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JEE Main 2026 January 21 Shift 1 Answer Key
Last Updated: October 2026
JEE Main 2026 January 21 Shift 1 was held on 21 January 2026, 9:00 am to 12:00 noon, in Session 1 (January). It had 75 questions for 300 marks: 25 each in Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry, with +4 for a correct answer and −1 for a wrong one. NTA published this shift's final answer key openly but showed the question paper only to candidates after login, so this page lists the official key by question ID, to check against your response sheet. There were no dropped questions in this shift.
Paper Snapshot
- Exam: JEE Main 2026 Paper 1 (B.E./B.Tech), Session 1 (January)
- Date and shift: 21 January 2026, Shift 1 (9:00 am to 12:00 noon)
- Questions: 75 (25 per subject: 20 MCQ + 5 numerical)
- Total marks: 300 (100 per subject)
- Subject order: Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry
- Answer key: NTA final answer key (results compiled on it), below
- Question paper: not published openly by NTA (shown to candidates after login)
- Source: NTA final answer key, 16 February 2026, jeemain.nta.nic.in
Paper pattern (each subject)
| Section | Question type | Questions | Marks (correct / wrong) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Section A | Multiple choice, single correct (4 options) | 20 | +4 / −1 |
| Section B | Numerical value (integer answer) | 5 | +4 / −1 |
Where is the question paper?
NTA showed the JEE Main 2026 January 21 Shift 1 question paper only to candidates, after login, together with their response sheet. It was not published openly, so we don't host a copy. If you took this shift, your response sheet shows every question with its question ID and the IDs of its four options: find the question ID in the tables below to check your answer.
JEE Main questions from 2019 to 2026, chapter-wise with solutions, in one printed set for Physics, Chemistry and Maths.
JEE Main 2026 January 21 Shift 1 answer key
Questions are numbered in NTA's order (the order of the official paper). Match them by question ID: it's printed with every question on your response sheet. For multiple-choice questions, match the correct option ID too, because the options were shuffled for each candidate; "Option 1–4" is the option's position in NTA's official paper.
Mathematics answer key (Q1–Q25)
| Question | Question ID | Type | Correct answer | Correct option ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 | 8606541126 | MCQ | Option 2 | 8606543827 |
| Q2 | 8606541127 | MCQ | Option 3 | 8606543832 |
| Q3 | 8606541128 | MCQ | Option 1 | 8606543834 |
| Q4 | 8606541129 | MCQ | Option 2 | 8606543839 |
| Q5 | 8606541130 | MCQ | Option 3 | 8606543844 |
| Q6 | 8606541131 | MCQ | Option 4 | 8606543849 |
| Q7 | 8606541132 | MCQ | Option 2 | 8606543851 |
| Q8 | 8606541133 | MCQ | Option 1 | 8606543854 |
| Q9 | 8606541134 | MCQ | Option 4 | 8606543861 |
| Q10 | 8606541135 | MCQ | Option 3 | 8606543864 |
| Q11 | 8606541136 | MCQ | Option 2 | 8606543867 |
| Q12 | 8606541137 | MCQ | Option 3 | 8606543872 |
| Q13 | 8606541138 | MCQ | Option 2 | 8606543875 |
| Q14 | 8606541139 | MCQ | Option 3 | 8606543880 |
| Q15 | 8606541140 | MCQ | Option 2 | 8606543883 |
| Q16 | 8606541141 | MCQ | Option 1 | 8606543886 |
| Q17 | 8606541142 | MCQ | Option 2 | 8606543891 |
| Q18 | 8606541143 | MCQ | Option 2 | 8606543895 |
| Q19 | 8606541144 | MCQ | Option 2 | 8606543899 |
| Q20 | 8606541145 | MCQ | Option 2 | 8606543903 |
| Q21 | 8606541146 | Numerical | 225 | |
| Q22 | 8606541147 | Numerical | 2 | |
| Q23 | 8606541148 | Numerical | 1333 | |
| Q24 | 8606541149 | Numerical | 1 | |
| Q25 | 8606541150 | Numerical | 17 |
Physics answer key (Q26–Q50)
| Question | Question ID | Type | Correct answer | Correct option ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q26 | 8606541151 | MCQ | Option 2 | 8606543912 |
| Q27 | 8606541152 | MCQ | Option 2 | 8606543916 |
| Q28 | 8606541153 | MCQ | Option 4 | 8606543922 |
| Q29 | 8606541154 | MCQ | Option 1 | 8606543923 |
| Q30 | 8606541155 | MCQ | Option 4 | 8606543930 |
| Q31 | 8606541156 | MCQ | Option 3 | 8606543933 |
| Q32 | 8606541157 | MCQ | Option 2 | 8606543936 |
| Q33 | 8606541158 | MCQ | Option 2 | 8606543940 |
| Q34 | 8606541159 | MCQ | Option 4 | 8606543946 |
