The third edition of engineering entrance exam JEE-Mains 2021 is scheduled to be held from July 20 to 25 and the fourth edition from July 27 to August 2, Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal said on Tuesday as CDNTRE has decided to resume the examinations amid the COVID pandemic. has decided.
The National Testing Agency (NTA) said that the remaining two sessions of JEE (Main)-2021 will resume from July 20, 2021. The number of cities has been increased from 232 to 334 to deal with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The number of examinations centres in each shift will also be increased from 660 to 828. All relevant latest COVID-19 guidelines and protocols will be followed at all the exam centres.
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From the current academic session, JEE-Mains is being conducted four times a year to provide flexibility to the students and give them a chance to improve their scores. The first phase in February was followed by the second phase in March, while the next phase was scheduled for April and May. But they were postponed after a rapid increase in the number of COVID-19 cases during the second wave of the pandemic in the country.
The JEE-Advanced exam, which was to be conducted for admission to the prestigious Indian Institutes of Technology and National Institutes of Technology, was also postponed. The exam was to be held on July 3.
While no further decision was taken on NEET-UG to be held on August 1, registration for the exam, which was scheduled to begin from May 1, was put on hold. The Central University Common Entrance Test (CUCET) is also yet to be decided by the ministry. CBSE had cancelled the Class 12 board exams in view of the pandemic and announced the marks tabulation policy. But as per information, CBSE want to conduct the exam as because this is the question of many students. Following the same route, CISCE and several state boards also cancelled the same exam.
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