Quick answer: A JEE Main exam centre is the test venue NTA assigns to you in an exam city. You choose four city preferences in the application form; NTA allots one city based on your choices and seat availability, and the exact centre address appears only on your admit card.
On 24 October 2026, NTA released the list of the JEE Main 2027 exam centres in the official information bulletin. The 2027 cycle will take place in 301 exam cities in India and 9 abroad (310 in total), which is reduced by 13 centres compared to last year (323 in total).
NTA also added 3 new cities (2 in Odisha and 1 in Punjab) to the list of exam centres and eliminated a total of 16 cities in India and abroad. Abroad exam centres are restricted to 9 (Middle East and Nepal) compared to 15 last year.
Many JEE Main aspirants spend months on Physics, Chemistry and Maths and then leave the most practical decision to the last minute: where will I actually sit for the exam? A careless city preference can mean an overnight journey, an expensive stay and a tired morning shift. A missed gate closing time can mean no exam at all.
This guide explains the JEE Main exam centre system from start to finish: what changes were brought in 2027, how NTA allots your city, how to fill your four preferences sensibly, the full 2027 list of exam cities with city codes, which exam cities are close to Greater Noida and Delhi NCR, and what to carry on exam day. All the information presented in this post was sourced from the JEE Main 2027 Information Bulletin.
Quick Overview: JEE Main 2027 Exam Centre at a Glance
| Particulars | Key Details |
| Total number of JEE Main exam cities in India | 310 |
| New test centres added in 2027 | 3 cities |
| Cities removed in 2027 | 16 |
| Domestic JEE Main exam test centres | 301 |
| International JEE Main exam test centres | 9 |
| Number of JEE Main exam sessions | 2 sessions |
| Number of Shifts | 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
3:00 PM to 6:00 PM |
| City preferences | Four exam cities, chosen in the application form |
| Mode of the exam | Online (Computer-Based Test) |
| Where you see your city | City Intimation Slip
(December 30, 2026, for Session 1) (March 12, 2027, for Session 2) |
| Where you see your centre address | Admit card
.(January 13, 2027, for Session 1) (March 25, 2027, for Session 2) |
| Official website | jeemain.nta.nic.in |
Exam Centres Removed by the NTA for the 2027 Cycle
| Cities eliminated in India | Cities eliminated abroad: |
| Andhra Pradesh: Adoni and Tadpatri | Singapore |
| Haryana: Hisar | Kuala Lumpur |
| Karnataka: Ballari and Chikaballapur | Lagos |
| Madhya Pradesh: Khandwa | West Java |
| Odisha: Jagatsinghpur and Kendrapara | Washington DC |
| Telangana: Suryapet | Munich |
| West Bengal: Asansol |
Exam Centres Added by the NTA for the 2027 Cycle
- Kalahandi in Odisha
- Sundargarh in Odisha
- Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar in Punjab
What is a JEE Main exam centre?
People use the words city, centre, and venue as if they mean the same thing. For JEE Main, they do not, and mixing them up is behind many last-minute panics. Your JEE Main exam centre is the specific computer-based test venue where your seat is booked. The exam city is only the broad location NTA confirms first.
| Term | What it means | Where you find it |
| Exam city | The city allotted from your four preferences, for example Noida / Greater Noida | City Intimation Slip |
| City code | NTA’s code for each city, for example UP09 for Noida / Greater Noida | Information Bulletin (list of exam cities) |
| Exam centre | The actual test venue, usually a computer lab, inside that city | Admit card |
| Reporting and gate-closing time | When to reach the venue and when the gates shut | Admit card |
Pro tip: You cannot request a particular venue inside your allotted city. Book travel and stay once your city is confirmed, and finalise the last-mile route only after the admit card shows the exact address.
How many JEE Main exam cities are there?
NTA has reduced the total number of exam centres from 323 in 2026 to 310 in 2027. The new list includes 301 exam centres in India and 9 abroad in total. NTA added 3 new exam centres in Odisha and Punjab while eliminating 16 centres (7 in India and 6 abroad).
| Cycle | Exam cities in India | Exam cities abroad | Total |
| JEE Main 2025 | 284 | 15 | 299 (as reported) |
| JEE Main 2026 | 308 | 15 | 323 |
| JEE Main 2027 | 301 | 9 | 310 |
Among the newly added cities in the 2027 list are Kalahandi and Sundargarh in Odisha, and Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar in Punjab. The lesson for 2027 is simple: do not assume a small city that was available last year will still be there. Open the new list and confirm your nearest options before you fill the form.
