JEE Main 2021 May phase exam has been postponed due to the COVID-19 outbreak. NTA will announce new exam dates later.
National Testing Agency has postponed the JEE Main 2021 May exam due to COVID-19 pandemic. The new dates for the exam will be announced later, at least 15 days prior to the exam. The exam has been postponed looking at the present situation of the COVID-19 pandemic and taking into account the safety and well being of the students.
Official NTA Notice for JEE Main May 2021 Postponed
NTA was scheduled to conduct the May edition of JEE Main 2021 on 24, 25, 26, 27 and 28 May across various cities of the country. As the COVID-19 cases are under spike from last several days, the NTA has postponed the exam. Candidates are advised to regularly keep checking the official website jeemain.nta.nic.in regarding any update of the new JEE Main 2021 April exam dates.
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The April edition of JEE Main 2021 has also been postponed earlier by the NTA. The JEE Main 2021 February and March session has been conducted and results for both the sessions has been declared.
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Students can apply to AKTU even with a JEE Mains rank in lakhs. Aspirants can get admission in private colleges affiliated with AKTU through the UPTAC Counselling Portal using JEE Main score. Candidates can also get admission through other entrance exams such as KEAM and CUET. To get more informatio
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Contributor-Level 10
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No, students need not to appear for JEE Main for lateral entry in AKTU. Students are eligible for B.Tech Lateral Entry to the second year at AKTU, without JEE scores. Candidates can get admission in B.Tech (Lateral) through CUET UG/ Diploma in Engineering/ BSc or DVoc. The final seat allotment is vi
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Answered Yesterday
Students with JEE Main rank 1-10,000 are eligible to receive full tuition fee waiver for four-years at IEM Kolkata. Aspirants must have their scorecard for evaluation purpose.
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Guide-Level 15
Answered 2 days ago
Poornima University BTech rewards high achievers with a specialised JEE score-based scholarship framework. A percentile of 90 and above unlocks an impressive 40% tuition fee waiver. Percentiles between 75 and 80 grant a 5% entry-level discount.
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Contributor-Level 9
Answered 4 days ago
Yes, eligible candidates can get admission in SGT University without appearing for JEE (Mains). The university gives admission based on marks or CUET-UG. The university also conducts SGTUEE for admission.
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 4 days ago
Apex University fills its seats via CUET or AUCET scores. AUCET is an in-house entrance test conducted for admission in UG and PG courses. Hence, aspirants do not require JEE Main scores to get admission.
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Guide-Level 15
Answered 5 days ago
Overall, MET is easier than JEE Main since most questions are not as conceptually challenging as JEE Main. However, students face time management issues during MET.
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Contributor-Level 7
Answered 5 days ago
For getting into top NITs like NIT Trichy or NIT Warangal in popular branches like CSE, students generally need a percentile of 98.5 or above. For other branches and lower-ranked NITs, a percentile of 90 to 95 may be sufficient. The specific cutoff changes from year to year depending on the number o
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Answered 5 days ago
There is no separate JEE Main cutoff for the OBC category at Manipal Institute of Technology.
For regular B.Tech admissions, MIT primarily admits students based on the Manipal Entrance Test (MET) merit list, rather than category-wise JEE Main ranks. The institute does not publicly release separate OB
Answered 5 days ago
With 57.8 percentile in JEE Main and 73% in Class 12, your chances depend on your category, home state, and JEE rank.
- Eligibility: Your 73% in Class 12 satisfies the basic B.Tech eligibility requirement (minimum 45% aggregate in PCM for General category in AKTU-affiliated colleges).
- CSE through UPTAC
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