JEE Mains Exam Centre List 2026 ensures that students from every part of India and abroad can appear for the exam conveniently. Candidates should carefully select their exam city preferences and regularly check official updates to avoid last-minute confusion.
JEE Main 2026 examination, conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA), will be held across hundreds of cities in India and abroad. To ensure smooth access for students from different regions, NTA has released a comprehensive list of JEE Main exam centres for 2026, covering all states, Union Territories, and selected foreign countries.
JEE Main Exam Centres 2026
JEE Main exam centres are allotted based on the preferences filled by candidates in the application form. However, NTA holds the final authority to allot or change the exam city if required.
JEE Mains exam centres are available in:
- All major Indian states and UTs
- Selected international cities for foreign applicants and NRIs
JEE Main 2026 Exam Centres in India (State-Wise)
- North-East & Eastern India
- Arunachal Pradesh: Naharlagun
- Assam: Guwahati, Jorhat, Silchar, Tezpur
- Bihar: Patna, Gaya, Bhagalpur, Muzaffarpur, Darbhanga, Purnea, Arrah, Samastipur, Bihar Sharif, Rohtas
- Jharkhand: Ranchi, Jamshedpur, Bokaro, Dhanbad, Hazaribagh, Ramgarh
- West Bengal: Kolkata, Siliguri, Asansol, Durgapur, Howrah, Hooghly, Kalyani, Bankura, Purba & Paschim Medinipur, Murshidabad
- Northern India
- Delhi / New Delhi
- Uttar Pradesh: Agra, Prayagraj, Kanpur, Lucknow, Varanasi, Noida, Ghaziabad, Meerut, Gorakhpur, Ayodhya, Mathura, Bareilly and more (27 cities)
- Haryana: Gurugram, Faridabad, Ambala, Hisar
- Punjab: Amritsar, Ludhiana, Jalandhar, Patiala, Bathinda, Pathankot
- Himachal Pradesh: Shimla, Hamirpur, Kangra, Kullu, Mandi, Una
- Uttarakhand: Dehradun, Haldwani, Roorkee, Almora, Pauri Garhwal
- Jammu & Kashmir: Jammu, Srinagar, Pulwama, Samba
- Chandigarh (UT)
- Western & Central India
- Rajasthan: Jaipur, Kota, Jodhpur, Ajmer, Bikaner, Udaipur, Sikar, Bharatpur, Alwar and others
- Gujarat: Ahmedabad, Surat, Vadodara, Rajkot, Anand, Gandhinagar, Bhuj, Vapi, Mehsana
- Maharashtra: Mumbai/Navi Mumbai, Pune, Nagpur, Nashik, Aurangabad, Kolhapur, Solapur, Thane, Amravati, Jalgaon, Satara and more (27 cities)
- Madhya Pradesh: Bhopal, Indore, Gwalior, Jabalpur, Ujjain, Sagar, Satna, Balaghat
- Southern India
- Andhra Pradesh: Visakhapatnam, Vijayawada, Guntur, Tirupati, Nellore, Kurnool, Anantapur, Rajahmundry and more (23 cities)
- Telangana: Hyderabad, Warangal, Karimnagar, Nizamabad, Khammam, Mahabubnagar, Suryapet
- Tamil Nadu: Chennai, Coimbatore, Madurai, Salem, Tiruchirappalli, Tirunelveli, Vellore, Erode, Namakkal, Thanjavur and more (26 cities)
- Karnataka: Bengaluru, Mysuru, Mangaluru, Hubli, Dharwad, Belagavi, Tumakuru, Udupi, Shivamogga
- Kerala: Thiruvananthapuram, Kochi, Kozhikode, Kannur, Thrissur, Kollam, Kottayam, Alappuzha, Palakkad, Wayanad
- Union Territories
- Andaman & Nicobar: Port Blair
- Lakshadweep: Kavaratti
- Puducherry: Puducherry
- Dadra & Nagar Haveli: Silvassa
- Daman & Diu: Diu
- Leh-Ladakh: Leh, Kargil
- Goa: Panaji / Mapusa
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JEE Main 2026 Exam Centres Outside India
NTA has also allotted exam centres in multiple foreign countries for international students.
- Middle East
- UAE: Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah
- Saudi Arabia: Riyadh
- Qatar: Doha
- Oman: Muscat
- Bahrain: Manama
- Kuwait: Kuwait City
- Other Countries
- Nepal: Kathmandu
- Singapore: Singapore
- Malaysia: Kuala Lumpur
- Indonesia: West Java
- Germany: Munich
- Nigeria: Lagos
- USA: Washington DC
Highlights of JEE Mains Exam Centre List 2026
| Highlight | Details |
|---|---|
| Exam Name | JEE Main 2026 |
| Conducting Body | National Testing Agency (NTA) |
| Mode of Exam | Computer-Based Test (CBT) |
| Exam Centres in India | All states & UTs |
| Exam Centres Outside India | 15+ international cities |
| Final Centre Allotment | Via Admit Card |
| Official Website | https://jeemain.nta.nic.in/ |
Important Points About JEE Main Exam Centres
- Candidates can choose up to 4 preferred exam cities
- Final exam centre address is mentioned on the admit card
- NTA may change the exam city due to administrative reasons
- Reporting late may lead to entry denial
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