE Main 2026 hall ticket on the official website, jeemain.nta.nic.in, using their login credentials.

As per subject-experts, the JEE main 2026 Jan 24 exam for shift 2 was moderate in difficulty level. Earlier, students who appeared for Shift 1 described the paper as easy to moderate, noting that the Mathematics section was comparatively tougher.

Coaching institutes are expected to release the unofficial JEE Main 2026 January 24 shift 1 answer key and JEE Main 2026 January 24 shift 2 answer key later in the day.

The NTA has advised candidates appearing for JEE Main 2026 Session 1 in Nanded, Maharashtra, to plan their travel in advance on January 24 due to possible traffic disruptions caused by the “Hind Di Chadar” Samagam. Candidates are required to carry their JEE Main 2026 admit card and a valid government-issued photo ID, which may be checked during security or traffic inspections.

The JEE Main 2026 session 1 exams will continue till January 29. The NTA has not yet announced the release date of the JEE Main 2026 admit card for the January 28 and 29 exams. Candidates will be able to download the JEE Main 2026 admit card for the remaining day through the official website, jeemain.nta.nic.in, once out.

The official JEE Main cut-off 2026 will be announced along with the JEE Main 2026 result. The JEE Main 2026 result date has not yet been confirmed by the NTA and will be notified on the official website after the conclusion of session 1 exams.

JEE Main 2026 Exam: Shift-wise difficulty trends

Based on student reactions and expert analysis, the paper difficulty for exams held from January 21 to January 23 varied across shifts. The shift-wise JEE Main 2026 difficulty trends for exams conducted so far are given below.

Exam date

Exam shift

Difficulty level

January 21

Shift 1

Moderate to tough

Shift 2

Easy to moderate

January 22

Shift 1

Easy to moderate

Shift 2

Moderate

January 23

Shift 1

Easy to moderate

Shift 2

Moderate

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