Covid-19 impact: Nearly 25% of IIT aspirants drop out from JEE Mains

Data released by the education ministry on Thursday showed that nearly 114,563 students decided against appearing in the Joint Entrance Exam (Mains) in the first three days, indicating that Covid-19 fears were were playing on their minds and their demands for a change of examination dates were real.
 

Ministry data showed that while 458,521 students registered for the JEE (Mains) in the first three days, only 343,958 actually sat for the examinations, a drop of nearly 25%.
 

The JEE (Mains) are expected to end on Sept 6, 2020.
 

 

Here is the attendance for the last 3 days for #JEEMain. Heart whelming to see so many students participating in this Yagna to create #AatmaNirbharBharat despite #Covid_19 pandemic. I thank all Chief Ministers for their support to ensure that students' careers are not affected. pic.twitter.com/oWUlPLQC4z

— Dr. Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank (@DrRPNishank) September 3, 2020