New Delhi: Monday, 26 October 2026, is a significant date for two large groups of Indian students. Registration for JEE Main 2027 Session 1 is open, and reporting for NEET PG 2026 counselling Round 1 begins, making it a day for checking portals, gathering documents and marking deadlines carefully rather than leaving either process to the last minute.
For engineering aspirants, the headline dates are clear. JEE Main 2027 Session 1 registration is open at jeemain.nta.nic.in, with applications to be submitted by 22 November 2026, according to listings dated 26 October 2026. The Session 1 examination is scheduled for 22, 23, 24, 28, 29 and 30 January 2027, with 31 January kept as a buffer date. Candidates should confirm all dates against the official information bulletin on the NTA portal, which remains the authoritative source.
Eligibility for JEE Main 2027 covers a wide pool. Candidates who passed Class 12 in 2025 or 2026, or who will appear for Class 12 in 2027, are eligible, and there is no upper age limit for the examination. The exam is held in two sessions, in January and April, and where a candidate appears in both, the better of the two scores counts for the merit list. That structure gives aspirants a second chance within the same admission cycle.
Applications are accepted online only, through jeemain.nta.nic.in, and candidates should be wary of any third-party site claiming to accept forms or charge fees on the NTA’s behalf. The documents typically required include a photograph and signature, Class 10 and Class 12 certificates, Aadhaar details, and category or PwD certificates where applicable. Applicants should keep scanned copies ready in the prescribed format before starting the form, since incomplete uploads are a common cause of last-minute trouble.
On fees, candidates should treat figures circulating online with care. The indicative fee is around Rs 1,000 for a male General, OBC or EWS candidate for one paper, based on the previous-year pattern, but final fees are as notified in the official brochure. Applicants should check the fee applicable to their own category, gender and number of papers on the official notification before paying, and should pay only through the portal’s official payment gateway.
For medical graduates, the day brings a different deadline. The NEET PG 2026 counselling Round 1 final allotment result is out, and reporting to allotted institutes begins from 26 October 2026 under the Medical Counselling Committee (MCC). Candidates who have been allotted a seat must report within the window notified by the MCC, and should confirm the exact reporting schedule and venue with their allotted institute.
The documents for NEET PG reporting are extensive, and candidates should carry originals along with photocopies. The list generally includes the NEET PG admit card and scorecard, the MBBS degree or provisional certificate, MBBS marksheets, the internship completion certificate, the medical registration certificate, a photo identity proof, the allotment letter, and category or PwBD certificates where applicable. Because institutes can ask for additional papers, confirming the exact list with the allotted institute before travelling is essential.
In a further update for medical aspirants, the Maharashtra NEET UG 2026 Round 3 seat allotment result is also out, and candidates in that round should check their allotment status and the next steps notified by the state counselling authority.
The practical advice across both processes is the same: use only the official portals, jeemain.nta.nic.in for JEE Main and the MCC website for NEET PG counselling, keep documents ready and note the last dates. A few careful checks on 26 October can save a missed deadline later.
