New Delhi, February 16: The National Testing Agency (NTA) has announced the results for the JEE Main examination for the 2026 session 1 on Monday. Candidates can view and download their results through the official website.
The NTA had previously confirmed that the results would be released on February 16. Accordingly, the final answer key was published in the morning, followed by the results announcement in the evening.
A list of candidates who achieved a perfect score of 100 percentile has been released, including 12 students: Shreyas Mishra (Delhi), Narendra Babu Gari Mahit (Andhra Pradesh), Shubham Kumar (Bihar), Kabir Chhillar (Rajasthan), Chiranjib Kar (Rajasthan), Bhavesh Patra (Odisha), Anay Jain (Haryana), Arnav Gautam (Rajasthan), Pasla Mahit (Andhra Pradesh), Madhav Viradia (Maharashtra), Purohit Nimai (Gujarat), and Vivaan Sharad Maheshwari (Telangana).
This year, a total of 1,304,653 candidates appeared for the examination, with 452,825 from the general category, 160,958 from EWS, 517,336 from OBC-NCL, 129,902 from Scheduled Castes, and 43,632 from Scheduled Tribes.
The session 1 examination was conducted in a computer-based mode from January 21 to January 29, with two shifts each day: the morning shift from 9 AM to 12 PM and the afternoon shift from 3 PM to 6 PM.
Students who pass the JEE Main session 1 examination will be eligible to sit for the JEE Advanced exam. Those who qualify for the JEE Advanced will undergo a multi-stage counseling process to gain admission to IITs, NITs, and other institutions.
The NTA has stated that there will be no re-evaluation or re-checking of scores, and no correspondence regarding this will be accepted. Candidates found using unfair means during the examination will not receive their results.
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