JEE Main Exam Centres in Delhi NCR and near Greater Noida
For students in Greater Noida, Noida, Ghaziabad and the wider NCR, the choice of JEE Main exam centre is usually easy, because several exam cities sit within a short distance. The table below shows the NCR and nearby cities that are on NTA’s 2027 list.
| Exam city (2027 list) | State / UT | City code |
| Noida / Greater Noida | Uttar Pradesh | UP09 |
| Ghaziabad | Uttar Pradesh | UP07 |
| Delhi / New Delhi | Delhi | DL01 |
| Gurugram | Haryana | HR04 |
| Faridabad | Haryana | HR03 |
| Meerut | Uttar Pradesh | UP14 |
| Bulandshahr | Uttar Pradesh | UP29 |
| Mathura | Uttar Pradesh | UP13 |
| Aligarh | Uttar Pradesh | UP02 |
| Agra | Uttar Pradesh | UP01 |
Noida and Greater Noida are listed as one exam city with a single code. That means your venue could fall on either side of the city, so read the admit card address carefully and check the route on a map a few days before the exam.
Try this: January mornings in NCR can bring fog and slower traffic. If your shift starts at 9 am, plan to leave early enough to reach the gate well before the gate-closing time on your admit card, and keep a backup mode of transport in mind.
JEE Main Exam Centres 2027: Full state-wise list with city codes
Below is the complete state-wise list of the 310 exam cities in India and abroad from NTA’s JEE Main 2027 Information Bulletin, with city codes. The 9 centres abroad are in the next section.
| State / UT | Exam City | City Code | No. of Cities |
| Andaman and Nicobar Islands | Port Blair | AN01 | 1 |
| Andhra Pradesh | Amalapuram | AP34 | 28 |
| Anantapur | AP01 | ||
| Bhimavaram | AP03 | ||
| Chittoor | AP05 | ||
| Eluru | AP06 | ||
| Guntur | AP07 | ||
| Kadapa | AP08 | ||
| Kakinada | AP09 | ||
| Kurnool | AP10 | ||
| Machilipatnam | AP27 | ||
| Madanapalle | AP35 | ||
| Markapur | AP36 | ||
| Nandyal | AP29 | ||
| Narasaraopet | AP20 | ||
| Nellore | AP11 | ||
| Ongole | AP12 | ||
| Proddatur | AP21 | ||
| Puttur | AP37 | ||
| Rajahmundry | AP13 | ||
| Rayachoty | AP38 | ||
| Srikakulam | AP14 | ||
| Surampalem | AP23 | ||
| Tadepalligudem | AP30 | ||
| Tirupati | AP16 | ||
| Tiruvuru | AP40 | ||
| Vijayawada | AP17 | ||
| Visakhapatnam | AP18 | ||
| Vizianagaram | AP19 | ||
| Arunachal Pradesh | Itanagar/ Naharlagun/ Papum Pare | AL01 | 1 |
| Assam | Dibrugarh | AM01 | 5 |
| Guwahati | AM02 | ||
| Jorhat | AM03 | ||
| Silchar (Assam) | AM04 | ||
| Tezpur | AM05 | ||
| Bihar | Arrah | BR09 | 11 |
| Aurangabad (Bihar) | BR01 | ||
| Bhagalpur | BR02 | ||
| Bihar Sharif | BR38 | ||
| Darbhanga | BR04 | ||
| Gaya | BR05 | ||
| Muzaffarpur | BR06 | ||
| Patna | BR07 | ||
| Purnea | BR08 | ||
| Samastipur | BR12 | ||
| Sasaram | BR17 | ||
| Chandigarh | Chandigarh/ Panchkula | CH01 | 1 |
| Chhattisgarh | Ambikapur | CG04 | 5 |
| Bhilai Nagar/ Durg | CG01 | ||
| Bilaspur (Chhattisgarh) | CG02 | ||
| Jagdalpur | CG08 | ||
