can we declare main method as non static in java?

No, JVM invokes main method even before the instantiation of the class. As non-static members or methods cannot be called with the class name directly so main() method should be declared as static.
Example

public class Main
{
	public void main(String[] args) {
		System.out.println("Non static main method.");
	}
}

Output

Error: Main method is not static in class Main, please define the main method as:
   public static void main(String[] args)

Java interview questions on main method

• Can we overload main() method in java?
• Can we declare main() method as private or protected or with no access modifier?
• Can we declare main method as non static in java?
• Why main() method must be static?
• Can we change return type of main() method?
• Can we run java class without main() method?
• Can we declare the main method as final?