Slated for July, JEE-Advanced to be now held on October 3
The IIT entrance test, Joint Entrance Examination (JEE)-Advanced, will be conducted on October 3, 2021, Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan announced on Monday.
NEW DELHI: The IIT entrance test, Joint Entrance Examination (JEE)-Advanced, will be conducted on October 3, 2021, Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan announced on Monday.
The exam, earlier scheduled on July 3, was postponed in view of the Covid-19 situation. "JEE (Advanced) 2021 examination for admission in #IITs will be held on the 3rd October, 2021. The examination will be conducted adhering to all Covid-protocols," Pradhan tweeted.
Other universities—such as the Indian Institute of Petroleum and Energy (IIPE), the Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology, the Indian Institute of Space Technology (IIST), the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISERs), and the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) — use the score obtained on the JEE Advanced exam as the basis for admission.
While the JEE-Mains is conducted for admission to engineering colleges across the country, it is considered as a qualifying test for the JEE-Advanced.
The exam, earlier scheduled on July 3, was postponed in view of the Covid-19 situation. "JEE (Advanced) 2021 examination for admission in #IITs will be held on the 3rd October, 2021. The examination will be conducted adhering to all Covid-protocols," Pradhan tweeted.
JEE (Advanced) 2021 examination for admission in #IITs will be held on the 3rd October, 2021. The examination will… https://t.co/XqKKf3xG0m
— Dharmendra Pradhan (@dpradhanbjp) 1627313726000IIT-Kharagpur has taken responsibility to conduct the exam this year. Around 2.5 lakh top candidates of JEE (Main) qualify to take the test for admission to the prestigious Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs).
Other universities—such as the Indian Institute of Petroleum and Energy (IIPE), the Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology, the Indian Institute of Space Technology (IIST), the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISERs), and the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) — use the score obtained on the JEE Advanced exam as the basis for admission.
While the JEE-Mains is conducted for admission to engineering colleges across the country, it is considered as a qualifying test for the JEE-Advanced.
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