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JEE Main Previous Year Papers: Official Shift-Wise Finder

Find a JEE Main Paper 1 resource by year, session, date and shift

In short

NTA currently exposes nine official JEE Main 2026 Session 2 Paper 1 shift papers: 2, 4, 5 and 6 April in both shifts and 8 April Shift 2. Session 1 date and shift identity is verified for 21, 22, 23, 24 and 28 January in both shifts, but no exact public authority-hosted question-paper PDF is active for those ten events.

Official paper archive status

  • Official JEE Main 2026 Paper 1 files

    JEE Main · 2026

    9 of 19 verified Paper 1 events have an authority-hosted paper file

    Verified against the official source

    Authority: National Testing Agency · Last checked 2026-09-11 · Last verified 2026-09-11

    Open the official source

  • JEE Main 2026 Session 2 Paper 1 answer key

    JEE Main · 2026

    Final answer key available for Session 2 Paper 1

    Verified against the official source

    Authority: National Testing Agency · Last checked 2026-09-09 · Last verified 2026-09-09

    Open the official source

Checking runs against the official NTA channel only; a new file is published after human source and rights review.

Find your paper: year, session, date and shift

Start here, then open the matching session block below.

  • Year
    2026
    Session
    Session 2
    Paper 1 exam dates
    2, 4, 5, 6 Apr (both shifts) and 8 Apr (Shift 2)
    Shifts
    2 per date, except 8 Apr
    Official paper files
    9 of 9 verified
    State
    Official files active
  • Year
    2026
    Session
    Session 1
    Paper 1 exam dates
    21, 22, 23, 24, 28 Jan
    Shifts
    2 per date
    Official paper files
    0 of 10 verified
    State
    Paper source verification pending
  • Year
    2027
    Session
    Not officially announced
    Paper 1 exam dates
    Not officially announced
    Shifts
    Not officially announced
    Official paper files
    None
    State
    No cycle data exists yet

Only Paper 1 B.E./B.Tech events reconciled against official NTA records appear here. There is no 8 April Shift 1 Paper 1 event.

JEE Main 2026 Session 2 — official Paper 1 papers

Nine authority-hosted Paper 1 files, each with its official answer-key state.

  • 2 Apr 2026 · Shift 1 · Paper 1 B.E./B.Tech

    Session 2 Shift 1

    Question paper

    Official Question Paper

    Official NTA

    Paper 1 B.E./B.Tech · authority-hosted file · last verified 11 Sep 2026

    Source: National Testing Agency

    View Official Paper (opens in a new tab)

    Official answer key

    Final Answer Key

    Official NTA

    Published 20 Apr 2026 · session-level PDF carries this date and shift

    Source: National Testing Agency

    View Official Answer Key (opens in a new tab)

    Provisional Key / Challenge Notice

    Official NTA notice

    Challenge notice published 11 Apr 2026

    Source: National Testing Agency

    View Official Notice (opens in a new tab)

    The challenge notice is not itself a direct answer-key PDF.

    Analysis

    Rank Sarthi analysis

    No approved question-level dataset exists for this event.

    Analysis pending reviewed ingestion

  • 2 Apr 2026 · Shift 2 · Paper 1 B.E./B.Tech

    Session 2 Shift 2

    Question paper

    Official Question Paper

    Official NTA

    Paper 1 B.E./B.Tech · authority-hosted file · last verified 11 Sep 2026

    Source: National Testing Agency

    View Official Paper (opens in a new tab)

    Official answer key

    Final Answer Key

    Official NTA

    Published 20 Apr 2026 · session-level PDF carries this date and shift

    Source: National Testing Agency

    View Official Answer Key (opens in a new tab)

    Provisional Key / Challenge Notice

    Official NTA notice

    Challenge notice published 11 Apr 2026

    Source: National Testing Agency

    View Official Notice (opens in a new tab)

    The challenge notice is not itself a direct answer-key PDF.

    Analysis

    Rank Sarthi analysis

    No approved question-level dataset exists for this event.