| Q35 | 8606541160 | MCQ | Option 1 | 8606543947 |
| Q36 | 8606541161 | MCQ | Option 3 | 8606543953 |
| Q37 | 8606541162 | MCQ | Option 1 | 8606543955 |
| Q38 | 8606541163 | MCQ | Option 1 | 8606543959 |
| Q39 | 8606541164 | MCQ | Option 4 | 8606543966 |
| Q40 | 8606541165 | MCQ | Option 3 | 8606543969 |
| Q41 | 8606541166 | MCQ | Option 4 | 8606543974 |
| Q42 | 8606541167 | MCQ | Option 4 | 8606543978 |
| Q43 | 8606541168 | MCQ | Option 2 | 8606543980 |
| Q44 | 8606541169 | MCQ | Option 4 | 8606543986 |
| Q45 | 8606541170 | MCQ | Option 2 | 8606543988 |
| Q46 | 8606541171 | Numerical | 17 | |
| Q47 | 8606541172 | Numerical | 280 | |
| Q48 | 8606541173 | Numerical | 100 | |
| Q49 | 8606541174 | Numerical | 1080 | |
| Q50 | 8606541175 | Numerical | 500 |
Chemistry answer key (Q51–Q75)
| Question | Question ID | Type | Correct answer | Correct option ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q51 | 8606541176 | MCQ | Option 2 | 8606543997 |
| Q52 | 8606541177 | MCQ | Option 3 | 8606544002 |
| Q53 | 8606541178 | MCQ | Option 4 | 8606544007 |
| Q54 | 8606541179 | MCQ | Option 1 | 8606544008 |
| Q55 | 8606541180 | MCQ | Option 3 | 8606544014 |
| Q56 | 8606541181 | MCQ | Option 4 | 8606544019 |
| Q57 | 8606541182 | MCQ | Option 3 | 8606544022 |
| Q58 | 8606541183 | MCQ | Option 3 | 8606544026 |
| Q59 | 8606541184 | MCQ | Option 1 | 8606544028 |
| Q60 | 8606541185 | MCQ | Option 3 | 8606544034 |
| Q61 | 8606541186 | MCQ | Option 3 | 8606544038 |
| Q62 | 8606541187 | MCQ | Option 2 | 8606544041 |
| Q63 | 8606541188 | MCQ | Option 4 | 8606544047 |
| Q64 | 8606541189 | MCQ | Option 4 | 8606544051 |
| Q65 | 8606541190 | MCQ | Option 2 | 8606544053 |
| Q66 | 8606541191 | MCQ | Option 4 | 8606544059 |
| Q67 | 8606541192 | MCQ | Option 3 | 8606544062 |
| Q68 | 8606541193 | MCQ | Option 4 | 8606544067 |
| Q69 | 8606541194 | MCQ | Option 2 | 8606544069 |
| Q70 | 8606541195 | MCQ | Option 2 | 8606544073 |
| Q71 | 8606541196 | Numerical | 20 | |
| Q72 | 8606541197 | Numerical | 13 | |
| Q73 | 8606541198 | Numerical | 70 | |
| Q74 | 8606541199 | Numerical | 6 | |
| Q75 | 8606541200 | Numerical | 8 |
How to use this answer key
Check your response sheet: for each question on your response sheet, find its question ID below. If your chosen option ID (or the number you entered) matches the correct answer, it's right.
Score yourself with the key: +4 for each correct answer, −1 for each wrong one, 0 for skipped. For a dropped question, give yourself +4 whatever you answered.
Go chapter by chapter after: list every question you got wrong by chapter, then practise those chapters from chapter-wise PYQ books before the next full paper.
All JEE Main 2026 papers and answer keys
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- April 5 2026 Shift 1 · Shift 2
- April 4 2026 Shift 1 · Shift 2
- April 2 2026 Shift 1 · Shift 2
January 2026 (Session 1): official answer keys
Frequently Asked Questions about JEE Main 2026 January 21 Shift 1
When was JEE Main 2026 January 21 Shift 1 held?
It was held on 21 January 2026, 9:00 am to 12:00 noon (Shift 1), in JEE Main 2026 Session 1 (January). The exam is conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA).
How many questions and marks were in JEE Main 2026 January 21 Shift 1?
75 questions for 300 marks: 25 each in Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry. Each subject has 20 multiple-choice questions (Section A) and 5 numerical-answer questions (Section B), all compulsory.
Was there negative marking in JEE Main 2026 January 21 Shift 1?
Yes. Every question is +4 for a correct answer and −1 for a wrong one, in both Section A and Section B. Unanswered questions get 0.
Is this the official answer key, and where is the question paper?
Yes, this is NTA's final answer key for the shift (dated 16 February 2026), the one results were compiled on, from jeemain.nta.nic.in. NTA did not publish this shift's question paper openly: candidates could see their own paper and response sheet only after logging in. Your response sheet shows each question's ID and option IDs, so you can check every answer against this key.
Were any questions dropped in JEE Main 2026 January 21 Shift 1?
No. Every question in this shift has a single correct answer in NTA's final key.
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