The National Testing Agency (NTA) has released onlineanswer key and recorded response sheetin PDF for Joint Entrance Examination JEE (Main) 2026 for Session 1 January to admission into B.E./B. Tech. or B. Arch or B.Planning course. The Session 1 entrance exam 2026 was held between 21st January to 30th January 2026 across the country as per the notified exam center. All interested candidates can download answer key online atNTA JEE Mainofficial portaljeemain.nta.nic.infrom04th February 2026onwards through application number and date of birth for JEE Mains Session 1 examination 2026.
| Examination Body | National Testing Agency (NTA) |
| Test Name | Joint Entrance Examination JEE (Main) 2026 |
| Session | 1 (January 2026) |
| Exam Date | 21 January to 30 January 2026 |
| Answer Key Status | Released |
| JEE Main Answer Key Released Date | 04 February 2026 |
|---|---|
| Duration of Answer Key Challenge | 04 to 06 February 2026(up to 11:50 PM) |
| Answer Key Challenge Fee | Rs.200/- |
| JEE Main Answer Key Download Link | jeemain.nta.nic.in |
| Helpline Number | 011 69227700 |
The NTA will display the Provisional Answer Key of the questions on the NTA website: https://jeemain.nta.nic.in/, with a Public Notice, issued to this effect on the said website, to provide an opportunity to the candidates to challenge the Provisional Answer Keys with a non-refundable online payment of Rs. 200/- per question challenged as processing charges. The provisional Answer Keys are likely to be displayed for two to three days.
The subject experts will examine all the challenges received and then a final answer key will be displayed and declared.
The NTA will display the recorded responses and Question Papers attempted by the candidates on the NTA website https://jeemain.nta.nic.in/ prior to the declaration of the result/NTA Score. The recorded responses are likely to be displayed for two to three days.
There are following simple steps for online downloading of JEE Main examination 2026 answer key as under described:
To open NTA JEE Main official portal https://jeemain.nta.nic.in.
Navigate to middle of the web page, under Latest News section click on the moving link as Answer Key Challenge for JEE(Main) - 2026 [Session-I].
You will be redirected to Answer Key download page of JEE Main 2026 Session 1 January examination 2026.
In the answer key download page enter your Application Number and Date of Birth correctly in the specified input field.
Next, fill Security Pin as shown in the page correctly to proceed for further step.
Finally click on Submit button to download your answer key in PDF or print out for future reference.