JEE Exam Centers List 2026: Check State-Wise Centers, International Centers and More

If you’re a student preparing for an engineering career, the JEE Main exam is one of the most important entrance tests in India. Every year, countless students sign up to take this important engineering test at various centers both in India and overseas.

It’s crucial to choose your exam center wisely to avoid any last-minute hiccups. This blog aims to be your go-to guide for the JEE Exam Centers List 2026, providing a thorough overview of exam centers in every state. We’ll also cover exam city codes, tips on selecting an exam city, centers located abroad, the allocation process, and any changes to exam centers for 2026.

For students taking the JEE in India and beyond, this guide can be a real lifesaver, helping you navigate the exam process with ease by understanding the ins and outs of the exam centers.

JEE Main Exam Centres 2026: State-Wise List

JEE Main Exam Centers: North States

Course Name	JEE Exam Centers List 2026
Current Date	March 26, 2026
Total Indian Test Centre Cities	323
New Cities Added for 2026	33
Official Announcing Body	National Testing Agency (NTA)
Official Website for List	jeemain.nta.nic.in
JEE Main 2026 Session 1 Status	Scores Declared (January 2026)
JEE Main 2026 Session 2 Application	Online Portal Re-opened
Exam Type	Online (for BTech programmes)
Includes	Indian and International Test Centres

JEE Main Exam Centers: South States

State / Country	City	City Code
Andhra Pradesh	Amalapuram	AP35
Andhra Pradesh	Anantapur	AP01
Andhra Pradesh	Bobbili	AP36
Andhra Pradesh	Chirala	AP04
Andhra Pradesh	Chittoor	AP05
Andhra Pradesh	Eluru	AP06
Andhra Pradesh	Gooty	AP37
Andhra Pradesh	Gudlavalleru	AP38
Andhra Pradesh	Guntur	AP07
Andhra Pradesh	Kadapa	AP08
Andhra Pradesh	Kakinada	AP09
Andhra Pradesh	Kurnool	AP10
Andhra Pradesh	Madanapalle	AP39
Andhra Pradesh	Markapur	AP40
Andhra Pradesh	Nandyal	AP29
Andhra Pradesh	Nellore	AP11
Andhra Pradesh	Ongole	AP12
Andhra Pradesh	Papum Pare	AL02
Andhra Pradesh	Proddatur	AP21
Andhra Pradesh	Puttaparthi	AP41
Andhra Pradesh	Puttur AP	AP42
Andhra Pradesh	Rajahmundry	AP13
Andhra Pradesh	Srikakulam	AP14
Andhra Pradesh	Tadpatri	AP43
Andhra Pradesh	Tirupathi	AP16
Andhra Pradesh	Tiruvuru	AP44
Andhra Pradesh	Vijayawada	AP17
Andhra Pradesh	Visakhapatnam	AP18
Andhra Pradesh	Vizianagaram	AP19
Arunachal Pradesh	Itanagar/Naharlagun	AL01
Karnataka	Bagalkot	KK19
Karnataka	Ballari	KK03
Karnataka	Belagavi(Belgaum)	KK02
Karnataka	Bengaluru	KK04
Karnataka	Bengaluru- Urban	KK20
Karnataka	Chikaballapur	KK22
Karnataka	Chikmagalur	KK23
Karnataka	Davangere	KK06
Karnataka	Dharwad	KK10
Karnataka	Gulbarga/Kalaburgi	KK08
Karnataka	Hassan	KK09
Karnataka	Hubli	KK27
Karnataka	Kolar	KK30
Karnataka	Mandya	KK18
Karnataka	Mangaluru(Mangalore)	KK12
Karnataka	Mysuru(Mysore)	KK14
Karnataka	Shivamoga(Shimoga)	KK15
Karnataka	Tumakuru	KK16
Karnataka	Udupi/Manipal	KK17
Kerala	Alappuzha/Chengannur	KL01
Kerala	Ernakulam/Moovattupuzha	KL04
Kerala	Angamaly	KL20
Kerala	Idukki	KL05
Kerala	Kannur	KL07
Kerala	Kasaragod	KL08
Kerala	Kollam	KL09
Kerala	Kottayam	KL11
Kerala	Kozhikode/Calicut	KL12
Kerala	Malappuram	KL13
Kerala	Palakkad	KL15
Kerala	Pathanamthitta	KL16
Kerala	Thiruvananthapuram	KL17
Kerala	Thrissur	KL18
Kerala	Wayanad	KL19
Lakshadweep	Kavaratti	LD01
Puducherry	Puducherry	PO01
Tamil Nadu	Chennai	TN01
Tamil Nadu	Coimbatore	TN02
Tamil Nadu	Cuddalore	TN03
Tamil Nadu	Coonoor	TN36
Tamil Nadu	Dharmapuri	TN26
Tamil Nadu	Dindigul	TN27
Tamil Nadu	Erode	TN28
Tamil Nadu	Kanchipuram	TN05
Tamil Nadu	Kanyakumari/Nagercoil	TN06
Tamil Nadu	Karur	TN29
Tamil Nadu	Krishnagiri	TN21
Tamil Nadu	Kallakurichi	TN37
Tamil Nadu	Madurai	TN08
Tamil Nadu	Nagapattinam	TN30
Tamil Nadu	Namakkal	TN10
Tamil Nadu	Pudukkottai	TN31
Tamil Nadu	Ramanathapuram	TN32
Tamil Nadu	Salem	TN11
Tamil Nadu	Sivaganga	TN33
Tamil Nadu	Thanjavur	TN12
Tamil Nadu	Thoothukudi	TN13
Tamil Nadu	Tiruchirappalli	TN14
Tamil Nadu	Tirunelveli	TN15
Tamil Nadu	Tiruppur	TN22
Tamil Nadu	Tiruvannamalai	TN35
Tamil Nadu	Vellore	TN18
Tamil Nadu	Viluppuram	TN23
Tamil Nadu	Virudhunagar	TN20
Telangana	Hyderabad/Secunderabad	TL01
Telangana	Karimnagar	TL02
Telangana	Khammam	TL03
Telangana	Kothagudem	TL17
Telangana	Mahbubnagar	TL04
Telangana	Nalgonda	TL05
Telangana	Nizamabad	TL08
Telangana	Siddipet	TL11
Telangana	Suryapet	TL09
Telangana	Warangal	TL07

