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| Updated On - Feb 26, 2026

The Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Main 2026 Paper 2 test was held on 29 January 2026. Paper 2A for B.Arch and Paper 2B for B.Planning candidates, respectively. B.Arch saw 64,786 candidates registered, with 45,452 actually appearing (70.16% attendance).

B.Planning had 32,366 candidates registering, out of which 21,067 appeared. The attendance rate in JEE Main BPlanning was 65.09%.

  • In JEE Main BArch, a total of 31634 female candidates registered and 22808 candidates appeared.
  • Out of 33152 male students registered for JEE Main BArch, a total of 22644 candidates appeared.
  • In JEE Main BPlanning, a total of 13908 candidates registered, and out of these, 9182 students appeared for the examination.
  • Among the 18458 registered male candidates, a total of 11885 candidates appeared for JEE Main BPlanning.
How Many Students Registered, Appeared for JEE Main Session 1 Paper 2

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Key Summary:
  • JEE (Main) 2026 Paper 2 examination was held on 29 January 2026 (Session 1), in a single shift, and in 13 languages, including English, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Bengali, and others.
  • The National Testing Agency (NTA) conducted the examination in 426 centers in 316 cities, including 12 cities located outside India.
  • The cities where the international examination centers were Manama, Doha, Dubai, Kathmandu, Muscat, Riyadh, Sharjah, Singapore, Kuwait City, Lagos, Washington, and Abu Dhabi.
  • JEE Main 2026 Paper 2 results were released on 24 February 2026, according to the official announcement by the NTA.

Number of Students Registered for BArch: Gender Wise

In JEE Main BArch paper, a total of 12127 female candidates registered. However, only 10, 590 candidates were registered for JEE Main 2026 BArch paper.

  • Number of female candidates registered from other categories include 2860 (EWS), 3450 (SC), 1389 (ST), and 11808 (OBC).
  • Number of male candidates registered from other categories include 3699 (EWS), 4461 (SC, 2213 (ST), and 12189 (OBC).
Category General Gen-EWS SC ST OBC-NCL Total PwBD*
Female 12,127 2,860 3,450 1,389 11,808 31,634 68
Male 10,590 3,699 4,461 2,213 12,189 33,152 163
Total 22,717 6,559 7,911 3,602 23,997 64,786 231
How Many Students Registered, Appeared for JEE Main Session 1 Paper 2

Source: Official PDF

Number of Students Appeared for BArch: Gender Wise

In JEE Main BArch paper, a total of 22808 female candidates appeared. However, among the total male registered candidates, a total of 22644 candidates appeared in JEE Main BArch paper.

Category General Gen-EWS SC ST OBC-NCL Total PwBD*
Female 8,621 2,349 2,261 929 8,648 22,808 47
Male 6,625 2,834 2,803 1,488 8,894 22,644 111
Total 15,246 5,183 5,064 2,417 17,542 45,452 158
How Many Students Registered, Appeared for JEE Main Session 1 Paper 2

Source: Official PDF

Number of Students Registered for BPlanning: Gender Wise

In JEE Main BPlanning paper, a total of 13908 female candidates registered. However, 18458 male candidates were registered for JEE Main 2026 BPlanning paper.

  • Number of female candidates registered from other categories includes 1243 (EWS), 1751 (SC), 664 (ST), and 5334 (OBC).
  • Number of male candidates registered from other categories includes 2147 (EWS), 2626 (SC, 1227 (ST), and 6975 (OBC).
Category General Gen-EWS SC ST OBC-NCL Total PwBD*
Female 4,916 1,243 1,751 664 5,334 13,908 29
Male 5,483 2,147 2,626 1,227 6,975 18,458 113
Total 10,399 3,390 4,377 1,891 12,309 32,366 142
How Many Students Registered, Appeared for JEE Main Session 1 Paper 2

Source: Official PDF

Number of Students Appeared for Planning: Gender Wise

In JEE Main BPlanning paper, a total of 9182 female candidates appeared. However, among the total male registered candidates, a total of 11885 candidates appeared in the JEE Main BPlanning paper.

Category General Gen-EWS SC ST OBC-NCL Total PwBD*
Female 3,116 1,025 1,053 382 3,606 9,182 17
Male 3,105 1,586 1,590 752 4,852 11,885 71
Total 6,221 2,611 2,643 1,134 8,458 21,067 88
How Many Students Registered, Appeared for JEE Main Session 1 Paper 2

Source: Official PDF

Students With NTA Score of 100 in JEE Main 2026 Session 1: Paper 2A (BArch)

The table below highlights the toppers of JEE Main 2026 Session 1 Paper 2A (B.Arch) and Paper 2B (B.Planning), along with their respective states of eligibility.