| Raipur | CG03 | ||
| Dadra and Nagar Haveli | Silvassa | DN01 | 1 |
| Daman and Diu | Diu | DD02 | 1 |
| Delhi | Delhi/New Delhi | DL01 | 1 |
| Goa | Panaji/ Madgaon/ Margao | GO01 | 1 |
| Gujarat | Ahmedabad | GJ01 | 15 |
| Anand | GJ02 | ||
| Bardoli | GJ35 | ||
| Bhavnagar | GJ03 | ||
| Bhuj | GJ17 | ||
| Gandhinagar | GJ23 | ||
| Godhra | GJ24 | ||
| Jamnagar | GJ06 | ||
| Junagadh | GJ07 | ||
| Mehsana | GJ08 | ||
| Navsari | GJ15 | ||
| Rajkot | GJ10 | ||
| Surat | GJ11 | ||
| Vadodara | GJ12 | ||
| Vapi | GJ34 | ||
| Haryana | Ambala | HR01 | 4 |
| Kurukshetra | HR07 | ||
| Faridabad | HR03 | ||
| Gurugram | HR04 | ||
| Himachal Pradesh | Bilaspur (Himachal Pradesh) | HP01 | 7 |
| Hamirpur (Himachal Pradesh) | HP03 | ||
| Kangra/ Palampur | HP04 | ||
| Kullu | HP10 | ||
| Mandi | HP08 | ||
| Shimla | HP06 | ||
| Una | HP09 | ||
| Jammu and Kashmir | Baramulla | JK01 | 5 |
| Jammu | JK02 | ||
| Pulwama | JK06 | ||
| Samba | JK03 | ||
| Srinagar (J & K) | JK04 | ||
| Jharkhand | Bokaro | JH01 | 6 |
| Dhanbad | JH02 | ||
| Hazaribagh | JH05 | ||
| Jamshedpur | JH03 | ||
| Ramgarh | JH06 | ||
| Ranchi | JH04 | ||
| Karnataka | Belagavi (Belgaum) | KK02 | 14 |
| Bengaluru | KK20 | ||
| Bidar | KK05 | ||
| Chikmagalur | KK23 | ||
| Davangere | KK06 | ||
| Dharwad | KK10 | ||
| Gulbarga/ Kalaburagi | KK08 | ||
| Hassan | KK09 | ||
| Hubli | KK27 | ||
| Mangaluru (Mangalore) | KK12 | ||
| Mysuru (Mysore) | KK14 | ||
| Shivamogga (Shimoga) | KK15 | ||
| Tumakuru | KK16 | ||
| Udupi/ Manipal | KK17 | ||
| Kerala | Alappuzha/ Chengannur | KL01 | 14 |
| Ernakulam/ Moovattupuzha | KL04 | ||
| Idukki | KL05 | ||
| Kannur | KL07 | ||
| Kasaragod | KL08 | ||
| Kollam | KL09 | ||
| Kottayam | KL11 | ||
| Kozhikode/ Calicut | KL12 | ||
| Malappuram | KL13 | ||
| Palakkad | KL15 | ||
| Pathanamthitta | KL16 | ||
| Thiruvananthapuram | KL17 | ||
| Thrissur | KL18 | ||
| Wayanad | KL19 | ||
| Ladakh | Kargil | LL02 | 2 |
| Leh | LL01 | ||
| Lakshadweep | Kavaratti | LD01 | 1 |
| Madhya Pradesh | Balaghat | MP01 | 9 |
| Bhopal | MP03 | ||
| Chhatarpur | MP24 | ||
| Gwalior | MP06 | ||
| Indore | MP07 | ||
| Jabalpur | MP08 | ||
| Sagar | MP12 | ||
| Satna | MP13 | ||
| Ujjain | MP15 | ||
| Maharashtra | Ahilyanagar | MR01 | 30 |
| Akola | MR02 | ||
| Amravati | MR03 | ||
| Beed | MR30 | ||
| Bhandara | MR31 | ||
| Buldhana | MR32 | ||
| Chandrapur | MR09 | ||
| Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar | MR04 | ||
| Dhule | MR10 | ||
| Gadchiroli | MR40 | ||
| Jalgaon | MR13 | ||
| Jalna | MR42 | ||
| Kolhapur | MR14 | ||
| Kopargaon | MR44 | ||
| Latur | MR15 | ||
| Mumbai/ Navi Mumbai | MR16 | ||
| Nagpur | MR17 | ||
| Nanded | MR18 | ||
| Nashik | MR19 | ||
| Pandharpur | MR45 | ||
| Parbhani | MR38 | ||
| Pune | MR22 | ||
| Raigad | MR23 | ||
| Ratnagiri | MR24 | ||
| Sangli | MR25 | ||
| Satara | MR26 | ||
| Sinnar | MR46 | ||