    Analysis pending reviewed ingestion

  • 4 Apr 2026 · Shift 1 · Paper 1 B.E./B.Tech

    Session 2 Shift 1

    Question paper

    Official Question Paper

    Official NTA

    Paper 1 B.E./B.Tech · authority-hosted file · last verified 11 Sep 2026

    Source: National Testing Agency

    View Official Paper (opens in a new tab)

    Official answer key

    Final Answer Key

    Official NTA

    Published 20 Apr 2026 · session-level PDF carries this date and shift

    Source: National Testing Agency

    View Official Answer Key (opens in a new tab)

    Provisional Key / Challenge Notice

    Official NTA notice

    Challenge notice published 11 Apr 2026

    Source: National Testing Agency

    View Official Notice (opens in a new tab)

    The challenge notice is not itself a direct answer-key PDF.

    Analysis

    Rank Sarthi analysis

    No approved question-level dataset exists for this event.

    Analysis pending reviewed ingestion

  • 4 Apr 2026 · Shift 2 · Paper 1 B.E./B.Tech

    Session 2 Shift 2

    Question paper

    Official Question Paper

    Official NTA

    Paper 1 B.E./B.Tech · authority-hosted file · last verified 11 Sep 2026

    Source: National Testing Agency

    View Official Paper (opens in a new tab)

    Official answer key

    Final Answer Key

    Official NTA

    Published 20 Apr 2026 · session-level PDF carries this date and shift

    Source: National Testing Agency

    View Official Answer Key (opens in a new tab)

    Provisional Key / Challenge Notice

    Official NTA notice

    Challenge notice published 11 Apr 2026

    Source: National Testing Agency

    View Official Notice (opens in a new tab)

    The challenge notice is not itself a direct answer-key PDF.

    Analysis

    Rank Sarthi analysis

    No approved question-level dataset exists for this event.

    Analysis pending reviewed ingestion

  • 5 Apr 2026 · Shift 1 · Paper 1 B.E./B.Tech

    Session 2 Shift 1

    Question paper

    Official Question Paper

    Official NTA

    Paper 1 B.E./B.Tech · authority-hosted file · last verified 11 Sep 2026

    Source: National Testing Agency

    View Official Paper (opens in a new tab)

    Official answer key

    Final Answer Key

    Official NTA

    Published 20 Apr 2026 · session-level PDF carries this date and shift

    Source: National Testing Agency

    View Official Answer Key (opens in a new tab)

    Provisional Key / Challenge Notice

    Official NTA notice

    Challenge notice published 11 Apr 2026

    Source: National Testing Agency

    View Official Notice (opens in a new tab)

    The challenge notice is not itself a direct answer-key PDF.

    Analysis

    Rank Sarthi analysis

    No approved question-level dataset exists for this event.

    Analysis pending reviewed ingestion

  • 5 Apr 2026 · Shift 2 · Paper 1 B.E./B.Tech

    Session 2 Shift 2

    Question paper

    Official Question Paper

    Official NTA

    Paper 1 B.E./B.Tech · authority-hosted file · last verified 11 Sep 2026

    Source: National Testing Agency

    View Official Paper (opens in a new tab)

    Official answer key

    Final Answer Key

    Official NTA

    Published 20 Apr 2026 · session-level PDF carries this date and shift

    Source: National Testing Agency

    View Official Answer Key (opens in a new tab)

    Provisional Key / Challenge Notice

    Official NTA notice

    Challenge notice published 11 Apr 2026

    Source: National Testing Agency

    View Official Notice (opens in a new tab)

    The challenge notice is not itself a direct answer-key PDF.

    Analysis

    Rank Sarthi analysis

    No approved question-level dataset exists for this event.

    Analysis pending reviewed ingestion

  • 6 Apr 2026 · Shift 1 · Paper 1 B.E./B.Tech

    Session 2 Shift 1

    Question paper

    Official Question Paper

    Official NTA

    Paper 1 B.E./B.Tech · authority-hosted file · last verified 11 Sep 2026

    Source: National Testing Agency

    View Official Paper (opens in a new tab)

    Official answer key

    Final Answer Key

    Official NTA

    Published 20 Apr 2026 · session-level PDF carries this date and shift

    Source: National Testing Agency

    View Official Answer Key (opens in a new tab)

    Provisional Key / Challenge Notice

    Official NTA notice

    Challenge notice published 11 Apr 2026

    Source: National Testing Agency

    View Official Notice (opens in a new tab)

    The challenge notice is not itself a direct answer-key PDF.

