JEE Main 2027 Dates: Registration & Exam Schedule

JEE Main 2027 dates: registration and examination schedule

NTA's 24 October 2026 application notice opens Session 1 registration. The ordinary application and payment deadline is 22 November 2026, 11:50 p.m. January examinations are scheduled for 20, 21, 22, 23, 24 and 28 January 2027. These exam-specific dates replace the tentative-calendar figures previously shown in this guide.

The 2027 information bulletin, printed page 5, also lists the April-session schedule. Its application opens separately; follow the later Session 2 notice and any revisions. A published exam window does not allot an individual date, shift or centre.

In this guide: Schedule status · Notice sequence · Deadline record · Milestones · Counselling calendar · Date changes · While waiting · FAQs

JEE Main 2027 schedule: what each source establishes

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Event	Session 1 schedule	Source/action
Ordinary application and payment	24 October-22 November 2026; closes 11:50 p.m.	Submit through the official NTA link
Late application and payment	23-26 November 2026; closes 11:50 p.m.	Additional ₹500 over the applicable examination fee
Correction window	27-29 November 2026; closes 11:50 p.m.	Only permitted fields; check the correction instructions
City intimation	30 December 2026	City information is not the admit card
Admit card	Scheduled from 13 January 2027	Check the official release and your own document
Examination	20, 21, 22, 23, 24 and 28 January 2027	Assigned paper/date/shift remain candidate-specific

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Session 2 milestone	Bulletin schedule	Next action
Ordinary application/payment	5 January-3 February 2027; closes 11:50 p.m.	Follow the separate Session 2 notice
Late application/payment	4-7 February 2027; closes 11:50 p.m.	Additional ₹500 over the examination fee
Correction	8-10 February 2027; closes 11:50 p.m.	Check permitted fields
City intimation / admit card	12 March / 25 March 2027	Wait for the applicable official release
Examination	2-7 April 2027	Check the assigned paper/date/shift

Sources: 24 October 2026 application notice, page 1; 2027 information bulletin, printed pages 5-6. Closing times are reproduced as stated by NTA. Recheck notices before a timed action. JoSAA, CSAB and institution applications have separate schedules.

Follow the notice-to-action sequence

Check the examination year and session → open the applicable official notice → record the exact action and deadline → finish the action → retain confirmation → check for a revision.

A notice announcing an examination period does not necessarily open registration. An application number does not necessarily show successful payment. A city intimation slip is not an admit card. Keep these documents and their purposes distinct, especially when search results contain several years at once.

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Document or notice	What to read it for	What it should not be mistaken for
General NTA calendar	Tentative examination periods and its stated qualifications	A complete JEE Main application notification
Exam-specific bulletin or application notice	Eligibility, application process and relevant deadlines	A personal allotment of date or centre
Correction notice	Permitted changes and the correction period	Permission to edit every field at any time
City intimation notice/slip	City information and the instructions it actually contains	A substitute for the admit card
Admit card and advisory	Assigned examination details and exam-day instructions	A college admission offer
Answer-key notice	Whether it concerns a provisional key, recorded responses or final key	A final scorecard or college cutoff
Result notice and scorecard	The result for the stated paper, session and year	Counselling registration or a confirmed seat

Find the current notice through the official JEE Main homepage. The JEE Main overview explains the papers and admission journey; this page focuses on which action belongs on which calendar.

Build a deadline record you can act on

Copy each deadline from its own notice. Record the year, session and paper, date, closing time, time zone and source link. Save the notice locally so that a later correction can be compared with the version you used. If the notice gives different submission and payment times, enter two tasks.

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Calendar field	Example of what to record	Why it matters
Examination identity	JEE Main, year, session and paper	Prevents a past-year or different-paper notice being used accidentally
Action	Submit form, pay fee, correct an allowed field or download a document	Makes the calendar entry something you can complete
Exact deadline	Date, time and stated time zone	“Last date” alone may omit the closing time
Official source	Notice title, publication date and link	Lets you resolve conflicting summaries
Dependency	Document, payment status or earlier task needed	Reveals what could delay the action
Evidence	Acknowledgement, saved record or completion status	Distinguishes an intention from a finished task
Revision check	Date you checked and any replacement notice	Keeps an old screenshot from silently becoming the current schedule

Use reminders before your own working deadline as well as the official closing time. That is a planning choice, not an extension of the authority's deadline. Allow time to resolve an upload or payment issue instead of scheduling the first attempt for the final minute.

What to do at each JEE Main milestone

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Milestone	Work to complete	Next helpful guide
Before registration	Check paper choice, qualification evidence and accessible contact details	Eligibility and application checklist
During the application period	Review the official form, applicable uploads and payment status	Registration and confirmation checks
When correction is announced	Compare your saved form with the permitted fields; keep the corrected record	Registration error checklist
When city details appear	Read the city information and consider travel options without assuming the final centre	Admit-card guide, then the current official document
When your admit card is issued	Check the assigned date, paper, centre, reporting and document instructions	The candidate-specific admit card and relevant NTA advisory
During an answer-key window	Identify provisional versus final information and the official challenge procedure	The exact official notice for your paper and session
When results are declared	Read the scorecard labels and distinguish percentile from official rank	Results and the rank predictor for planning
Before counselling choices	Identify the admission authority and compare acceptable courses with matching rank evidence	Counselling, college predictor and cutoffs

Do not wait for a result date to think about budget, locations and courses you would accept. Use the accepting-colleges guide to identify routes, while reserving actual application and payment actions for the correct authority and current instructions.

Keep counselling on a second calendar

JoSAA, CSAB and state or institution admission processes publish their own schedules. A JEE Main application does not settle those deadlines. Start with the JoSAA website and CSAB website, then the authority for any other route on your shortlist.

For each route, record registration, choice filling, permitted editing/locking, allotment-related actions, verification queries and institute reporting as applicable. Do not copy JoSAA dates into a CSAB or state-process calendar. Keep the calendar separate from your preference worksheet so a choice-comparison task is not mistaken for an official submission.

If a deadline or assigned date appears to change

Check that the revised notice names the same examination, year and session or paper. Replace the old calendar entry, keep both source notices and recheck any dependent travel or document tasks. If two pages disagree, use the responsible authority's latest applicable notice and contact its helpdesk when the conflict remains unresolved.

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Situation	First check	Action to avoid
A social post announces an extension	Find the exact official notice and its applicability	Treating an unlinked screenshot as a new deadline
A portal link still shows a past year	Return to the official homepage and check the link label	Entering details simply because the page looks familiar
A news summary and notice differ	Compare the source date, year, session and any later revision	Combining the most convenient date from each
A form or payment deadline was missed	Check the official account and any applicable notice, then use official support	Assuming a previous year's reopening will happen again
An admit card differs from an early calendar	Read the candidate-specific document and current advisory; escalate an unresolved conflict	Relying on a tentative date instead of checking your own document

NTA's homepage contains a historical 2026 Session 2 reopening notice. Its existence is not evidence that a 2027 window will reopen. Do not plan a late application around a past exception.

What to do while the next notice is pending

Keep preparation moving through the syllabus and preparation plan. Organise the information required for the application, but do not assume the new upload specifications, fee or eligibility rules from a previous-year form. Keep older examination dates clearly labelled by year.

For admission planning before results, note your branch interests, total budget and acceptable locations. A predictor can help investigate historical options later; it does not set an examination or counselling deadline.

Sources and review

2027 schedule checked: 25 October 2026. Sources: 24 October 2026 application notice and 2027 information bulletin. The older September calendar is retained only as publication history, not as the current deadline source. The practical record-keeping and counselling sections retain their earlier review context.