JEE Main Exam Centers: West States

State / Country	City	City Code
Dadra and Nagar Haveli	Silvassa	DN01
Goa	Panaji	GO03
Gujarat	Ahmedabad	GJ01
Gujarat	Gandhinagar	GJ32
Gujarat	Anand	GJ02
Gujarat	Himatnagar	GJ14
Gujarat	Jamnagar	GJ06
Gujarat	Mehsana	GJ31
Gujarat	Rajkot	GJ10
Gujarat	Surat	GJ11
Gujarat	Vadodara	GJ12
Gujarat	Valsad/Vapi	GJ13
Maharashtra	Ahmednagar	MR01
Maharashtra	Akola	MR02
Maharashtra	Amravati	MR03
Maharashtra	Aurangabad (Maharashtra)	MR04
Maharashtra	Beed	MR30
Maharashtra	Bhandara	MR31
Maharashtra	Buldhana	MR32
Maharashtra	Chandrapur	MR09
Maharashtra	Dhule	MR10
Maharashtra	Gondia	MR35
Maharashtra	Jalgaon	MR13
Maharashtra	Kolhapur	MR14
Maharashtra	Latur	MR15
Maharashtra	Mumbai/Navi Mumbai	MR16
Maharashtra	Nagpur	MR17
Maharashtra	Nanded	MR18
Maharashtra	Nandurbar	MR36
Maharashtra	Nashik	MR19
Maharashtra	Parbhani	MR38
Maharashtra	Pune	MR22
Maharashtra	Raigad	MR23
Maharashtra	Ratnagiri	MR24
Maharashtra	Sangli	MR25
Maharashtra	Satara	MR26
Maharashtra	Sindhudurg	MR39
Maharashtra	Solapur	MR27
Maharashtra	Thane	MR28
Maharashtra	Wardha	MR29
Maharashtra	Yavatmal	MR34

JEE Main Exam Centers: East States

State / Country	City	City Code
Andaman and Nicobar Island	Port Blair	AN01
Bihar	Arrah	BR09
Bihar	Aurangabad(Bihar)	BR01
Bihar	Bhagalpur	BR02
Bihar	Darbhanga	BR04
Bihar	Gaya	BR05
Bihar	Muzaffarpur	BR06
Bihar	Patna	BR07
Bihar	Purnea	BR08
Bihar	Rohtas	BR41
Bihar	Samastipur	BR12
Jharkhand	Bokaro	JH01
Jharkhand	Dhanbad	JH02
Jharkhand	Hazaribagh	JH05
Jharkhand	Jamshedpur	JH03
Jharkhand	Ranchi	JH04
Odisha	Angul	OR10
Odisha	Balangir	OR20
Odisha	Balasore (Baleswar)	OR02
Odisha	Baragarh	OR21
Odisha	Baripada/Mayurbanj	OR12
Odisha	Berhampur / Ganjam	OR03
Odisha	Bhadrak	OR11
Odisha	Bhawanipatna	OR30
Odisha	Bhubaneswar	OR04
Odisha	Cuttack	OR05
Odisha	Dhenkanal	OR06
Odisha	Jagatsinghpur	OR17
Odisha	Jajpur	OR13
Odisha	Jeypore (Odisha)	OR19
Odisha	Jharsuguda	OR22
Odisha	Kendrapara	OR14
Odisha	Nuapada	OR31
Odisha	Paralakhemundi (Gajapati)	OR24
Odisha	Phulbani (Kandhamal)	OR25
Odisha	Puri	OR16
Odisha	Rayagada	OR26
Odisha	Rourkela	OR08
Odisha	Sambalpur	OR09
West Bengal	Asansol	WB01
West Bengal	Bankura	WB16
West Bengal	Burdwan(Bardhaman)	WB02
West Bengal	Durgapur	WB04
West Bengal	Hooghly	WB06
West Bengal	Howrah	WB07
West Bengal	Kalyani	WB08
West Bengal	Kolkata	WB10
West Bengal	Siliguri	WB11
West Bengal	Suri	WB22