    Analysis

    Rank Sarthi analysis

    No approved question-level dataset exists for this event.

    Analysis pending reviewed ingestion

  • 6 Apr 2026 · Shift 2 · Paper 1 B.E./B.Tech

    Session 2 Shift 2

    Question paper

    Official Question Paper

    Official NTA

    Paper 1 B.E./B.Tech · authority-hosted file · last verified 11 Sep 2026

    Source: National Testing Agency

    View Official Paper (opens in a new tab)

    Official answer key

    Final Answer Key

    Official NTA

    Published 20 Apr 2026 · session-level PDF carries this date and shift

    Source: National Testing Agency

    View Official Answer Key (opens in a new tab)

    Provisional Key / Challenge Notice

    Official NTA notice

    Challenge notice published 11 Apr 2026

    Source: National Testing Agency

    View Official Notice (opens in a new tab)

    The challenge notice is not itself a direct answer-key PDF.

    Analysis

    Rank Sarthi analysis

    No approved question-level dataset exists for this event.

    Analysis pending reviewed ingestion

  • 8 Apr 2026 · Shift 2 · Paper 1 B.E./B.Tech

    Session 2 Shift 2

    Question paper

    Official Question Paper

    Official NTA

    Paper 1 B.E./B.Tech · authority-hosted file · last verified 11 Sep 2026

    Source: National Testing Agency

    View Official Paper (opens in a new tab)

    Official answer key

    Final Answer Key

    Official NTA

    Published 20 Apr 2026 · session-level PDF carries this date and shift

    Source: National Testing Agency

    View Official Answer Key (opens in a new tab)

    Provisional Key / Challenge Notice

    Official NTA notice

    Challenge notice published 11 Apr 2026

    Source: National Testing Agency

    View Official Notice (opens in a new tab)

    The challenge notice is not itself a direct answer-key PDF.

    Analysis

    Rank Sarthi analysis

    No approved question-level dataset exists for this event.

    Analysis pending reviewed ingestion

Files open on the official NTA channel in a new tab. Rank Sarthi does not rehost them.

JEE Main 2026 Session 1 — event identity verified, paper source pending

Ten verified Paper 1 events. The official answer-key resources are active; the paper files are not.

  • 21 Jan 2026 · Shift 1 · Paper 1 B.E./B.Tech

    Session 1 Shift 1

    Question paper

    Paper source verification pending

    Source pending

    Date and shift identity verified from the official final answer key.

    Source: National Testing Agency (event identity only)

    Paper source verification pending

    No exact public authority-hosted paper PDF was activated. A coaching or memory-based reconstruction is never substituted here.

    Official answer key

    Final Answer Key

    Official NTA

    Published 16 Feb 2026 · session-level PDF carries this date and shift

    Source: National Testing Agency

    View Official Answer Key (opens in a new tab)

    Provisional Key / Challenge Notice

    Official NTA notice

    Challenge notice published 4 Feb 2026

    Source: National Testing Agency

    View Official Notice (opens in a new tab)

    The challenge notice is not itself a direct answer-key PDF.

    Analysis

    Rank Sarthi analysis

    No approved question-level dataset exists for this event.

    Analysis pending reviewed ingestion

  • 21 Jan 2026 · Shift 2 · Paper 1 B.E./B.Tech

    Session 1 Shift 2

    Question paper

    Paper source verification pending

    Source pending

    Date and shift identity verified from the official final answer key.

    Source: National Testing Agency (event identity only)

    Paper source verification pending

    No exact public authority-hosted paper PDF was activated. A coaching or memory-based reconstruction is never substituted here.

    Official answer key

    Final Answer Key

    Official NTA

    Published 16 Feb 2026 · session-level PDF carries this date and shift

    Source: National Testing Agency

    View Official Answer Key (opens in a new tab)

    Provisional Key / Challenge Notice

    Official NTA notice

    Challenge notice published 4 Feb 2026

    Source: National Testing Agency

    View Official Notice (opens in a new tab)

    The challenge notice is not itself a direct answer-key PDF.

    Analysis

    Rank Sarthi analysis

    No approved question-level dataset exists for this event.

