The National Testing Agency (NTA) has officially released the list of JEE Main Exam Centres 2026 along with the notification. Candidates appearing for the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Main 2026 can now check the complete state-wise and international exam city list to know where their test will be conducted.
Overview of JEE Main 2026 Exam Centres
The JEE Main 2026 examination will be conducted across India and abroad to ensure accessibility for all candidates. Each candidate can choose up to four preferred exam cities while filling the JEE Main application form. The final allotted centre will be mentioned on the admit card issued by NTA.
| Particulars | Details |
| Conducting Body | National Testing Agency (NTA) |
| Exam Name | Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Main 2026 |
| Exam Mode | Computer-Based Test (CBT) |
| Total Exam Cities (India + Abroad) | 400+ |
| Number of Attempts | 2 sessions (January & April 2026) |
| Official Website | https://jeemain.nta.ac.in/ |
JEE Main Exam Centre – State-Wise List
Below is the complete state-wise list of JEE Main exam cities 2026, based on the official data released by NTA.
JEE Main Exam Centre 2026 in India (State-Wise List)
| STATE / UT | CITY | CITY CODE |
| Arunachal Pradesh | Itanagar/Naharlagun | AL01 |
| Assam | Guwahati | AM02 |
| Assam | Jorhat | AM03 |
| Assam | Silchar | AM04 |
| Assam | Tezpur | AM05 |
| Andaman & Nicobar Islands | Port Blair | AN01 |
| Andhra Pradesh | Anantapur | AP01 |
| Andhra Pradesh | Bhimavaram | AP03 |
| Andhra Pradesh | Chittoor | AP05 |
| Andhra Pradesh | Eluru | AP06 |
| Andhra Pradesh | Guntur | AP07 |
| Andhra Pradesh | Kadapa | AP08 |
| Andhra Pradesh | Kakinada | AP09 |
| Andhra Pradesh | Kurnool | AP10 |
| Andhra Pradesh | Nellore | AP11 |
| Andhra Pradesh | Ongole | AP12 |
| Andhra Pradesh | Rajahmundry | AP13 |
| Andhra Pradesh | Srikakulam | AP14 |
| Andhra Pradesh | Tirupati | AP16 |
| Andhra Pradesh | Vijayawada | AP17 |
| Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam | AP18 |
| Andhra Pradesh | Vizianagaram | AP19 |
| Andhra Pradesh | Proddatur | AP21 |
| Andhra Pradesh | Surampalem | AP23 |
| Andhra Pradesh | Nandyal | AP29 |
| Andhra Pradesh | Tadepalligudem | AP30 |
| Bihar | Aurangabad | BR01 |
| Bihar | Bhagalpur | BR02 |
| Bihar | Darbhanga | BR04 |
| Bihar | Gaya | BR05 |
| Bihar | Muzaffarpur | BR06 |
| Bihar | Patna | BR07 |
| Bihar | Purnea | BR08 |
| Bihar | Arrah | BR09 |
| Bihar | Samastipur | BR12 |
| Bihar | Bihar Sharif | BR38 |
| Bihar | Rohtas | BR41 |
| Chhattisgarh | Bilaspur | CG02 |
| Chhattisgarh | Raipur | CG03 |
| Chhattisgarh | Jagdalpur | CG04 |
| Chhattisgarh | Bhilai Nagar | CG11 |
| Chhattisgarh | Durg | CG12 |
| Chhattisgarh | Ambikapur | CG13 |
| Chandigarh (UT) | Chandigarh | CH01 |
| Delhi (NCT) | Delhi/New Delhi | DL01 |
| Goa | Panaji / Mapusa | GO01 |
| Gujarat | Ahmedabad | GJ01 |
| Gujarat | Surat | GJ11 |
| Gujarat | Vadodara | GJ12 |
| Gujarat | Gandhinagar | GJ32 |
| Gujarat | Rajkot | GJ10 |
| Gujarat | Bhuj | GJ33 |
| Gujarat | Vapi | GJ36 |
| Haryana | Ambala | HR01 |
| Haryana | Gurugram | HR02 |
| Haryana | Faridabad | HR03 |
| Haryana | Hisar | HR10 |
| Himachal Pradesh | Hamirpur | HP03 |
| Himachal Pradesh | Shimla | HP06 |
