Gulf News: India announces dates for JEE 2026 in Gulf countries: Dubai, Kuwait and Bahrain, checks key locations and provides relief to expats | World News
this National testing agency The National Telecommunication Authority (NTA) of India recently shared an important update for Indian expatriate students in the Gulf region. Candidates who have registered for the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Main 2026 from centers in Dubai, Kuwait and Bahrain can now access more verified information about the exam. The Embassy of India in Abu Dhabi on Thursday shared the NTA’s recommendations on cities to conduct the Indian Engineering Entrance Examination. NTA will conduct JEE (Main 2026) Phase 2 in Computer Based Test (CBT) mode. The exam will be conducted from April 2 to 8, 2026, in India and some cities outside the country. NTA revealed: “City information performance for candidates in Kuwait and Dubai has been released.”
Change city options
While candidates in Dubai and Kuwait can now check their designated exam cities, students registering from Bahrain are still on a waiting list. “For candidates registered from Bahrain, NTA is coordinating with the Indian Embassy,” the agency added.However, candidates who wish to apply for a change of city for the JEE (Main) 2026 Batch 2 examination can call the NTA helpline at 011-40759000 or write to jeemain@nta.ac.in. In addition, candidates are advised to check the NTA official website regularly: ntaac.in And JEE Main Portal: jeemain.nta.nic.in/ Get the latest updates ahead of the April exam window.
Relief for Indian students
The news comes as a relief to thousands of Indian expatriate families in the Gulf state who had been anxiously awaiting clarity on where their children would stand in the high-stakes exams. Since the outbreak of the US-Israeli war, parents and children have been shrouded in a cloud of ambiguity. While their exams were earlier postponed, they were later canceled, leaving them confused about the grading system that determines their grades. This also affects their future academic prospects for entrance exams and university admissions. However, now CBSE has designated a special grading system for students of classes X and XII. Under the mixed assessment system, the Gulf state will combine scores from completed exams with a calculated average of papers not taken. For those dissatisfied with their results, improving the exam is also an option. The announcements have helped clear the air for thousands of Indian students in the Gulf, who have been eagerly awaiting some reassurances from the authorities.