    Analysis pending reviewed ingestion

  • 22 Jan 2026 · Shift 1 · Paper 1 B.E./B.Tech

    Session 1 Shift 1

    Question paper

    Paper source verification pending

    Source pending

    Date and shift identity verified from the official final answer key.

    Source: National Testing Agency (event identity only)

    Paper source verification pending

    No exact public authority-hosted paper PDF was activated. A coaching or memory-based reconstruction is never substituted here.

    Official answer key

    Final Answer Key

    Official NTA

    Published 16 Feb 2026 · session-level PDF carries this date and shift

    Source: National Testing Agency

    View Official Answer Key (opens in a new tab)

    Provisional Key / Challenge Notice

    Official NTA notice

    Challenge notice published 4 Feb 2026

    Source: National Testing Agency

    View Official Notice (opens in a new tab)

    The challenge notice is not itself a direct answer-key PDF.

    Analysis

    Rank Sarthi analysis

    No approved question-level dataset exists for this event.

    Analysis pending reviewed ingestion

  • 22 Jan 2026 · Shift 2 · Paper 1 B.E./B.Tech

    Session 1 Shift 2

    Question paper

    Paper source verification pending

    Source pending

    Date and shift identity verified from the official final answer key.

    Source: National Testing Agency (event identity only)

    Paper source verification pending

    No exact public authority-hosted paper PDF was activated. A coaching or memory-based reconstruction is never substituted here.

    Official answer key

    Final Answer Key

    Official NTA

    Published 16 Feb 2026 · session-level PDF carries this date and shift

    Source: National Testing Agency

    View Official Answer Key (opens in a new tab)

    Provisional Key / Challenge Notice

    Official NTA notice

    Challenge notice published 4 Feb 2026

    Source: National Testing Agency

    View Official Notice (opens in a new tab)

    The challenge notice is not itself a direct answer-key PDF.

    Analysis

    Rank Sarthi analysis

    No approved question-level dataset exists for this event.

    Analysis pending reviewed ingestion

  • 23 Jan 2026 · Shift 1 · Paper 1 B.E./B.Tech

    Session 1 Shift 1

    Question paper

    Paper source verification pending

    Source pending

    Date and shift identity verified from the official final answer key.

    Source: National Testing Agency (event identity only)

    Paper source verification pending

    No exact public authority-hosted paper PDF was activated. A coaching or memory-based reconstruction is never substituted here.

    Official answer key

    Final Answer Key

    Official NTA

    Published 16 Feb 2026 · session-level PDF carries this date and shift

    Source: National Testing Agency

    View Official Answer Key (opens in a new tab)

    Provisional Key / Challenge Notice

    Official NTA notice

    Challenge notice published 4 Feb 2026

    Source: National Testing Agency

    View Official Notice (opens in a new tab)

    The challenge notice is not itself a direct answer-key PDF.

    Analysis

    Rank Sarthi analysis

    No approved question-level dataset exists for this event.

    Analysis pending reviewed ingestion

  • 23 Jan 2026 · Shift 2 · Paper 1 B.E./B.Tech

    Session 1 Shift 2

    Question paper

    Paper source verification pending

    Source pending

    Date and shift identity verified from the official final answer key.

    Source: National Testing Agency (event identity only)

    Paper source verification pending

    No exact public authority-hosted paper PDF was activated. A coaching or memory-based reconstruction is never substituted here.

    Official answer key

    Final Answer Key

    Official NTA

    Published 16 Feb 2026 · session-level PDF carries this date and shift

    Source: National Testing Agency

    View Official Answer Key (opens in a new tab)

    Provisional Key / Challenge Notice

    Official NTA notice

    Challenge notice published 4 Feb 2026

    Source: National Testing Agency

    View Official Notice (opens in a new tab)

    The challenge notice is not itself a direct answer-key PDF.

    Analysis

    Rank Sarthi analysis

    No approved question-level dataset exists for this event.

    Analysis pending reviewed ingestion

  • 24 Jan 2026 · Shift 1 · Paper 1 B.E./B.Tech

    Session 1 Shift 1

    Question paper

    Paper source verification pending

    Source pending

    Date and shift identity verified from the official final answer key.

