Download JEE Main answer key session 1 and 2 answer key PDF, check release date, and cutoff

Joint Entrance Examination Main 2026

Final Round Counseling Date
28th July, 2025

Ridhima Jindal
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The JEE Main session 2 answer key was released on 17 April, 2025. Candidates can check the JEE main 2025 answer key by visiting the official website of the NTA JEE Main. Along with the provisional answer key, JEE main response sheet was also released by authorities. Candidates could object to JEE main provisional answer key till April 13, 2025, 11:50 pm.

JEE Main 2025 Final answer key was released on 11th February, 2025 on the official website of the JEE Main (jeemain.nta.nic.in) for session 1. The National Test Agency (NTA) had also provided the students with an opportunity to object to the NTA grievances cell within the specified JEE Main 2025 answer key date by paying an amount of INR 200 per question.

JEE Main 2025 Session 2 Official Answer Key PDF Download - April

The JEE Main final answer key for April session was released on 9th February 2025 by NTA. Candidates can now download the JEE Main final answer key on this page by clicking on the links below.

JEE Main 2025 April Session Exam Dates

Shift 1 answer key

Shift 2 answer key

April 2

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April 3

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April 4

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April 7

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April 8

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JEE Main 2025 Session 1 Official Answer Key PDF Download - January

The JEE Main final answer key for January session was released on 9th February 2025 by NTA. Candidates can now download the JEE Main final answer key on this page by clicking on the links below.

JEE Main 2025 April Session Exam Dates

Shift 1 answer key

Shift 2 answer key

Jan 22

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Jan 23

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Jan 24

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Jan 28

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Jan 29

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JEE Main 2025 Session 1 Official Answer Key PDF Download - January (for outside India centres)

The JEE Main final answer key for January session was released on 17th April 2025 by NTA. Candidates can now download the JEE Main final answer key on this page by clicking on the links below.

JEE Main 2025 April Session Exam Dates

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Jan 22

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Jan 23

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Jan 24

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Jan 28

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Jan 29

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How to Download the JEE Main Answer Key 2025?

Students may follow the steps listed below to download the JEE Main session 1 answer key, 2025.

  • Visit the official website of the JEE Main (jeemain.nta.nic.in)
  • Click on the “JEE Main Session 1 or Session 2 Answer Key 2025” Link
  • Enter the required credentials
  • Submit it after reviewing the information
  • Now, the JEE Main answer key will appear on the screen
  • Download and save it for future reference

How to Challenge JEE Main 2025 Answer Key?

The facility of JEE Main Answer Key Challenge 2025 session 2 was open from April 11 to 13, 2025.Candidates not satisfied with answers mentioned in JEE Main 2025 Provisional Answer Key can raise objections online. The challenge facility was available online under their respective JEE Mains login 2025. Candidates need to pay a processing fee of INR 200 per question using credit/debit card/Net banking/UPI/PAYTM service. The fee is non-refundable. However, if the challenge is approved by NTA, the fee is refunded. The procedure to challenge the answer key is:

  • Log in with your Application Number and Date of Birth/Password
  • At the Candidates’ Login Screen, select- “Challenge Answer Key” or “Challenge Recorded Response”
  • For Recorded Response, select Question Number, Recorded Answer, and Claimed Answer. Then, add to the claims list
  • For the Answer Key, select the question ID/Answer ID then, add to the claims list
  • Make the payment by Debit/Credit/Net banking

JEE Main 2025 Answer Key: How to Calculate Score

Candidates can calculate their probable score using the JEE Main answer key 2024. Students need to follow the below steps to download it:

  • Candidates can use their OMR sheet/JEE Main response sheet to compare the marked responses with the answers given in the JEE Main answer key.
  • For correct answers, candidates will be awarded four marks.
  • For every wrong answer, 1 mark will be deducted.
  • If a candidate doesn’t attempt a question, that question will not be evaluated and the candidate will secure zero marks for that particular question.
  • Based on this marking scheme, candidates can calculate and get a rough estimate of the total marks they will be securing inJEE Main.

JEE Main Answer Key Date 2025

Kindly check out the following table to go through the JEE Main answer key date for the 2025 session.

