The National Testing Agency (NTA) has outlined specific guidelines for the JEE Main 2025 exam for candidates categorised as Persons with Disabilities (PwD) and Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PwBD). These guidelines follow numerous inquiries from candidates regarding the use of scribes and the allocation of extra time for these groups.
According to the official announcement, candidates with disabilities (PwD and PwBD) will be granted an additional hour, extending the total time for the JEE Main 2025 exam from three to four hours. Furthermore, eligible candidates can avail of a scribe if they provide the necessary certification documents.
“The word ‘extra time or additional time’ that is being currently used should be changed to ‘compensatory time’ and the same should not be less than 20 minutes per hour of the examination for persons who are allowed the use of scribe/reader/lab assistant. All the candidates with benchmark disabilities who are eligible for availing the facility of scribe in terms of guidelines IV may be allowed additional time of a minimum of one hour for an examination of three hours whether they use the facility of scribe or not,” read the notification.
In case the duration of the examination is less than an hour, then the duration of the additional time should be allowed on a pro-rata basis, mentioned the notification, adding that additional time should not be less than 5 minutes and should be in multiples of 5. NTA had shifted from the old JEE website — jeemain.nta.nic.in — to a new JEE Main website — jeemain.nta.ac.in. However, the agency has once again shifted to the old JEE website — jeemain.nta.nic.in — this year.
The reason behind the change of website last year was the development of a new NTA platform. “Till now, NIC (National Informatics Centre) used to host the online application forms of the JEE Main. Now NTA has developed this new platform and is in the process of using its own server for activities related to hosting the online application forms, and generating the city intimation slip, admit card, and score card, etc,” a senior NTA official announced. Last year’s website also had an automated chat feature that served as an online assistant for aspirants. Students can find this online chat option at the bottom right corner.
