JEE Main 2026 Final Answer Key Released; NTA Drops 9 BE/BTech Questions, Result on February 16

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    The National Testing Agency (National Testing Agency) has released the final answer key for JEE Main 2026 Session 1 on its official website jeemain.nta.nic.in. Along with the final answer key, NTA has announced that 9 questions from the BE/BTech paper have been dropped after a detailed review process.

    Why were 9 questions dropped?

    According to NTA,

    • Certain questions contained technical or factual errors

    • Some questions had more than one possible correct answer

    • After evaluation by subject experts, these questions were excluded from the final assessment

    Marks Policy for Dropped Questions

    • Full marks will be awarded to all candidates, regardless of whether they attempted or did not attempt the dropped questions

    • This decision may lead to an increase in overall scores and percentile rankings

    JEE Main 2026 Result Date

    NTA has confirmed that the JEE Main 2026 Session 1 result will be declared on February 16, 2026. The result will include:

    • Individual scorecards

    • All India Rank (AIR)

    • Category-wise cut-off marks

    What happens after the final answer key?

    • No further challenges or objections will be accepted

    • Results will be prepared strictly based on the final answer key

    • The declaration of results will be followed by JEE Advanced 2026 eligibility announcements and counselling processes for engineering admissions

    Important Advice for Candidates

    • Download and save your scorecard once results are announced

    • Stay updated on cut-offs and counselling schedules

    • Keep all required documents ready for admission procedures