JEE Main exam is very important for lakhs of students preparing for engineering. Like every year, this time too a large number of students have applied for this examination. Now an important update has come out for the students. National Testing Agency (NTA) has released the exam city intimation slip for session 2 of JEE Main 2026. Along with this, some changes have also been made in the exam schedule.
This city slip gives information to the students about the city in which their examination will be held, so that they can prepare for their travel and stay in time. However, it is not an admit card. Complete information about the actual examination center will be given in the admit card, which will be released soon.
What is city slip and why is it important?
Exam city slip is a document in which the candidate is told in which city his examination will be held. This helps students to plan in advance. Keep in mind that entry into the examination center will not be allowed through this slip. For this you will have to wait for the admit card.
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NTA made major changes in the schedule
Earlier the JEE Main Session 2 exam was to be held from April 2 to April 9, 2026, but now it has been reduced to April 8, 2026. As per the new schedule, now Paper 1 (BE/BTech) is on 2, 4, 5, 6 and 8 April and Paper 2 (BArch/BPlanning) is on 7 April. The examination will be conducted in two shifts every day. In which the first shift will be from 9 am to 12 noon and the second shift will be from 3 pm to 6 pm.
How to download city slip?
1. Downloading the city slip is very easy. First of all the official website of JEE Main jeemain.nta.nic.in Go to.
2. Click on Advance City Intimation link on the homepage.
3. Now enter your application number and password.
4. Click on Submit button.
5. Your city slip will appear on the screen.
6. Download it and take a print out and keep it safe.
When will the admit card come?
Till now NTA has not announced the date of release of admit card, but it is expected that it will be released a few days before the exam. This year more than 16 lakh students have applied for JEE Main 2026. More than 14 lakh students had participated in the January session itself, while lakhs of students have also registered for the April session.
What is the position of the seats?
The number of seats in big government engineering institutes of the country is limited. Overall, around 63,000 seats are available, which includes around 18,000 seats in IITs, around 24,500 seats in NITs, around 10,000 seats in IIITs and over 10,000 seats in other government institutes.
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