The Joint Entrance Examination-Main or JEE for admission to IITS begins today across the country amid a surge in coronavirus cases and opposition by several non-BJP ruled states. An extensive list of guidelines was released last week by the National Testing Agency (NTA), which is in-charge of conducting competitive entrance tests across the country.
Mandatory face masks and gloves, staggered entry and seating to ensure social distancing are some of the guidelines students have been asked to follow. They will also have to carry their own water bottles and hand sanitisers.
The JEE is scheduled to be held between September 1 and September 6. The National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test (NEET) - entrance exam for medical courses- will be held on September 13.
As of 6 PM Monday over 12.75 lakh students had downloaded admit cards for NEET (National Eligibility cum Entrance Exam). A further 7.78 lakh students had downloaded the JEE (Joint Entrance Exam) admit cards.
Here are the updates as crucial JEE-Main begins:
The Joint Entrance Exam, JEE Main, for admission in IITs today began amid stringent precautions and social distancing measures in view of COVID-19 pandemic. The Bombay High Court refused to admit a petition against the conduct of the exams
Services by cab aggregators - Ola and Uber - have been affected in some parts of Delhi as they demand a fare hike and moratorium of loan payments. This is likely to affect students appearing for JEE today and their parents.
"I want to send across my best wishes to all the students as JEE begins. I have appealed to all the states to offer all the help to students, ensure SOPs are followed. I also appeal to all the students to stick to guidelines. Please call up at helplines if you follow any difficulties," Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal is heard saying in a video he posted last night on Twitter.
