After NEET, the Centre on Sunday deferred the Joint Entrance Examinations-Mains scheduled from April 27-30 for admissions to engineering courses in view of the raging Covid-19 pandemic.
“Looking at the present situation of Covid-19 pandemic and also taking into account the safety and well-being of candidates and examination functionaries, it has been decided to postpone JEE-(Main) April session,” the National Testing Agency said in a statement.
It said that the revised dates would be announced later at least 15 days before the examinations.
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More than 6.2 lakh candidates had appeared in the first session of the JEE examinations in February, while 5.5 lakh candidates appeared in the second session of the exam in March.
Beginning this year, the NTA had decided to conduct the exam four times a year to offer flexibility to students and a chance to improve their scores. The third session of the JEE-Mains was in April and the fourth in May.
Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank said he had advised the NTA to postpone the JEE(Main) April session in the light of the Covid-19 situation.
“I would like to reiterate that safety of our students and their academic career are Education Ministry’s and my prime concerns right now,” Pokhriyal said.
Earlier this week, the CBSE had cancelled Class 10 board exams and postponed Class 12 exams in view of the exponential rise in Covid-19 cases.
The health ministry had also postponed the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (postgraduate).
👉Please note: The dates of JEE (Main) – 2021 April session will be announced later on and at least 15 days before the examination.
— Dr. Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank (@DrRPNishank) April 18, 2021
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