    Source: National Testing Agency (event identity only)

    Paper source verification pending

    No exact public authority-hosted paper PDF was activated. A coaching or memory-based reconstruction is never substituted here.

    Official answer key

    Final Answer Key

    Official NTA

    Published 16 Feb 2026 · session-level PDF carries this date and shift

    Source: National Testing Agency

    View Official Answer Key (opens in a new tab)

    Provisional Key / Challenge Notice

    Official NTA notice

    Challenge notice published 4 Feb 2026

    Source: National Testing Agency

    View Official Notice (opens in a new tab)

    The challenge notice is not itself a direct answer-key PDF.

    Analysis

    Rank Sarthi analysis

    No approved question-level dataset exists for this event.

    Analysis pending reviewed ingestion

  • 24 Jan 2026 · Shift 2 · Paper 1 B.E./B.Tech

    Session 1 Shift 2

    Question paper

    Paper source verification pending

    Source pending

    Date and shift identity verified from the official final answer key.

    Source: National Testing Agency (event identity only)

    Paper source verification pending

    No exact public authority-hosted paper PDF was activated. A coaching or memory-based reconstruction is never substituted here.

    Official answer key

    Final Answer Key

    Official NTA

    Published 16 Feb 2026 · session-level PDF carries this date and shift

    Source: National Testing Agency

    View Official Answer Key (opens in a new tab)

    Provisional Key / Challenge Notice

    Official NTA notice

    Challenge notice published 4 Feb 2026

    Source: National Testing Agency

    View Official Notice (opens in a new tab)

    The challenge notice is not itself a direct answer-key PDF.

    Analysis

    Rank Sarthi analysis

    No approved question-level dataset exists for this event.

    Analysis pending reviewed ingestion

  • 28 Jan 2026 · Shift 1 · Paper 1 B.E./B.Tech

    Session 1 Shift 1

    Question paper

    Paper source verification pending

    Source pending

    Date and shift identity verified from the official final answer key.

    Source: National Testing Agency (event identity only)

    Paper source verification pending

    No exact public authority-hosted paper PDF was activated. A coaching or memory-based reconstruction is never substituted here.

    Official answer key

    Final Answer Key

    Official NTA

    Published 16 Feb 2026 · session-level PDF carries this date and shift

    Source: National Testing Agency

    View Official Answer Key (opens in a new tab)

    Provisional Key / Challenge Notice

    Official NTA notice

    Challenge notice published 4 Feb 2026

    Source: National Testing Agency

    View Official Notice (opens in a new tab)

    The challenge notice is not itself a direct answer-key PDF.

    Analysis

    Rank Sarthi analysis

    No approved question-level dataset exists for this event.

    Analysis pending reviewed ingestion

  • 28 Jan 2026 · Shift 2 · Paper 1 B.E./B.Tech

    Session 1 Shift 2

    Question paper

    Paper source verification pending

    Source pending

    Date and shift identity verified from the official final answer key.

    Source: National Testing Agency (event identity only)

    Paper source verification pending

    No exact public authority-hosted paper PDF was activated. A coaching or memory-based reconstruction is never substituted here.

    Official answer key

    Final Answer Key

    Official NTA

    Published 16 Feb 2026 · session-level PDF carries this date and shift

    Source: National Testing Agency

    View Official Answer Key (opens in a new tab)

    Provisional Key / Challenge Notice

    Official NTA notice

    Challenge notice published 4 Feb 2026

    Source: National Testing Agency

    View Official Notice (opens in a new tab)

    The challenge notice is not itself a direct answer-key PDF.

    Analysis

    Rank Sarthi analysis

    No approved question-level dataset exists for this event.

    Analysis pending reviewed ingestion

These rows stay inactive until an exact authority-hosted paper file is verified and rights-reviewed.

Older Main cycles and rights

Older Main cycles and rights

This release does not manufacture a broad Main year archive out of secondary sites. Older cycles will be added under the same provenance model: an authority-hosted file, or an explicitly labelled verified copy, or nothing at all.

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Straight answers about how Rank Sarthi fits into serious exam preparation.

Because no exact public authority-hosted question-paper PDF was verified for those ten events. The date and shift identity is confirmed from the official final answer key, so the events are listed honestly instead of being filled with a coaching reconstruction.

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Last updated
11 September 2026