Updated on May 4, 2021 16:24 IST
JEE Main May 2021 exam has been postponed due to COVID-19. NTA has announced that new exam dates will be announced in due course of time.

JEE Main 2021 May phase exam has been postponed due to the COVID-19 outbreak. NTA will announce new exam dates later.

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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

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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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