As NTA takes charge of JEE(Mains), here's what would change and what won't

Conducting the exam twice a year would help in reducing stress among students, says the Union HRD minister

Students who aspire to get into the prestigious Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) will now be able to appear for the Joint Entrance Exam (JEE(mains)) twice a year as the newly formed National Testing Agency (NTA) would now replace CBSE to conduct national level examinations, including NET and NEET.

While the IITs would continue to conduct the JEE(Advanced), JEE(mains) would be conducted by the NTA twice a year in January and April, HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar said on Saturday.

Javadekar said that the students can sit for both the tests, which would be conducted online over a span of four-five