Event

Date

JEE Main Session 1 Answer Key Date 2025

4th February, 2025

JEE Main Session 2 Answer Key Date 2025

12 April 2025

JEE Main 2025 Session 2 Unofficial Answer Key PDF Download

Students can check here the unofficial answer keys of JEE Main 2025 April 2, JEE Main 2025 April 3, JEE Main 2025 April 4 exams here on this page. Since the official answer key will take days to be released, we have mentioned below the unofficial answer keys released by subject experts of the coaching institute Resonance.

JEE Main 2025 April 7 Unofficial Answer Key – Shift 1 & Shift 2

The following table contains the JEE Main unofficial answer key for April 7 shifts 1 and 2.

JEE Main 2025 April 4 Unofficial Answer Key – Shift 1 & Shift 2

The following table contains the JEE Main unofficial answer key for April 4, shifts 1 and 2.

JEE Main 2025 April 3 Unofficial Answer Key – Shift 1 & Shift 2

The following table contains the JEE Main unofficial answer key for April 3 shift 1 and 2.

JEE Main 2025 April 2 Unofficial Answer Key – Shift 1 & Shift 2

The following table contains the JEE Main unofficial answer key for April 2 shifts 1 and 2.

Solutions

Shift 1

Shift 2

Physics

JEE Main 2025 April 2 Shift 1 Question Paper PDF Download (Physics)

JEE Main 2025 April 2 Shift 2 Question Paper PDF Download (Physics)

Chemistry

JEE Main 2025 April 2 Shift 1 Question Paper PDF Download (Chemistry)

JEE Main 2025 April 2 Shift 2 Question Paper PDF Download (Chemistry)

Mathematics

JEE Main 2025 April 2 Shift 1 Question Paper PDF Download (Math)

JEE Main 2025 April 2 Shift 2 Question Paper PDF Download (Math)

Note* - Aspirants must note that the answer keys provided below are not the official answer keys. These have been prepared based on the memory-based questions that students could recall. The questions that were actually asked in the JEE Main 2025 April 2 question papers may vary.

JEE Main Final Answer Key 2025 (Session 1)

Students may refer to the following table to check out and download the JEE Main final answer key 2025 for session 1 exams. Students must analyze the JEE Main answer key with their individual response sheet available on the official website of the NTA JEE Main 2025.

JEE Main Final Answer Key 2025 PDF Download

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PDF Link

JEE Main Session 1 Final Answer Key 2025

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JEE Main Answer Key 2025 January 29 Shift 1 & 2

Candidates may refer to the following table to download the JEE Main session 1 answer key for 29th Jan, shift 1 and 2 exams.

Note: The following resources are completely unofficial and have been taken from “Infinity Learn” to help students analyze their JEE main 2025 paper.

Exam Date/Shift

Shift 1

Shift 2

JEE Main 29 Jan Shift 1 & 2

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JEE Main Answer Key 2025 January 28 Shift 1 & 2

Candidates may refer to the following table to download the JEE Main session 1 answer key for 28th Jan, shift 1 and 2 exams.

Note: The following resources are completely unofficial and have been taken from “Infinity Learn” to help students analyze their JEE main 2025 paper.

Exam Date/Shift

Shift 1

Shift 2

JEE Main 28 Jan Shift 1 & 2

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JEE Main Answer Key 2025 January 24 Shift 1 & 2

Candidates may refer to the following table to download the JEE Main session 1 answer key for 24th Jan, shift 1 and 2 exams.

Note: The following resources are completely unofficial and have been taken from “Infinity Learn” to help students analyze their JEE main 2025 paper.

Exam Date/Shift

Shift 1

Shift 2

JEE Main 24 Jan Shift 1 & 2

Download

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JEE Main Answer Key 2025 January 23 Shift 1 & 2

Candidates may refer to the following table to download the JEE Main session 1 answer key for 23rd Jan, shift 1 and 2 exams.

Note: The following resources are completely unofficial and have been taken from “Infinity Learn and Aakash” to help students analyze their JEE main 2025 paper.

Exam Date/Shift

Shift 1

Shift 2

JEE Main 23 Jan Shift 1 & 2

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JEE Main Answer Key 2025 January 22 Shift 1 & 2

Candidates may refer to the following table to download the JEE Main session 1 answer key for 22nd Jan, shift 1 and 2 exams.

