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NTA has clarified that no calculator will be allowed in JEE Main 2026, calling its earlier mention of an virtual calculator in the information bulletin a typographical error.
TA clarifies no calculator will be allowed in JEE Main 2026, calls earlier mention a typo.
Two days after announcing that candidates appearing for JEE Main 2026 would be able to use an onscreen virtual calculator, the National Testing Agency (NTA) has issued a clarification denying it. The agency said calculators will not be allowed during the engineering and architecture entrance exam.
In its clarification, the NTA said, “In the Appendix-VIII of the Information Bulletin for JEE (Main) – 2026 on ‘Computer Based Test (CBT)’, which has been uploaded on the NTA’s official website, it has been mentioned that an onscreen standard calculator will be available during the Computer-Based Test (CBT). However, this feature forms part of the generic test conducting platform and does NOT apply to JEE (Main) conducted by the NTA, as the use of calculators in any form is not permitted in this examination.”
“The revised Information Bulletin for JEE (Main) 2026 has been uploaded and candidates are advised to download this. NTA regrets the typographic error in the Information Bulletin of JEE (Main) 2026 and for the inconvenience caused to the candidates,” the testing agency added.
The National Testing Agency (NTA) started the online registration for JEE Main 2026 on October 31. Students can apply until November 27. The first session of the exam will be held from January 21 to 30, 2026, and the results will be declared on February 26.
In the information bulletin released on Friday night, NTA mentioned that an “onscreen standard calculator” would be available during the computer-based test (CBT). The bulletin also said that students could use it for basic math functions like addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, square root, and percentage.
However, in a revised bulletin issued on Sunday night, NTA removed the mention of the onscreen calculator and said the earlier inclusion was a typographical error.
Click here to check the official notice
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About JEE Main
Notably, the JEE Main exam is conducted twice a year, in January and April. Paper 1 (B.E./B.Tech) is a fully computer-based test with 75 questions carrying a total of 300 marks. Paper 2A (B.Arch) includes both computer-based and pen-and-paper drawing sections and is marked out of 400, while Paper 2B (B.Plan) is completely computer-based with around 100 questions.
Candidates get 4 marks for each correct answer, and 1 mark is deducted for every wrong multiple-choice question. PwD candidates are given 20 extra minutes for every hour of the exam.
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