Published 18:45 IST, January 7th 2021

JEE Advanced 2021 date out: 75% eligibility criteria scrapped, IIT-KGP to conduct exam

Announcing the dates for the JEE Advanced 2021, Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank declared that the exam will be held on July 3, 2021.

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Anuncing dates for JEE vanced 2021, Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank on Thursday declared that exam will be held on July 3, 2021. Education Minister has informed that JEE vanced 2021 exam will be conducted by IIT Kharagpur. Moreover, 75% eligibility criteria has also been scrapped in a bid to allow students to take exam amid COVID-19 pandemic. 

government has allowed qualifying candidates of JEE Main 2020 who were unable to appear for second st of examination due to COVID-19 pandemic to directly appear for JEE vanced 2021. Consequently, number of candidates for final st of exam is going to increase. JEE vanced 2021 Application Form is expected to be released in first week of May 2021 with mit cards being released in third week of same month, this year.

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JEE Main 2021 dates anunced

JEE vanced 2021, which is competitive exam for engineering students to secure mission into IITs, will be held after JEE Main exam. JEE Main 2021 is slated to be held four times this year, in view of COVID-19 pandemic. Education Ministry has anunced that exam will be conducted in February, March, April and May with first leg being scheduled between February 23 and 26. 

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Out of all four JEE Main 2021 exam results, best numbers will be taken into account by National Testing ncy (NTA). Moreover, Education Minister has alrey mentioned that all papers will consist of a different set of questions with candidates having a choice to attend 75 questions out of a total of 90. He also informed, that for first time, JEE Main 2021 will be conducted in 13 Indian langus.

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Registrations for JEE Main 2021 open

online registrations for JEE Main 2021 have alrey begun from December 15, 2020. Candidates who are willing to appear for examination can w apply for it on National Testing ncy's (NTA) official website -  jeemain.nta.nic.in

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last date to apply for joint examination is January 15, 2021. As per NTA, exam would be held over sixteen days with 384 question papers set in at least 12 langus. ncy will also anunce results in four to five days so as to allow candidates to re-appear for subsequent month’s test. 

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18:31 IST, January 7th 2021