JEE Main 2021: Exams not expected till June as situation still risky
Joint Entrance Exam (JEE) Main 2026 ( JEE Main )
Exam On - 2 Apr '26 - 8 Apr '26
Considering the current COVID-19 situation, NTA is less likely to conduct the exam til June. JEE Main new exam date 2021 will be announced on the website jeemain.nta.nic.in.
The April and May edition of JEE Main 2021 are less likely to be conducted in May, and even in June as the situation is still perilous. The morbidity rate of COVID-19 cases are still very high, with no sign of coming into control in May and June. Considering the prevailing situation, NTA shall not be conducting the JEE Main 2021 April and May session at least till June.
As per the NTA notice for JEE Main 2021 postponement dated May 4, the rescheduling of dates for both the sessions will be done subsequently and will be notified at least 15 days before conducting the exam. The JEE Main admit card 2021 for the exam will be issued to all the registered candidates after the announcement of JEE Main exam date.
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JEE Main 2021 April was to be held from 27 to 30 April while the May session was scheduled from 24 to 28 May. The first two session had been successfully conducted from February 23 to 26 and March 16 to 18.
More than 20 lakh students registered for all the four session of JEE Main 2021 out of which around 11 lakh have appeared in first two sessions. JEE Main May 2021 registration will also be opened for a short period of time to allow fresh applications for the May session exam. The registration was earlier scheduled from May 3 to 12 but had to be delayed due to postponement of exam.
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NTA also advised students to continue preparing for the exam and use JEE Main mock tests available on the official website nta.ac.in and also on the National Test Abhyas app free of cost.
Beside JEE Mains 2021, many other engineering entrance exams have also been postponed while some have been turned to home based online, remote proctored exam.
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If you get above 93 percentile in the 1st or 2nd session of JEE main, take preparation of JEE advanced. You can get IIT's seat through JEE advanced. Or you can also try for NITs. If you are unable to clear the cutoff, you can also give exams for state government colleges and exams for specific colle
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Yes, you can take admission in BTech at ABES Engineering College without appearing in JEE Mains. They can take direct admission in the B.Tech programme. Candidates with an Engineering Diploma or a B.Sc degree with a minimum of 45% marks are eligible.
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The I2IT Pune JEE Main cutoff 2025 was released in the form of ranks for the All India categories. For the General AI category, the BE in the Computer Engineering branch had the overall cutoff ranging from 42136 in the first round to 52834 in the last round. Hence, General AI students needed to atta
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The selection process for the All India quota students is based on their JEE Main ranks. Students who want admission to I2IT Pune need to appear in the CAP counselling process to avail a seat for any BE course.
The minimum rank required for admission was 68635 for the General AI category. Hence, stu
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The minimum rank required to get admission at I2IT Pune would depend on the category you belong to. The I2IT Pune JEE Main cutoff 2025 for the General AI category says that a rank of at least 61370 is required to be eligible for admission to the BTech in Information Technology department. This categ
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Students who attempted the JEE Main should start preparing for the JEE Advanced entrance examination if they want admission at IITs. Those who score above the 98th percentile in JEE Main session 2 should start to study for the JEE Advanced exam.
Students who get around the 95th and 98th percentile
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As of now, the easiest shift of JEE Main 2026 April session was the April 4 shift 2 exam.
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No, JEE Main is not compulsory for Intellipaat School of Technology, Pune BTech admissions. The institute conducts an in-house test based on which seats are given. Aspirants have to appear for the ISTEE to get admission in the institute.
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Yes, MITS Deemed to be University accepts valid score in JEE (Main) for admission in its BTech programme. Students can also choose take the MITSUCET instead which is conducted by the university for BTech admission.
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