The National Testing Agency (NTA) has released the JEE Mains Paper 2 results for the 2026 BArch and BPlanning examinations. Candidates can download their scorecards from the official website, jeemain.nta.nic.in.
Top Scorers Announced
Suryathejus S and Gowri Sankar V, both from Kerala, achieved All India Rank (AIR) 1. Suryathejus topped the BArch (Paper 2A) exam. Gowri Sankar secured AIR 1 in the BPlanning (Paper 2B) exam.
Three students scored above 99.99 NTA. Two students achieved scores above 99.98.
Exam Statistics
The NTA conducted JEE Paper 2 exams on January 29. Examinations took place in 426 centers across 316 cities. This included 12 international cities.
For BArch (Paper 2A), 64,786 candidates registered. 45,452 appeared for the exam. This represents a 70.16% attendance rate.
In BPlanning (Paper 2B), 32,366 candidates registered. 21,067 appeared for the exam. Attendance for Paper 2B was 65.09%.
Answer Key Update
The NTA dropped three questions from the final answer key for Session 1 Paper 2.
BArch Attendance Breakdown
The BArch exam saw varied attendance across categories and genders.
| Category | Female | Male | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| General | 8,621 | 6,625 | 15,246 |
| Gen-EWS | 2,349 | 2,834 | 5,183 |
| SC | 2,261 | 2,803 | 5,064 |
| ST | 929 | 1,488 | 2,417 |
| OBC-NCL | 8,648 | 8,894 | 17,542 |
| Total | 22,808 | 22,644 | 45,452 |
| PwD | 47 | 111 | 158 |
BPlanning Attendance Breakdown
The BPlanning exam also showed attendance figures by category and gender.
| Category | Female | Male | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| General | 3,116 | 3,105 | 6,221 |
| Gen-EWS | 1,025 | 1,586 | 2,611 |
| SC | 1,053 | 1,590 | 2,643 |
| ST | 382 | 752 | 1,134 |
| OBC-NCL | 3,606 | 4,852 | 8,458 |
| Total | 9,182 | 11,885 | 21,067 |
| PwD | 17 | 71 | 88 |