JEE Main 2019 January exam to be held on weekends & weekdays? Students confused
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NTA announced JEE Main 2019 exam dates and shifts for the January exam recently. In a notification released earlier, NTA, the exam conducting authority, stated that JEE Main 2019 exam will be held on weekends - Saturday and Sunday - between January 6 and 20. However, JEE Main exam 2019 dates released on October 6 revealed a contradicting picture. The exam will reportedly be held on January 7 (Tuesday), January 9 (Wednesday), 10 (Thursday), 11 (Friday) and 12 (Saturday). Shiksha reached out JEE Main 2019 aspirants who confirmed the same.
Speaking to Shiksha, Rahul Mishra, a worried engineering aspirant, shared, "I will be taking the exam on January 10. I was already in a state of dilemma with JEE Main being conducted in the same period as the board practical exams. Weekdays - generally - for an engineering aspirant are packed with school and tuitions. Not that it's much of a trouble but it would have been easier for us students if the JEE Main exam was conducted only on weekends. Think about the students travelling from far off places".
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Vivek Jain, father of a JEE aspirant, said, "We were expecting the exam to be held on any of the weekends as stated by NTA in their last notification. Guess that's not the case. My son will be appearing for JEE Main on January 11 which is a weekday. I am sure other students too have been allotted exam dates on weekdays. I do not know why this happened but the agency is contradicting its own release".
It is also being said that one of the reasons behind NTA holding JEE Main 2019 exam on weekdays could be the lack of computers available with the exam centers to accommodate all students on weekends. More than 9.65 lakh engineering aspirants have registered for JEE Main 2019 January exam. The exam will be held across 264 test cities in India and 9 abroad.
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Many JEE Main 2019 aspirants have been sharing their worry regarding this on various social media platforms. It remains to be seen whether the NTA shifts weekday exams to weekends for convenience of aspirants.
JEE Main 2019 Paper 2 for BArch admissions will be held on January 8 in two shifts. As per NTA's initial notification, Paper 2 was scheduled to be held in only one shift. Paper 1 of JEE Main 2019 will be held in two shifts. The first shift will be conducted from 9:30 am to 12:30 pm while the second shift will be from 2:30 pm to 5:30 pm.
While there was no slot booking in JEE Main 2019 exam, NTA allotted exam dates and shifts to JEE aspirants on a random basis. The agency did not consider the preference of students even though they had been given an option to choose a maximum of 4 exam centre cities. This is contrary to the process that CBSE, the earlier conducting body, followed.
With NTA taking over CBSE (Central Board of Secondary Education) to conduct major completive entrance exams like JEE Main, NEET, UGC NET, CMAT and GPAT, few surprises are expected. For instance, NTA did not release the date & slot on October 5 as announced earlier.
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Currently, JEE Main 2019 correction window (for January session) is open of the official website of JEE Main/NTA. The last date to make any corrections in your JEE Main 2019 application form is October 14 till 11:50 pm. Except for exam cities, aspirants will be able to change host of other details like name, category, photo/image, language etc.
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NTA will release JEE Main 2019 admit cards for the January exam on the official website from December 17, 2018. JEE Main 2019 April exam will be conducted from April 6 to 20. Check JEE Main 2019 important dates here.
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Yes, you can get admission to VNIT Nagpur with 95.55 percentile in JEE Main under the EWS category (Maharashtra home state) but your course options might be limited or into less competitive or core branches.
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No, JEE Main ranks are not accepted for core engineering seat allotments at this campus. Admission to all BTech tracks is handled exclusively through the university's own entrance test ranks. VIT Bhopal University requires all engineering aspirants to register for and clear the VITEEE exam to secure
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Sorry, but even under the SC category, securing a seat in an NIT with a JEE Main CRL rank of 632000 is not possible.
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The rank needed for admission to the BTech course would depend on the course, round and branch you are applying for. For the General HS category, the Round 2 cutoff was 770798 for the BTech CSE course. So, this category students need a rank of at least 770798 to be considered eligible for admission.
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Yes, several colleges convert a good JEE Main percentile directly into a fee waiver. Graphic Era's GECET-linked scholarships and UPES's merit scholarships can cut your fees by up to 50%. This makes originally expensive private colleges much more affordable for high scorers, so it's worth applying ev
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Answered 5 days ago
No, JEE Main is not required to get admission in BTech at Rajalakshmi Engineering College. Admissions under the government quota rely primarily on Class 12 marks through TNEA counseling. However, JEE Main scores may be considered for admission.
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Yes, most Coimbatore colleges, including PSG Tech, Karunya, and Kumaraguru, primarily admit students through TNEA counselling, which is based on Class 12 merit rather than JEE Main. JEE Main is mainly relevant if you're targeting government institutes like NITs. So a strong Class 12 score alone can
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No, I don't think you can get into B.Tech EEE at Ajay Kumar Garg Engineering College, Ghaziabad with JEE Main rank of 5,30,000 as General, non-UP domicile candidate. Typically, closing rank for EEE close much earlier around 3,00,00.
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Absolutely. Unlike government colleges with very tight cutoffs, most private engineering colleges in UP admit students across a wide score range, and several also accept students without a JEE Main score at all. Your branch choice and college reputation still matter, but private colleges generally o
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No, JEE Main is not mandatory for BTech admission to SVSU Meerut. While JEE Main scores are accepted for BTech application, students can qualify directly through the university's SNET examination or Class 12 merit.
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