JEE Main 2027 Registration Opens; Session 1 Exam From 20 January
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Engineering aspirants can now apply for JEE Main 2027. The National Testing Agency (NTA) opened Session 1 registration on jeemain.nta.nic.in on the night of Saturday, 24 October, and will accept forms until 11:50 PM on 22 November, according to its information bulletin. The computer-based exam will be held on 20, 21, 22, 23, 24 and 28 January 2027, in two shifts a day, 9 AM to 12 noon and 3 PM to 6 PM.
Fees, Late Window and Who Can Apply
For one paper at a centre in India, the fee is ₹1,000 for general male candidates and ₹800 for women; Gen-EWS and OBC (NCL) men pay ₹900, and SC, ST, PwD and third gender candidates pay ₹500. Taking two or more papers roughly doubles the fee. A late window from 23 to 26 November will accept forms with an extra ₹500, an option ETV Bharat reported as new this year. Corrections are allowed from 27 to 29 November.
Only students who passed Class 12 in 2025 or 2026, or who will appear in 2027, are eligible; those who passed in 2024 or earlier cannot apply. There is no age limit, though institutes may set their own. Registration runs through the MeriPehchaan single sign-on, with eKYC through Aadhaar, PAN, driving licence or APAAR, and NTA has asked candidates to update their Aadhaar photo, name and date of birth before applying.
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Three Papers in 13 Languages
Paper 1 is for BE and BTech admissions, Paper 2A for BArch and Paper 2B for BPlanning. Question papers will be available in English, Hindi and 11 regional languages, including Assamese, Bengali, Odia, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu; the English version prevails in case of any difference. Candidates choose up to four exam cities in the state of their permanent or present address.
City Slips on 30 December, Session 2 in April
The exam city slip for Session 1 will be out on 30 December and admit cards on 13 January 2027. Session 2 registration runs from 5 January to 3 February, with exams from 2 to 7 April 2027 and admit cards on 25 March. The bulletin gives no result date; the Common Rank List will be prepared after Session 2. More education updates are on the Daily Updates page.
Source: NTA information bulletin, JEE (Main) 2027. Also based on reporting by ETV Bharat.
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