JEE Main Exam Centers: Central States

State / Country	City	City Code
Chhattisgarh	Bhilai Nagar/Durg	CG01
Chhattisgarh	Bilaspur(Chhattisgarh)	CG02
Chhattisgarh	Raipur	CG03
Chhattisgarh	Jagdalpur	CG04
Chhattisgarh	Ambikapur	CG05
Madhya Pradesh	Balaghat	MP01
Madhya Pradesh	Bhopal	MP03
Madhya Pradesh	Gwalior	MP06
Madhya Pradesh	Indore	MP07
Madhya Pradesh	Jabalpur	MP08
Madhya Pradesh	Khandwa	MP29
Madhya Pradesh	Sagar	MP12
Madhya Pradesh	Satna	MP13
Madhya Pradesh	Ujjain	MP15

JEE Main Exam Centers: Northeastern States

State / Country	City	City Code
Arunachal Pradesh	Itanagar/Naharlagun	AL01
Assam	Dibrugarh	AM06
Assam	Guwahati	AM02
Assam	Jorhat	AM03
Assam	Lakhimpur AS	AM07
Assam	Silchar (Assam)	AM04
Assam	Tezpur	AM05
Manipur	Imphal	MN01
Meghalaya	Shillong	MG01
Meghalaya	Tura	MG02
Mizoram	Aizawl	MZ01
Nagaland	Dimapur	NL01
Nagaland	Kohima	NL02
Sikkim	Gangtok	SM01
Tripura	Agartala	TA01

How to Choose a JEE Main Exam City?

Selection of exam city of JEE Main is an important process that will require consideration of logistics and convenience on the day of the exam. The following are some tips to consider when choosing the best city:

Factors to Consider

• Proximity: Choose cities that are as near as possible to your house or hotel to eliminate travel inconvenience.
• Transport Connectivity: Choose a city that has a more convenient train, bus, or flight connections when you are traveling long distances.
• Familiarity: Be familiar with the city or the location where the help is readily available or where you can be easily accommodated.
• Centers availability: In some cities, there might be more centers; the more centers are available, the higher the likelihood of securing a seat there.
• Backup: Select a few alternative cities around your first choice city in case the first one fills up.

Tips

• Book in advance and choose four favourite cities.
• Read the codes of the check city before making the choice.
• Do not go to very remote or least accessible places to save on travel time and cost.
• Note, the allotment slip of the exam center is usually not allowed to be changed after it has been issued.

JEE Main Exam Centres Outside India (International Cities)

Country/Region	City	Code
Bahrain	Manama	ZZ01
Indonesia	West Java	ZZ02
Kuwait	Kuwait	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
UAE	Dubai	ZZ12
UAE – Abu Dhabi	Abu Dhabi	ZZ13
UAE – Sharjah	Sharjah	ZZ14
Washington DC	Washington	ZZ15

JEE Main Exam Centre Allotment: How It Works?

The National Testing Agency (NTA) has to deal with the exam center allotment procedure in JEE Main in a way that is both equitable and convenient.

Process of Exam Centre Allotment

When registering in JEE Main, candidates will be allowed to choose up to 4 preferred cities in the exam.

The requests are processed by NTA according to availability, exam capacity and reservation.

• During registration, centers are allocated on a first come first served basis.

• The final allotted exam center information is released in JEE Main City Intimation Slip before the exam.
• The address and the exact location of the exam appear on the admit card.
• The center can not be changed once allotted other than in the special correction windows.
• Candidates are advised to carefully read the intimation slip and admit card to get exam related details.
• It is obligatory to report to the specified center on the day of the exam according to instructions.

This allotment system simplifies the exercise of the millions of applicants that appear on JEE Main each year and ensures that safety and capacity requirements are met.

