The Union Minister for Education Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ yesterday announced that the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE – Mains) will be held four times starting February 2021. During the live interaction with students, teachers, and parents, he announced that the suggestion of Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) -Main 2021 to be held four times in a year will be examined positively, beginning at the end of February, thereafter in March, April and May-2021, for three to four days during each time.
He has also added that. The idea to conduct the exams four times from next year is to ensure that the candidates do not miss out on opportunities due to a clash of examinations or in the wake of the COVID-19 situation.
JEE-Mains are held twice a year. The syllabus for the examination will remain unchanged, a proposal to permit the students to answer 75 questions out of the total 90 questions is under consideration. During JEE 2020 (mains), the candidates had to answer 75 questions including 25 questions each in Physics, Chemistry, and Maths.
The score in JEE-Mains is considered for admissions into National Institutes of Technology (NITs), several other engineering and architecture courses, and for eligibility to write JEE- Advanced. Candidates aspiring for a seat in the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) across the country are expected to clear JEE-Advanced.
