NEW DELHI: The National Testing Agency (NTA) has issued an advisory on allotment of exam cities for candidates appearing in the Joint Entrance Examination (Main) 2026 Second Session, from Kuwait, Dubai in the UAE and Bahrain amid ongoing regional tensions.
The agency said that city declaration vouchers have been issued to candidates in Kuwait and Dubai, while arrangements are being made for registrants from Bahrain in coordination with the Indian Embassy.
The second session of JEE (Main) 2026 will be conducted in Computer-Based Test (CBT) mode from April 2 to April 8 in centers across India and selected cities abroad, according to the advisory dated March 26.
“City declaration slips have now been issued to candidates in Kuwait and Dubai,” NTA said, adding that “for registered candidates from Bahrain, NTA is coordinating with the Indian Embassy.”
The agency has also opened a window for candidates seeking to change their assigned testing city. “For any change in exam cities for JEE (Main) 2nd Session 2026, candidates can call 011-40759000 or write to jeemain@nta.ac.in,” the advisory said.
Candidates are advised to check the official websites regularly for updates.
HT reached out to NTA officials, but did not receive a response till the time of going to press.
JEE (Main) is the gateway to undergraduate engineering programs in institutions like Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs), National Institutes of Technology (NITs), and other centrally funded technical institutions.
NTA conducted the first session of JEE Main 2026 between January 21 and January 29, with 13.04 lakh candidates appearing out of over 13.5 lakh registered candidates. The results were announced on February 16.
Based on performance in both the courses, the top 2.5 lakh candidates will qualify for the Joint Entrance Examination (Advanced), scheduled on May 17, 2026, to be conducted by IIT Roorkee.
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