Allowed and Prohibited Items at JEE Main Centres

There are things that are strictly permitted or prohibited in JEE Main exam centers. Some of these are:

Allowed Items

• Admit Card and valid photo ID (Aadhaar, Passport, PAN Card, etc.).
• Proprietary (as authorized) water bottle, transparent.
• Small bottle of personal hand sanitizer.
• Mask (when needed due to health requirements)
• The center supplies stationery (pens, rough-work paper, etc.).

Prohibited Items

• Cellular phones, calculators, electronic watches/gadgets.
• Bags, purses, wallets, geometry boxes or textual content.
• Any written or printed document, notes, cheat slips.
• Food, eatables or bottled water (inside the exam hall)
• Any form of communication by cameras, microphones, Bluetooth, etc.
• Metallic objects such as jewelry that can be turned off on alarms.

No storage facilities are normally provided to store the contrabands and this means that candidates should not bring anything other than the necessary items that are allowed. Breaking of the rules may result in disqualification.

The rules and regulations making certain that these rules are followed will guarantee a smooth and uninterrupted examination atmosphere.

New and Removed JEE Main Exam Centres in 2026

Exam centres for the JEE Main  are selected each year to better serve students and make the exam centres easier to access. 

For 2026, some centres are being removed and new centres are being added, which is based on logistical considerations and demand. These modifications are structured to help students take the exam with ease and to lower the number of students reported at certain centres.

Exam centres for certain states have been removed to adjust and manage the number of students reported at exam centres. Centres for other states have been added. Alongside this, a couple of changes have also been made to the international centres.

NTA has still not confirmed a date on when the full list of the newly added and removed JEE Main exam centres for 2026 will be released. 

Candidates should keep an eye on the announcements on the official JEE Main website so that they do not miss out on any changes. Knowing the schedule in advance enables the candidates to plan their travel and accommodation.

JEE Main City Intimation Slip: What It Is and How to Check?

Before the issuance of the admit card, to inform the candidates about their exam centre city, the JEE Main City Intimation Slip is an official document issued by the NTA.

After the registration process, the details of the allotted exam city are provided. The slip clarifies and confirms which city the candidate would be appearing in for the examination. The slip is issued a few days to weeks before the examination admit card.

How to Check the Intimation Slip?

• Visit the JEE Main portal at jeemain.nta.nic.in.
• Access the slip using the application number, password, and security pin.
• Print the slip after downloading so that you always have a copy.

Its significance? 

• Enables proper arrangement of travel and accommodation.
• Check the preferences chosen with the allotment.
• Provides clarity on exam city since detailed admit card with centre address is not yet released.

Candidates must check the official website for updates after registration so that they can download the city intimation slip on time.

FAQs

1. How many JEE Exam Centers are there in 2026?
JEE Exam Centers 2026 are spread across more than 200 cities in India, providing accessibility to candidates in various states and union territories for both JEE Main and Advanced exams.

2. Can I choose my preferred JEE Exam Center?
Yes, candidates can select their preferred JEE Exam Center while filling the application form. Centers are allotted based on availability, so early selection increases the chances of preference.

3. Are JEE 2026 Exam Centers available outside India?
Yes, JEE 2026 Exam Centers are available in selected international locations for NRIs, OCI, and foreign candidates, ensuring convenient access for students residing outside India.

4. What is the procedure to check allotted JEE Exam Center?
Candidates can check their allotted JEE Exam Center in the admit card issued by NTA. It includes center name, address, and reporting time for the exam day.

5. Can I change my JEE 2026 Exam Center after allotment?
No, once the JEE Exam Center is allotted, candidates cannot request a change. Hence, it is important to choose the most suitable center during application submission.

6. Are JEE Exam Centers equipped with proper facilities?
Yes, JEE 2026 Exam Centers are equipped with proper seating, lighting, computers (for online exams), and security measures to ensure a smooth and fair examination environment.

7. How far in advance is the JEE Exam Center announced?
The JEE Exam Center is announced along with the release of the admit card, usually 2–3 weeks before the exam, giving candidates time to plan travel and logistics.

8. Can multiple students appear from the same JEE Exam Center?
Yes, a single JEE Exam Center accommodates multiple candidates. Proper seating arrangements and computer systems are provided to manage large numbers of examinees efficiently.

9. Are there reserved facilities for differently-abled candidates at JEE Centers?
Yes, JEE 2026 Exam Centers provide special arrangements for differently-abled candidates, including wheelchair access, scribe assistance, and extended time if applicable, as per NTA guidelines.

10. How should candidates reach their JEE Exam Center on time?
Candidates should plan travel in advance, check center location on Google Maps, and consider traffic and contingencies to ensure punctual arrival at the JEE Exam Center on exam day.