Paper Name of Candidate State of Eligibility (State of passing/appearing 12th Class)
Paper 2A (B.Arch) SURYATHEJUS S KERALA
Paper 2B (B. Planning) GOWRI SANKAR V KERALA
How Many Students Registered, Appeared for JEE Main Session 1 Paper 2

Source: Official PDF

State-wise Toppers in JEE Main 2026 Session 1: Paper 2A (B.Arch)

The following table presents the All India Rank (AIR) list for JEE Main 2026 Paper 2A (B.Arch), including candidate names, state of eligibility (based on Class 12), and their respective NTA scores.

Rank Name of Candidate State of Eligibility (12th Class) NTA Score
1 SURYATHEJUS S KERALA 100
2 SUSHILNARAYAN S TAMIL NADU 99.99777999
3 SARRAH SHAKIL AKHTAR BOHARI MAHARASHTRA 99.993396
4 TELLURI SHREYAS REDDY TELANGANA 99.9911995
5 ARYAN MADAN PUNJAB 99.9889994
6 ANSHITHA SURESH MALLYOT KARNATAKA 99.9867993
7 JAHNAVI SINGHAL RAJASTHAN 99.9757986
8 DIVYANKA GUPTA CHANDIGARH 99.9625979
9 AARUSH JAIN DELHI (NCT) 99.9537974
10 VORUGANTI SARANYA ASWINI ANDHRA PRADESH 99.9515973
11 ADITI RATH ODISHA 99.9515973
12 MEHWISH AHMED UTTARAKHAND 99.9251958
13 BUCH PRISHA DHIREN GUJARAT 99.9163953
14 MAYUKH KANTHAL WEST BENGAL 99.903
15 NIKHIL ANAND BIHAR 99.8855936
16 VATSALYAA DUTTA VINAYAK UTTAR PRADESH 99.8879932
17 YUVRAJ DUTTAF MADHYA PRADESH 99.8697926
18 GARIMA SHARMA HARYANA 99.7403855
19 SURESH DHANUSH CHHATTISGARH 99.7205898
20 SANSIKHA VANILSELVAN OUTSIDE INDIA 99.6765819
21 ARJUN SINGH HIMACHAL PRADESH 99.443619
22 ADHILA C.N. LAKSHADWEEP 99.443619
23 NINGTAMBI TAKHELLAMBAM MANIPUR 99.2075556
24 ARCHITA KASHYAP ASSAM 99.104499
25 YUVRAJ SINGH SANDHU JHARKHAND 99.104499
26 DOLLY KUMARI JHARKHAND 99.104499
27 S RESHMA PUDUCHERRY 98.8119335
28 SITARAM KETAK PRABHUNATH NACHINOLKAR GOA 98.7393294
29 ZAINAB IQBAL JAMMU AND KASHMIR 98.7393294
30 AMOS LALRINKIMA MIZORAM 98.4709144
31 NOCKLEM KONYAK NAGALAND 98.3785092
32 SHREYANSHI SINGH SIKKIM 98.2553023
33 PRANJAL BHOWMIK TRIPURA 97.0012321
34 CHINNAIGAIHLUN VAIPHEI MEGHALAYA 95.5597512
35 PRISTINA LAHON ARUNACHAL PRADESH 93.5602394
36 STANZIN ANGCHOK LADAKH 92.2327701
37 AAKANKKSHA SHARMA DAMAN AND DIU 90.7268808
38 K SHIRISHA ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS 86.3790372
39 KRUTIKBHAI JAYANTIBHAI RADIYA DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELI 71.435958

Source: Official PDF

State-wise Toppers in JEE Main 2026 Session 1: Paper 2B (B.Planning)

The table below lists the All India Rank (AIR) holders of JEE Main 2026 Paper 2B (B.Planning), along with their state of eligibility (based on Class 12) and respective NTA scores.

