JEE Main 2021 Likely to be held More than Twice; Exam Dates Releasing Soon, Says Education Minister

As per the live session held by Union Education Minister, Ramesh Pokhriyal, discussions are underway on holding JEE Main 2021 at least four times in a year for the sake of students.

The Education Minister held a live interaction with students and parents today, 10 December 2020, at 10 AM to discuss board exams and entrance exams like NEET and JEE Main 2021. 

Discussing exam dates of JEE Main 2021, he said the concerned department is working to release date sheets soon. As some students requested to increase the number of times of conducting JEE Main in a year to three or four, the minister announced that talks are underway to hold four times in a year.

Meanwhile, some students were demanding cancellation or postponement of JEE and NEET 2021, Ramesh Pokhriyal said there are no plans to cancel the exams as it will be of great loss for the nation. However, there are no clear directions on whether the JEE Main 2021 will be postponed. 

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He said, “This year we successfully organised JEE and NEET examinations by increasing the number of examination centres, as NEET examination centres were increased by 52 per cent.”

The Education Minister said, "We conducted JEE, NEET exams on time during the COVID-19 pandemic, keeping in mind that a precious year of students does not get wasted.”

Read: JEE Main 2021 Eligibility

There was a rising concern for JEE Main exam dates clashing with board practical exams. Speaking about JEE Main 2021 exam dates clashing with board practicals of CBSE 2021 Class 12, he said: ”We will ensure that practical exams do not coincide with JEE Main exam.”

Additionally, of late, Pokhriyal had asked the National Testing Agency (NTA) to discuss with state boards in releasing a final syllabus for the entrance exams. This is owing to the fact that CBSE Class 12 syllabus has been reduced by 30%.

Read: JEE Main 2021 Official Syllabus

As most of the entrance exams conducted by NTA are based on CBSE Classes 11 and 12 syllabus, state boards need to gear up to prepare a syllabus for classes 11 and 12 so that students do not face problems while preparing for JEE and NEET. 

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