| Solapur | MR27 | ||
| Thane | MR28 | ||
| Wardha | MR29 | ||
| Manipur | Churachandpur | MN03 | 3 |
| Imphal | MN01 | ||
| Kakching | MN04 | ||
| Meghalaya | Shillong | MG01 | 2 |
| Tura | MG04 | ||
| Mizoram | Aizawl | MZ01 | 1 |
| Nagaland | Dimapur | NL01 | 2 |
| Kohima | NL02 | ||
| Odisha | Angul | OR10 | 20 |
| Balangir | OR20 | ||
| Balasore (Baleswar) | OR02 | ||
| Bargarh | OR21 | ||
| Baripada/ Mayurbanj | OR12 | ||
| Berhampur/ Ganjam | OR03 | ||
| Bhadrak | OR11 | ||
| Bhubaneswar | OR04 | ||
| Cuttack | OR05 | ||
| Dhenkanal | OR06 | ||
| Jajpur | OR13 | ||
| Jeypore (Odisha) | OR19 | ||
| Jharsuguda | OR22 | ||
| Kalahandi | OR18 | ||
| Kendujhar (Keonjhar) | OR15 | ||
| Puri | OR16 | ||
| Rayagada | OR26 | ||
| Rourkela | OR08 | ||
| Sambalpur | OR09 | ||
| Sundergarh | OR14 | ||
| Puducherry | Puducherry | PO01 | 1 |
| Punjab | Amritsar | PB01 | 7 |
| Bathinda | PB02 | ||
| Jalandhar | PB04 | ||
| Ludhiana | PB05 | ||
| Pathankot | PB07 | ||
| Patiala/ Fatehgarh Sahib | PB08 | ||
| Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar | PB12 | ||
| Rajasthan | Ajmer | RJ01 | 13 |
| Alwar | RJ02 | ||
| Bharatpur | RJ16 | ||
| Bhilwara | RJ12 | ||
| Bikaner | RJ05 | ||
| Dausa | RJ17 | ||
| Hanumangarh | RJ23 | ||
| Jaipur | RJ06 | ||
| Jodhpur | RJ07 | ||
| Kota | RJ08 | ||
| Sikar | RJ09 | ||
| Sriganganagar | RJ10 | ||
| Udaipur | RJ11 | ||
| Sikkim | Gangtok | SM01 | 1 |
| Tamil Nadu | Chennai | TN01 | 29 |
| Coimbatore | TN02 | ||
| Cuddalore | TN03 | ||
| Dharmapuri | TN26 | ||
| Dindigul | TN27 | ||
| Erode | TN28 | ||
| Kallakurichi | TN39 | ||
| Kanchipuram | TN05 | ||
| Kanyakumari/ Nagercoil | TN06 | ||
| Karur | TN29 | ||
| Krishnagiri | TN21 | ||
| Madurai | TN08 | ||
| Nagapattinam | TN30 | ||
| Namakkal | TN10 | ||
| Pudukkottai | TN31 | ||
| Ramanathapuram | TN32 | ||
| Salem | TN11 | ||
| Thanjavur | TN12 | ||
| Theni | TN40 | ||
| Thiruvallur | TN34 | ||
| Thoothukudi | TN13 | ||
| Tiruchirappalli | TN14 | ||
| Tirunelveli | TN15 | ||
| Tirupattur | TN41 | ||
| Tiruppur | TN22 | ||
| Tiruvannamalai | TN35 | ||
| Vellore | TN18 | ||
| Viluppuram | TN23 | ||
| Virudhunagar | TN20 | ||
| Telangana | Adilabad | TL12 | 13 |
| Hyderabad/ Secunderabad | TL01 | ||
| Jagtial | TL15 | ||
| Karimnagar | TL02 | ||
| Khammam | TL03 | ||
| Kodad | TL25 | ||
| Kothagudem | TL17 | ||
| Mahbubnagar | TL04 | ||
| Nalgonda | TL05 | ||
| Nizamabad | TL08 | ||
| Peddapalli | TL26 | ||
| Siddipet | TL11 | ||
| Warangal | TL07 | ||
| Tripura | Agartala | TA01 | 1 |
| Uttar Pradesh | Agra | UP01 | 27 |
| Aligarh | UP02 | ||
| Allahabad/ Prayagraj | UP03 | ||
| Ambedkar Nagar | UP25 | ||
| Ayodhya | UP06 | ||
| Azamgarh | UP19 | ||
| Ballia | UP20 | ||
| Bareilly | UP04 | ||
| Bulandshahr | UP29 | ||
| Chandauli | UP41 | ||
| Firozabad | UP22 | ||
| Ghazipur | UP23 | ||
| Gorakhpur | UP08 | ||
| Jhansi | UP10 | ||
| Kanpur | UP11 | ||
