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More than 340,000 aspirants appear for JEE Main exam in three days

A total of 3,43,958 aspirants have appeared for JEE Main, out of the total 4,58,521 registered candidates, in the three days when the examination was held

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

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%

Four pairs of trains between Sept 4 -15 in Rajasthan for NEET, JEE students

The Indian Railways will run four pairs of special trains in Rajasthan between September 4 and September 15 to help students appearing in the JEE Mains and NEET examinations.According to a tweet by Union Minister, Piyush Goyal, the North-Western Railways have decided to run these trains for the convenience of the students."Indian Railways have decided to run 4 pairs of special trains between 4th and 15th September for the convenience of students taking JEE Mains, NEET, NDA and other examinations in Rajasthan," Goyal's tweet read.A press release by the North-Western Railways embedded in the tweet said that the trains will ply between Udaipur-Jaipur, Jaipur-Bikaner and Sri Ganganagar - Kota routes.The National Testing Agency is conducting the NEET on September 13 and JEE between September 1 and 6.

Exam SOPs: Students, staff from containment zones debarred; mask mandatory

The invigilator for pen and paper-based tests will sanitise students' hands before distributing question papers and answer sheets and the examinees will also do the same

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JEE Mains held amid stringent precautions, social distancing measures

The Joint Entrance Exam (JEE)-Mains for admission to engineering colleges began on Tuesday amid stringent precautions and social distancing measures in view of COVID-19 pandemic. Staggered entry and exit for candidates, sanitisers at the gate, distribution of masks and maintaining social distancing as candidates queued up, were among the scenes witnessed at the exam centres across the country. The exam which has been postponed twice in view of COVID-19 pandemic is scheduled from September 1 to 6. "Hand sanitisers are being made available at the entrance of the examination centre and inside the exam hall at all times. The usual process of checking the admit cards of candidates has been replaced with barcode readers, which have been made available to the examination centre authorities," said an official of the National Testing Agency (NTA). "While all the candidates are asked to go to the exam centres with masks and sanitisers, once they enter the centre, they have to use the masks .

JEE main for admission in IITs begins across India with Covid precautions

Before entering the exam halls, the temperature of students was checked and sanitisers were also given to them in Delhi

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Over 100 academicians write to PM Narendra Modi backing NEET-JEE, in time

Academicians have written to PM Modi supporting the conduct of JEE-NEET exams in the hope that students will not lose a year

Section of JEE, NEET aspirants in Delhi demand postponement of tests

A section of students preparing for NEET and JEE here on Wednesday demanded that the tests be postponed

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Delay in conducting JEE, NEET can have serious repercussions: IIT director

Any further delay in conducting entrance exams JEE and NEET will have "serious repercussions", IIT Delhi Director V Ramgopal Rao said.

Mamata Banerjee writes to PM Modi, seeks postponement of NEET, JEE exams

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking postponement of NEET and JEE examinations that are scheduled to be held in September

Govt should consider concerns of students on NEET, JEE: Rahul Gandhi

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday urged the government to consider the concerns of students on the NEET and JEE and arrive at an acceptable solution.

JEE, NEET exams to be conducted in September as scheduled: Officials

In a statement, the ministry's National Testing Agency (NTA), which conducts these exams, said over 640,000 candidates have downloaded their admit cards for the engineering entrance exam, JEE-Main

NEET 2020, JEE Mains to be held from Sep 1; SC rejects postponement plea

The Supreme Court stated that a postponement of the NEET and JEE 2020 would put the 'career of students in peril'

NEET 2020, JEE Mains 2020 latest updates: HRD Panel postpones exams to Sept

Union HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank' said a panel has been asked to decide the feasibility of conducting NEET 2020 and JEE Mains 2020

CBSE Result 2020 LIVE: CBSE 12th, 10th result by July 15, Board informs SC

CBSE result 2020: The Central Board of Secondary Education will declare CBSE 12th, CBSE 10th result by July 15

CBSE to conduct pending class 10th, 12th board exams from July 1 to 15

The schedule has been decided in order to ensure that the board exams are completed before competitive examinations

JEE Main, JEE Advanced dates announced: Tests to be held in July- August

JEE Main 2020 exam will be held in multiple sessions between July 18 and July 23, 2020