NTA advisory for Session 2 CBT shared by Indian Embassy in Abu Dhabi.
Dubai: India’s National Testing Agency (NTA) has issued an important update for Indian expatriate students registered for the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Main 2026 at centres in Dubai, Kuwait, and Bahrain.
On Thursday, the Indian Embassy in Abu Dhabi shared the NTA’s advisory regarding the city of examination for the engineering entrance exam.
As per the advisory, NTA will conduct the JEE (Main- 2026) Session 2 in Computer-Based Test (CBT) mode from April 2 to April 8, 2026 in India and in a few cities outside India.
“The City Intimation Slips for candidates in Kuwait and Dubai have now been released,” NTA revealed. rephase this sentence
According to the agency, NTA is working in coordination with the Indian Embassy for candidates registered from Bahrain.
The announcement provides relief to thousands of Indian expat families in the Gulf, who had been anxiously awaiting clarity on where their children would take the high-stakes engineering entrance exam amid the ongoing US-Israel-Iran conflict.
Candidates in Dubai and Kuwait can now view their allotted exam cities, while those registered from Bahrain are still waiting. The NTA stated that it “is in coordination with the Indian Embassy” to resolve the situation, though no timeline has been provided for the release of these slips.
Option to change exam city
Candidates still have the option to request a change of their examination city.
According to the NTA, students wishing to change their exam city for JEE (Main) 2026 Session 2 can either call the NTA helpline at 011-40759000 or email jeemain@nta.ac.in.
“All candidates are advised to frequently visit the official NTA website (www.nta.ac.in) and the JEE Main portal (https://jeemain.nta.nic.in/) for the latest updates ahead of the April exam schedule.”