| Himachal Pradesh | Mandi | HP08 |
| Himachal Pradesh | Una | HP09 |
| Himachal Pradesh | Kangra | HP16 |
| Jammu & Kashmir | Jammu | JK02 |
| Jammu & Kashmir | Srinagar | JK04 |
| Jammu & Kashmir | Pulwama | JK06 |
| Jammu & Kashmir | Samba | JK11 |
| Jharkhand | Bokaro | JH01 |
| Jharkhand | Dhanbad | JH02 |
| Jharkhand | Jamshedpur | JH03 |
| Jharkhand | Ranchi | JH04 |
| Jharkhand | Hazaribagh | JH05 |
| Karnataka | Bengaluru | KK04 |
| Karnataka | Mangaluru | KK12 |
| Karnataka | Mysuru | KK14 |
| Karnataka | Dharwad | KK10 |
| Karnataka | Tumakuru | KK16 |
| Karnataka | Udupi | KK38 |
| Kerala | Thiruvananthapuram | KL17 |
| Kerala | Ernakulam | KL24 |
| Kerala | Kozhikode | KL12 |
| Kerala | Kannur | KL07 |
| Kerala | Kottayam | KL11 |
| Kerala | Thrissur | KL18 |
| Lakshadweep | Kavaratti | LD01 |
| Leh & Ladakh | Leh | LL01 |
| Leh & Ladakh | Kargil | LL02 |
| Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal | MP03 |
| Madhya Pradesh | Indore | MP07 |
| Madhya Pradesh | Jabalpur | MP08 |
| Madhya Pradesh | Gwalior | MP06 |
| Madhya Pradesh | Ujjain | MP15 |
| Maharashtra | Mumbai/Navi Mumbai | MR43 |
| Maharashtra | Pune | MR22 |
| Maharashtra | Nagpur | MR17 |
| Maharashtra | Nashik | MR19 |
| Maharashtra | Aurangabad | MR04 |
| Maharashtra | Kolhapur | MR14 |
| Maharashtra | Solapur | MR27 |
| Maharashtra | Thane | MR28 |
| Manipur | Imphal | MN01 |
| Meghalaya | Shillong | MG01 |
| Meghalaya | Tura | MG02 |
| Mizoram | Aizawl | MZ01 |
| Nagaland | Dimapur | NL01 |
| Nagaland | Kohima | NL02 |
| Odisha | Bhubaneswar | OR04 |
| Odisha | Cuttack | OR05 |
| Odisha | Rourkela | OR08 |
| Odisha | Berhampur | OR03 |
| Odisha | Sambalpur | OR09 |
| Odisha | Puri | OR16 |
| Punjab | Amritsar | PB01 |
| Punjab | Ludhiana | PB05 |
| Punjab | Jalandhar/Phagwara | PB04 |
| Punjab | Patiala | PB08 |
| Puducherry (UT) | Puducherry | PO01 |
| Rajasthan | Jaipur | RJ06 |
| Rajasthan | Kota | RJ08 |
| Rajasthan | Jodhpur | RJ07 |
| Rajasthan | Ajmer | RJ01 |
| Rajasthan | Udaipur | RJ11 |
| Sikkim | Gangtok | SM01 |
| Tamil Nadu | Chennai | TN01 |
| Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore | TN02 |
| Tamil Nadu | Madurai | TN08 |
| Tamil Nadu | Salem | TN11 |
| Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirappalli | TN14 |
| Tamil Nadu | Vellore | TN18 |
| Telangana | Hyderabad | TL22 |
| Telangana | Warangal | TL07 |
| Telangana | Karimnagar | TL02 |
| Telangana | Nizamabad | TL08 |
| Tripura | Agartala | TA01 |
| Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow | UP12 |
| Uttar Pradesh | Kanpur | UP11 |
| Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi | UP18 |
| Uttar Pradesh | Prayagraj | UP03 |
| Uttar Pradesh | Agra | UP01 |
| Uttar Pradesh | Meerut | UP14 |
| Uttar Pradesh | Gorakhpur | UP08 |
| Uttarakhand | Dehradun | UK01 |
| Uttarakhand | Roorkee | UK06 |
| Uttarakhand | Haldwani | UK02 |
| West Bengal | Kolkata | WB10 |
| West Bengal | Durgapur | WB04 |
| West Bengal | Siliguri | WB11 |
| West Bengal | Howrah | WB07 |
| West Bengal | Kalyani | WB08 |
New JEE Main Exam Centres Introduced in India (2026 Update)
To improve accessibility and convenience for students across the country, the National Testing Agency (NTA) has added several new JEE Main exam centres for 2026.
