JEE Mains Admit Card 2026 LIVE: NTA to issue hall ticket soon for BTech, BArch, BPlan; test timings, updates

JEE Mains 2026: The National Testing Agency (NTA) is expected to issue the Joint Entrance Examination Main (JEE Mains 2026) session 1 admit card soon on its official website, jeemain.nta.nic.in. Candidates will have to enter their application number and date of birth to download the JEE Mains 2026 exam hall ticket.

The National Testing Agency (NTA) has issued the city intimation slip on January 8 to help candidates know their allotted exam city, paper applied for, and session timings in advance.

The JEE Main 2026 city slip is not an admit card but allows candidates to plan travel and stay ahead of the session 1 exam, scheduled from January 21 to 29. The testing agency will conduct the JEE Main 2026 session 1 from January 21 to 29 in dual shifts.

The computer-based JEE Mains 2026 will be conducted for a duration of three hours. The forenoon shift will be held from 9 am to 12 noon, while the afternoon shift will take place from 3 pm to 6 pm.

The city intimation slip provides details such as the paper applied for, allotted exam city, and JEE Main 2026 exam date. It is issued to inform candidates in advance about their exam city and schedule.

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The NTA will release the JEE Main 2026 session 1 admit card 3 to 4 days before the exam. Candidates can expect the hall ticket to be issued on January 17 or 18.

The NTA has released a notice for JEE Main 2026 candidates about issues related to photos and ID details. It has also extended the photo verification deadline for non-Aadhaar candidates until January 15.

JEE Main City Slip 2026: Steps to download

Follow the steps below to download the JEE Main 2026 city intimation slip for session 1.

• Visit the official website of NTA JEE, jeemain.nta.nic.in.
• Find and click on the link “JEE Main 2026 - City Intimation Slip (Session 1)”.
• Enter your valid application number, password, and security pin.
• The JEE Main 2026 session 1 city slip will be displayed in PDF format.
• Download and take a printout of it for your future reference.

The JEE Main session 1 city intimation slip is not the admit card and cannot be used to enter the exam hall. It only tells candidates which city their exam centre is in, so they can plan their travel and stay in advance.

JEE Main 2026 has three papers: Paper 1 (BE/BTech), Paper 2A (BArch), and Paper 2B (BPlan). Paper 1 has physics, chemistry, and maths with 75 MCQs for 300 marks and is held online. Paper 2A has 77 questions for 400 marks, while the BPlan paper has 100 MCQs for 400 marks.

As per the schedule, the JEE Mains 2026 registration last date is November 27. Candidates who complete the JEE Mains registration 2026 and pay the fee before the deadline will receive the city intimation slip.

The registration for JEE Advanced 2026 will begin on April 23 for candidates who qualify in JEE Main 2026 at jeeadv.ac.in. The exam will be conducted by IIT Roorkee in computer-based mode on May 17, 2026.