Note: The following resources are completely unofficial and have been taken from “Infinity Learn” to help students analyze their JEE main 2025 paper.

Exam Date/Shift

Shift 1

Shift 2

JEE Main 22 Jan Shift 1 & 2

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JEE Main Response Sheet 2025

The NTA will release the JEE Main response sheet for session 1 separately for each student. Students may download the JEE Main response sheet 2025 by visiting the official website of the JEE Main 2025.

The JEE main response sheet 2025 will comprise candidate response in the JEE Main session 1 and students can use the response sheet to gain an idea of their result.

JEE Main 2025 Dropped Questions Session 1

Candidates can check here the list of questions that have been dropped from JEE Mains 2025. Candidates will be awarded full marks in all these questions.

List of dropped questions with ID for candidates who appeared in exam at centres in India

Subject

Date

Dropped Question ID

Physics

January 22 – Shift 2 Paper

656445270

Physics

January 23 – Shift 1 Paper

7364751025

Chemistry

January 28- Shift 2 Paper

656445728

Physics

January 29 – Shift 1 Paper

65644556

Mathematics

January 29-Shift 2 Paper

6564451142

Physics

January 29 – Shift 2 Paper

6564451161

List of dropped questions with ID for candidates who appeared in exam at centres outside India

Subject

Date

Dropped Question ID

Physics

January 22 – Shift 2 Paper

656445870

Physics

January 23 – Shift 1 Paper

7364751250

Chemistry

January 28 – Shift 2 Paper

6564451784

Physics

January 29 – Shift 1 Paper

6564451847

Mathematics

January 29- Shift 2 Paper

6564451898

Physics

January 29 – Shift 2 Paper

6564451917

JEE Main 2025 Cutoff

The National Test Agency (NTA) will be releasing the JEE main cutoff 2025 along with the JEE Main result session 2 in April, 2025. Students who qualify the JEE Main cutoff 2025 criteria will be considered eligible for admissions through the JEE Main 2025.

Each student’s admission will be directly based on the JEE main 2025 cutoff and candidates who fail to satisfy the cut off criteria, will not be eligible to take part in the admission process of the top engineering institutes like the IIT, IIIT, NIT, GFTI and others.

Candidates can check the official JEE Main cutoff 2025 as released by NTA on the official website along with the JEE Main result.

Category

Cutoff 2025

Unreserved (UR)

93.1023262

Gen-EWS

80.3830119

OBC-NCL

79.4313582

SC

61.1526933

ST

47.9026465

UR-PwD

0.0079349

JEE Main Cutoff 2024

Applicants can check out the following table to go through the previous year cut off criteria for JEE Main 2024.

Category

JEE Main Cutoff 2024

CRL - Unreserved (UR)

100.0000000 to 93.2362181

OBC-NCL

93.2312696 to 79.6757881

SC

93.2312696 to 60.0923182

ST

93.2312696 to 46.6975840

UR-PwD

93.2041331 to 0.0018700

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Frequently Asked Questions

How to download JEE Main 2025 answer key?

Go to the official JEE Main website jeemain.nta.nic.in. Find the Session 1 or 2 Answer Key link. Enter your login details, submit, and download the key. Save it for future use.

What is the JEE Main 2025 answer key release date?

The official answer key release dates varied by session. Session 1 key was released on February 4th, 2025, while Session 2 key came out on April 12th, 2025.

How to challenge the JEE Main answer key?

Log in using your application number and DOB/password. Select 'Challenge Answer Key' or 'Challenge Recorded Response'. Follow the instructions, and pay INR 200 per challenge via online methods.

Can I calculate my JEE Main score now?

Yes, use your OMR sheet or response sheet and the answer key. Award yourself 4 marks for correct answers and deduct 1 mark for each wrong answer. Unattempted questions get 0 marks.

Where to find unofficial answer keys?

Unofficial keys were available from coaching institutes like Resonance and Infinity Learn soon after each exam shift. Use these cautiously, as they are not official.

Why does the JEE Main have different answer keys?

The exam is conducted in multiple shifts with different question papers for each shift. Therefore, a separate answer key is released for each shift of the exam.

Is it possible to download the response sheet?

Yes, the NTA releases individual response sheets separately. You can download yours from the official JEE Main website using your login credentials.

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