This year, around 33 new exam cities have been introduced — all located within India.
The additions include:
- 8 centres in Andhra Pradesh
- 3 in Gujarat
- 1 each in Haryana and Jammu
- 2 each in Karnataka and Manipur
- 1 in Madhya Pradesh
- 3 each in Maharashtra, West Bengal, and Telangana
- 2 in Tamil Nadu
- 1 in Odisha
These new centres aim to make the exam more accessible to aspirants from smaller towns and remote regions.
Notably, no new exam cities have been added abroad for JEE Main 2026.
JEE Main Exam Centre 2026 Outside India (Country-Wise List)
| COUNTRY | CITY / LOCATION | CITY CODE |
| Bahrain | Manama | ZZ01 |
| Indonesia | West Java | ZZ02 |
| Kuwait | Kuwait City | ZZ03 |
| Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur | ZZ04 |
| Germany | Munich | ZZ05 |
| Nepal | Kathmandu | ZZ06 |
| Nigeria | Lagos | ZZ07 |
| Oman | Muscat | ZZ08 |
| Qatar | Doha | ZZ09 |
| Saudi Arabia | Riyadh | ZZ10 |
| Singapore | Singapore | ZZ11 |
| United Arab Emirates (UAE) | Dubai | ZZ12 |
| United Arab Emirates (UAE) | Abu Dhabi | ZZ13 |
| United Arab Emirates (UAE) | Sharjah | ZZ14 |
| United States of America (USA) | Washington DC | ZZ15 |
Conclusion
The JEE Main Exam Centre 2026 has been thoughtfully expanded and strategically distributed across India and abroad to ensure fair access and convenience for all aspirants. With 33 new cities added in India, the National Testing Agency (NTA) aims to reach every corner of the nation, minimizing travel challenges for students. Candidates are advised to carefully select their preferred exam cities during the application process and regularly check the official NTA JEE website for updates regarding their allotted centres, admit cards, and exam schedules.
Also read
How many JEE Main 2026 exam centres are there in total?
There are over 400 JEE Main exam centres across India and abroad combined, ensuring candidates from every region have access to a nearby test location.
Can I change my JEE Main exam centre after submitting the application form?
No, once the application form is submitted and the exam city is allotted, changes to the exam centre are not allowed under normal circumstances. Candidates should choose their preferences carefully while filling out the form.
Are there any new exam cities added for JEE Main 2026?
Yes, 33 new exam cities have been added in India for JEE Main 2026. However, no new centres have been introduced abroad this year.
How will I know my final JEE Main exam centre?
The exact address and details of your exam centre will be mentioned on the JEE Main 2026 admit card, which can be downloaded from the official NTA website before the exam.
Are international students eligible to choose foreign exam centres?
Yes, candidates residing outside India can select from 13 international JEE Main centres, including locations such as Dubai, Doha, Kathmandu, and Washington DC.
