JEE Main 2021: Exam starts for leftover candidates of Maharashtra and Bahrain candidates
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The re-exam is conducted only for those candidates who were unable to appear in the exam earlier. Read below to know more details.
The National Testing Aency is conducting JEE Main 2021 exam for leftover candidates of Maharashtra and Bahrain today. The exam is being conducted on August 3, 4 and 5 only at listed exam centres of the cities were paper was cancelled.
JEE Main admit card 2021 for all candidates of re-exam was released on July 29 and is available for download on the official website jeemain.nta.nic.in. NTA has also issued COVID-19 related advisory to candidates who are appearing in the exam.
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JEE Main 2021 3rd attempt exam was cancelled in Kolhapur, Palghar, Ratnagiri, Raigadh, Sindhudurg, Sangli and Satara districts of Maharashtra due to heavy rain. The re-exam is conducted only for those candidates who were having their exam centres in any of these cities on July 25 and 27 but could not appear in exam due to rain.
In Bahrain, the first attempt of JEE Main 2021, which was held in February was cancelled due to COVID-19 lockdown. NTA is now conducting the exam on August 3 and 4 for Paper 1 and on August 5 for Paper 2.
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JEE Main 2021 COVID-19 Guidelines
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Candidates should report to the examination centre as per the reporting time mentioned on their JEE Main admit card.
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Candidates need to maintain a distance of at least 6 feet with each other all the time inside the exam centre.
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Candidates will be required to sanitize their hands before entry to the exam centre
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Candidates will be provided fresh mask at the time of entry to the exam centre. Candidates have to wear the freshly provided masks and remove the ones carried by them to avoid any chance of UFM.
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Students are advised not to bring anything other then the permitted items
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Candidates should fill the Self Declaration Undertaking part of their JEE Main admit card and sign at the appropriate place beforehand their entry to exam hall.
JEE Main 2021 3rd attempt exam was held on July 20, 22, 25 and 27 at various cities of the country except for the above listed 7 districts of Maharashtra. Candidates can expect JEE Main result 2021 anytime soon now.
JEE Main answer key 2021 alon with question papers and candidates response sheets for session 3 was released on July 29 and facility of challenging the answer key was open till July 31.
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Student Forum
Anything you would want to ask experts?Answered Yesterday
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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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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Answered 2 days ago
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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Answered 2 days ago
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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Contributor-Level 9
Answered 5 days ago
No, JEE Main has not been mentioned as an accepted entrance exam for BTech at GLA University.
Candidates who want to apply for BTech at this institute must appear in their own entrance exam called GLAET.
Admissions are based solely on scores obtained in this exam along with performance in PI rounds.
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 6 days ago
Yes, along with the CUET UG score, DIT Dehradun also select students based on JEE Main and on the merit of Class 12. On-campus admission counselling is conducted by the university, for which 25% of seats are reserved for Uttarakhand candidates who have scored 95% or above in Class 12. Direct admissi
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered a week ago
A JEE Main rank of 2000 would get you admission to this institute if you belong to the General AI category. In the first round, the highest Round 1 rank acceptable is 34000 for this category. Hence, students in this category would need a rank of at least 34000 to be considered qualified for admissio
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Answered a week ago
MIT-WPU JEE Main cutoff 2026 is released for admission to the BTech course based on the student's peformance in the JEE Main entrance exam. For the General AI category, the round 1 cutoff was 34000 for various BTech course branches. Students can check the table below to know the round 1 cutoff for o
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