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  • JEE-Main 2021: Exams to be held in two editions from July 20-25 and July 27-August 2

    Express News Service
    NEW DELHI: Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhariyal Nishank on Tuesday announced the fresh schedule of the two sessions of the Joint Entrance Examination- Mains (JEE-Main) that could not be held in April and May due to Covid-19. 

    As per the new schedule, while the April session of the JEE-Main will be held between July 20-25, the May session will be conducted between July 27-August 2.

    The minister also said that the registration window has been reopened for candidates who could not apply for the exams earlier. The students, who wish to apply for the April session, will be able to apply from July 6 midnight to July 8 while the May session registrations will be open from July 9-12.

    Additionally, candidates will also be able to change their exam centres. 

    As per the information shared by the National Testing Agency (NTA), which will organise the examinations, a total of 6.80 lakh candidates had already been registered for the April session, and for the May session, 6.09 lakh candidates had registered. 

    The registration number is executed to go higher as the application windows have been reopened for both April and May sessions, said the agency officials. 

    Two editions of this entrance examination, which works as the first screening test for entrance to the Indian Institutes of Technology as well, had already been held earlier this year when the pandemic situation was better.  

  • JEE Advanced 2021 on July 3, 75% eligibility criteria scrapped: Pokhriyal

    By Express News Service
    NEW DELHI: Joint Entrance Examination (Advanced), the test for admissions into Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) and the National Institutes of Technology (NITs) will be held on July 3 this year.

    The eligibility criteria of scoring a minimum of 75% aggregate marks in the Class 12 board exam have also been scrapped for the second consecutive year, Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal announced on Thursday.

    The minister, during an online address, said the decision to scrap the eligibility criteria has been taken keeping in mind the Covid-19-related stress on students.

    IIT Kanpur is the organising institute for the test this year, Pokhriyal added.

    The government had earlier decided that four sessions of JEE (Main), which is also a qualifying examination for JEE (Advanced), will be held in 2021, beginning February. The first edition of this test will be held from February 23 to February 26, followed by rounds in March, April, and May. 

    Students can choose to appear in either one or higher number of these tests and the best of their scores will be taken into account for their rankings.