JEE MAIN result 2026 date(session 1): February 16

JEE Mains Result 2026: The National Testing Agency (NTA) is set to release the JEE Main 2026 Session 1 result by February 16, 2026, following a brief postponement from the initial schedule. Over 13 lakh aspirants who appeared for the January session can access their scorecards through the official portal at jeemain.nta.nic.in using their application number and date of birth. Along with the NTA scores and percentiles, the agency is also expected to publish the final answer key and the list of session toppers. This result is a critical milestone for engineering hopefuls, as it determines their initial standing for NIT, IIIT, and GFTI admissions and their eligibility for the JEE Advanced.
The JEE Mains result 2026 for Session 1 is crucial as it determines eligibility for JEE Advanced 2026 and subsequent admission opportunities to premier institutions such as the IITs, NITs, IIITs, and other Centrally Funded Technical Institutes (CFTIs) through JoSAA Counselling 2026. The result shows marks, rank, percentile, and qualifying status, and determines students' eligibility for JEE Main 2026 Cut Off or admissions in NITs, IIITs, and GFTIs.