| Lucknow | UP12 | ||
| Mathura | UP13 | ||
| Mau | UP35 | ||
| Meerut | UP14 | ||
| Moradabad | UP15 | ||
| Muzaffarnagar | UP16 | ||
| Pratapgarh | UP43 | ||
| Raebareli | UP37 | ||
| Saharanpur | UP38 | ||
| Varanasi | UP18 | ||
| Ghaziabad | UP07 | ||
| Noida/ Greater Noida | UP09 | ||
| Uttarakhand | Almora | UK09 | 5 |
| Dehradun | UK01 | ||
| Haldwani | UK02 | ||
| Pauri Garhwal | UK08 | ||
| Roorkee | UK06 | ||
| West Bengal | Bankura | WB16 | 13 |
| Burdwan (Bardhaman) | WB02 | ||
| Durgapur | WB04 | ||
| Hooghly | WB06 | ||
| Howrah | WB07 | ||
| Kalyani | WB08 | ||
| Kharagpur | WB13 | ||
| Kolkata | WB10 | ||
| Malda | WB20 | ||
| Murshidabad | WB21 | ||
| Purba Medinipur | WB14 | ||
| Siliguri | WB11 | ||
| Suri | WB22 |
Try this: Press Ctrl+F (Cmd+F on a Mac) and type your city to jump straight to it. A slash in a city name, such as Noida / Greater Noida or Chandigarh / Panchkula, means NTA groups those places into one exam city under a single code.
JEE Main Exam Centres Outside India
NTA also runs JEE Main at centres abroad. The 2027 list has reduced outside India centres from 15 to 9, eliminating all the centres from European Countries and restricting them only to the Middle East and Nepal. Whether a candidate can choose an overseas centre depends on the eligibility rules in the bulletin, so read that section before selecting one.
| Country | City | City Code |
| Bahrain | Manama | ZZ01 |
| Qatar | Doha | ZZ03 |
| Saudi Arabia | Riyadh | ZZ07 |
| United Arab Emirates (UAE) | Dubai | ZZ04 |
| UAE – Abu Dhabi | Abu Dhabi | ZZ17 |
| UAE – Sharjah | Sharjah | ZZ08 |
| Kuwait | Kuwait City | ZZ10 |
| Nepal | Kathmandu | ZZ05 |
| Oman | Muscat | ZZ06 |
State-Wise Distribution of JEE Main 2027 Exam Centres
| State / Union Territory | No. of JEE Main Exam Centres (Cities) |
| Andhra Pradesh | 28 |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 1 |
| Assam | 5 |
| Bihar | 11 |
| Chhattisgarh | 5 |
| Goa | 1 |
| Gujarat | 15 |
| Haryana | 4 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 7 |
| Jharkhand | 6 |
| Karnataka | 14 |
| Kerala | 14 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 9 |
| Maharashtra | 30 |
| Manipur | 3 |
| Meghalaya | 2 |
| Mizoram | 1 |
| Nagaland | 2 |
| Odisha | 20 |
| Punjab | 7 |
| Rajasthan | 13 |
| Sikkim | 1 |
| Tamil Nadu | 29 |
| Telangana | 13 |
| Tripura | 1 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 27 |
| Uttarakhand | 5 |
| West Bengal | 13 |
| Andaman & Nicobar Islands (UT) | 1 |
| Chandigarh (UT) | 1 |
| Dadra & Nagar Haveli & Daman & Diu (UT) | 1 |
| Delhi (NCT) | 1 |
| Jammu & Kashmir (UT) | 5 |
| Ladakh (UT) | 2 |
| Lakshadweep (UT) | 1 |
| Puducherry (UT) | 1 |
How to choose your four JEE Main exam cities
In the application form, you will see a section for exam cities. Your four choices are in order of priority, not a wish list, so build them like a safety net.