Rank Name of Candidate State of Eligibility (12th Class) NTA Score
1 GOWRI SANKAR V KERALA 100
2 ARNAV SHUKLA RAJASTHAN 99.9952532
3 SOHAM SHARMA KARNATAKA 99.9905065
4 MADDURI NAGA PRADYUMNA REDDY TELANGANA 99.9905065
5 YESHWANTH PRIYANDRAN TAMIL NADU 99.9810130
6 YUVRAJ SINGH SANDHU JHARKHAND 99.9620259
7 OM SAHEBRAO SALUNKE MAHARASHTRA 99.9620259
8 PYLA HARSHADITYA ANDHRA PRADESH 99.9525324
9 VANAPALLI SRI ESWAR RAJ ANDHRA PRADESH 99.9525324
10 SINGAMSETTY VENKATA TULIP BHEEMA ANDHRA PRADESH 99.9525324
11 DIVYANSHI SINGH UTTAR PRADESH 99.9287986
12 HARSHIT GOEL HARYANA 99.8908245
13 NETRANSH SINGHAL UTTARAKHAND 99.8623440
14 KRISHNA YOGESH DELHI (NCT) 99.8623440
15 PARMAR MRUGANSH HARISHCHANDRA GUJARAT 99.8623440
16 VIBHU DIWAN REDDY CHHATTISGARH 99.8481037
17 CHAITANAYA NATHALIA CHANDIGARH 99.836601
18 HARSHIT RAJ BIHAR 99.7769023
19 SHRESHTH SINGOURE MADHYA PRADESH 99.7769023
20 AYRA SHARMA PUNJAB 99.4161485
21 SHLOK NAIDAN ODISHA 99.2642521
22 SAYUDH RAY WEST BENGAL 98.5522381
23 SHASHWAT SHARMA HIMACHAL PRADESH 98.5000237
24 PURUSHOTH D PUDUCHERRY 98.3718612
25 LAZIM PUNNILATH HAKKIM BENDA OUTSIDE INDIA 96.4399297
26 DEVANSH BENDA LADAKH 96.1361371
27 ABU TAYENG ARUNACHAL PRADESH 96.1361371
28 ADHILA C.N. LAKSHADWEEP 95.9889875
29 PRAGYAN SARMA ASSAM 95.9889875
30 AAKANKKSHA SHARMA DAMAN AND DIU 95.0728628
31 HARMANN SINGH JAMMU AND KASHMIR 94.7358828
32 SANJANA RAWAT JAMMU AND KASHMIR 94.7358828
33 NABAJIT DAS TRIPURA 93.9909065
34 LALTLHAMUANPUIA MIZORAM 93.9909065
35 AYUSH ANAND SIKKIM 93.2501068
36 ISHA KRISHNARAJ PARAZ GOA 90.1742061
37 IMONENLA OZUKUM NAGALAND 88.7112039
38 NICKSON LEISHANGTHEM MANIPUR 86.6852206
39 K SHIRISHA ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS 85.0714387
40 KRUTIKBHAI JAYANTIBHAI RADIYA DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELI 78.3737599
41 IBALALHUNSHIBA THABAH MEGHALAYA 70.8596363

Source: Official PDF

Category-wise Toppers in JEE Main 2026 Session 1: Paper 2A (B.Arch)

The following table highlights the category-wise toppers of JEE Main 2026 Paper 2A (B.Arch), along with their state of eligibility and NTA scores.

Category Name of Candidate State of Eligibility (12th Class) NTA Score
General SARRAH SHAKIL AKHTAR BOHARI MAHARASHTRA 99.9933996
Gen-EWS SASANAPURI THOSHINI ANDHRA PRADESH 99.9361964
OBC-NCL SURYATHEJUS S KERALA 100
SC NIKHIL ANAND BIHAR 99.8855936
ST ADHILA C.N. LAKSHADWEEP 99.4345683
PwBD RAUSHANI KUMARI BIHAR 99.104499

Source: Official PDF

Category-wise Toppers in JEE Main 2026 Session 1: Paper 2B (B.Planning)

The table below presents the category-wise toppers of JEE Main 2026 Paper 2B (B.Planning), along with their state of eligibility and NTA scores.

Category Name of Candidate State of Eligibility (12th Class) NTA Score
General ARNAV SHUKLA RAJASTHAN 99.9952532
Gen-EWS NAGADEV M G KARNATAKA 99.9762662
OBC-NCL GOWRI SANKAR V KERALA 100
SC PARMAR MRUGANSH HARISHCHANDRA GUJARAT 99.8623440
ST KUMBHA JEEVAN SAI RAM ANDHRA PRADESH 99.7769023
PwBD BALAGAM ADITHYA VEERA VIJAYA BHARGAV ANDHRA PRADESH 95.3908957

Source: Official PDF

Gender-wise Toppers in JEE Main 2026 Session 1: Paper 2A (B.Arch)

The following table shows the gender-wise toppers of JEE Main 2026 Paper 2A (B.Arch), along with their state of eligibility and NTA scores.

Gender Name of Candidate State of Eligibility (12th Class) NTA Score
Male SURYATHEJUS S KERALA 100
Female NIVANDATHI VENKATESH TAMIL NADU 99.9955998

Source: Official PDF

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Gender-wise Toppers in JEE Main 2026 Session 1: Paper 2B (B.Planning)

The table below highlights the gender-wise toppers of JEE Main 2026 Paper 2B (B.Planning), along with their state of eligibility and NTA scores.

Gender Name of Candidate State of Eligibility (12th Class) NTA Score
Male GOWRI SANKAR V KERALA 100
Female ANGEL M FEBIN KERALA 99.9335454

Source: Official PDF

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