JEE Main 2021 May exam postponed due to COVID-19; new dates to be announced later
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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 JEE Main Answer Key is an official document released by the National Testing Agency (NTA) that lists the correct answers for all questions asked on the exam day.
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The JEE Main 2026 session 1 final answer key will be available soon before or with the JEE Mains result 2026.
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The admission cutoff of JEE Main is the opening and closing ranks for each participating institute and is released by JoSAA (Joint Seat Allocation Authority).
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The JEE Main 2026 cutoff is primarily determined by the difficulty level of the exam, the total number of candidates appearing, and available seats in NITs, IIITs, and GFTIs.
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JEE Main cutoff is minimum percentile score required to qualify for JEE Advanced. Cutoff is important as candidates clearing the cutoff can appear for JEE Advanced for IIT admission.
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The National Testing Agency (NTA) will prepare and release the category JEE Main cutoff with the results of session 2.
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The JEE Main cutoff is the minimum percentile score required to qualify for the JEE Advanced exam. Its is released with the April session result.
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No. There is no qualifying percentile in JEE Main. However, the candidates who want to appear in JEE Advanced will have to get a minimum qualifying percentile in JEE Mains. This minimum qualifying percentile is announced with the JEE Main session 2 reult.
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After JEE Main result, candidates who want to improve their scores can appear for the second attempt. Rest candidates can start shortlisting colleges and prepare for the JoSAA counselling process.
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Candidates can choose a maximum of 4 exam cities in the JEE Main application form from the choices available based on their present address.
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