| Preference | What to pick | Why |
| 1st | The exam city nearest to where you will actually be staying in January: home, hostel, or coaching city | Gives you the best chance of a short journey |
| 2nd | A second city you can reach comfortably, ideally on a different road or rail route. | Protects you if the first city has no seats left |
| 3rd | A city where a relative or friend lives, so stay is free and food is familiar. | Cuts cost if you are pushed beyond your first two. |
| 4th | A fallback you could still reach on the same day without an overnight stay | Avoids a last-resort city that needs a night’s travel |
Five things to check before you lock your choices
- Travel time against gate closing. In the 2027 cycle, entry ran from 7:00 to 8:30 am for the morning shift and 1:00 to 2:30 pm for the afternoon shift. Your 2027 admit card will carry the exact times.
- Your address entries. City options in the form can be linked to the address you enter, so fill in your present and permanent address carefully and check the bulletin for the current rule.
- Winter and transport. January weather, train timings, and road conditions matter more than the distance on a map.
- Stay and cost. If the city needs an overnight stay, book refundable accommodation only after the city slip arrives.
- Session 2 is separate. Centres are allotted separately for each session, so your April plan may differ from your January plan.
Smart move: Do not fill all four choices with the same big-city cluster. Spread them across two or three corridors so that one full city does not push you far from home.
How NTA allots your JEE Main exam centre
NTA does not choose your city at random. Based on what NTA’s earlier cycles and the Information Bulletin describe, allotment works like this:
- Seat-based. Each city has a limited number of computer-based test seats. Once a city is full, no more candidates are allotted there.
- Preference order. NTA tries your first city, then the second, third, and fourth in that order.
- Nearby city if all four are full. If none of your four is available, NTA may allot a nearby city. This is more likely in regions with few exam cities.
- Venue is NTA’s call. The exact centre inside the city is assigned by NTA and cannot be requested.
There is no guarantee of your first choice, which is why the four-preference ladder above matters.
JEE Main 2027 timeline: from application form to exam hall
| Stage | What happens | Status for 2027 |
| 1. Bulletin and registration | NTA publishes the Information Bulletin and opens registration at jeemain.nta.nic.in | October 24, 2026 (Released) |
| 2. City choice | You select four exam cities in the application form | Ongoing |
| 3. Correction window | A limited-time window to edit details, as announced by NTA | Session 1: November 27-29, 2026
Session 2: February 8-10, 2027 |
| 4. City Intimation Slip | Shows your allotted city and exam date | Session 1: December 30, 2026
Session 2: March 12, 2027 |
| 5. Admit card | Shows your centre address, shift, reporting, and gate-closing time | Session 1: January 13, 2027
Session 2: March 25, 2027 |
| 6. Exam day | Report to your allotted centre | Session 1: January 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, and 28, 2027
Session 2: April 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7, 2027 |
City Intimation Slip vs. Admit Card
Candidates often assume the city slip is the entry document. It is not. Here is how the two differ.
| Feature | City Intimation Slip | Admit Card |
| What it tells you | Allotted exam city and exam date | Exact centre address, shift, reporting and gate-closing times, and instructions |
| Can you enter the exam hall with it? | No | Yes, a printed copy is mandatory |
| When it is released | Earlier, to help you plan travel and stay | A few days before your exam |
| Use it for | Booking tickets and accommodation | Final route planning and exam-day checks |
Next step: The moment your admit card is released, check the name, photograph, centre address, shift, and reporting time. Report any mismatch to NTA through the contact details on jeemain.nta.nic.in without waiting.
Can you change your JEE Main exam centre?
In earlier cycles, the rule has been consistent:
- Your city preferences can be edited only during the correction window, and only if NTA’s notice for that year allows that field to be edited.
- After the city slip or admit card is out, the allotted city and centre are final.
- The exact venue inside your city cannot be changed or requested.
So fill your four preferences carefully the first time and read the correction window notice as soon as NTA publishes it.
What to carry to the JEE Main exam centre (and what to leave behind)
The admit card for your own shift is the final authority on this. The list below reflects NTA’s 2027 exam-day guidelines and is a good checklist to prepare early.
| Carry | Leave at home |
| • Printed admit card downloaded from the NTA website
• Original valid photo ID (a digital copy will not be accepted in the 2027 cycle) • Passport-size photograph(s) matching your application, as instructed on the admit card • PwD / PwBD certificate, if applicable • A simple pen and any other item the admit card specifically lists |
• Mobile phones, earphones, smartwatches and any electronic device
• Calculators, slide rules and storage devices • Notes, textbooks and any printed or written material • Bags, jewellery and metallic items • Food items, unless the admit card permits them for a medical reason |
Rough sheets are provided at the centre for calculations, and they are to be handed over as instructed at the end. In the 2027 cycle, NTA advises candidates to reach at least an hour before the gate-closing time.
Do this: Pack your bag the night before and keep the admit card, ID, and photographs in one folder. Photograph the admit card on your phone as a backup, but carry the printout.
Seven mistakes that cost candidates at the exam centre
- Treating city and centre as the same thing. The city is confirmed first; the venue appears only on the admit card.
- Picking four cities that all need an overnight journey. Always keep one realistic same-day option.
- Entering the wrong address. City options can depend on it, so check it before submitting.
- Trusting a “2027 list” that is really the 2026 list. Confirm against the Information Bulletin.
- Assuming Session 2 will use the same centre as Session 1. Centres are allotted separately.
- Relying on a phone copy of the admit card or ID. Carry the printed admit card and an original photo ID.
- Arrive close to the gate closing. Entry is not allowed after the gate-closing time on your admit card.
Conclusion
Your JEE Main exam centre will not decide your rank, but it can decide how calm you feel on exam morning. The 2027 city list is out for students to review on the official website to build a four-city ladder that you can actually reach on time. Once the city slip and admit card arrive, check every detail twice and rehearse the route.
A calm exam morning starts with a boring, well-planned journey. Sort that out early and spend your energy on the paper.
Planning your B.Tech after JEE Main?
KCC Institute of Technology and Management is a 40-acre campus in Greater Noida. According to the institute’s website, its B.Tech courses are approved by AICTE, admission is based on the JEE Main result, and 10+2 and management seats are handled through institute-level counselling.
FAQs on JEE Main exam centre 2027
Q1. What is a JEE Main exam centre?
It is the test venue where your computer-based JEE Main seat is booked. NTA first confirms your exam city through the City Intimation Slip, and the exact centre address appears on your admit card.
Q2. Is the JEE Main 2027 exam centre list out?
Yes, the official 2027 list was published by the NTA on October 24, 2026. It was released in the form of an Information Bulletin on jeemain.nta.nic.in.
Q3. How many exam cities will JEE Main 2027 have?
NTA has announced the numbers. The 2027 list will have 301 exam cities in India and 9 abroad (310 in total), up from 323 cities in 2026.
Q4. How many exam cities can I choose in the JEE Main form?
You can select four exam cities in order of preference. NTA allots one of them based on seat availability.
Q5. Will I always get my first-choice city?
No. Allotment depends on seat availability. If your first city is full, NTA moves to your second, third, and fourth choices, and may allot a nearby city if all four are full.
Q6. Where will I find my JEE Main exam centre address?
On your admit card. The City Intimation Slip shows only the city and exam date. The admit card is released a few days before your exam.
Q7. Can I change my JEE Main exam centre after applying?
Generally, only during the correction window, and only if NTA allows that field to be edited that year. Once the city slip or admit card is released, the city and centre are final.
Q8. Which JEE Main exam centres are near Greater Noida?
On the 2027 list, nearby exam cities include Noida / Greater Noida (UP09), Ghaziabad (UP07), Delhi / New Delhi (DL01), Gurugram (HR04) and Faridabad (HR03). Check the full list of the 2027 cycle in the information bulletin.
Q9. Will my centre be the same for Session 1 and Session 2?
Not necessarily. Centres are allotted separately for each session, so you may get a different city or centre in April.
Q10. What happens if I reach the JEE Main exam centre after the gate closing?
You will not be allowed to enter. NTA has said entry is not permitted after the gate-closing time printed on the admit card, so plan to arrive well before it.
Q11. Are there JEE Main exam centres outside India?
Yes. The 2027 list has 9 centres abroad, including Dubai, Doha, Kathmandu, Abu Dhabi, and more. Check the 2027 bulletin for the updated list and eligibility.
Q12. Can I carry a calculator to the JEE Main exam centre?
No. Calculators and other electronic devices are prohibited. Rough sheets are provided at the centre for calculations.
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