JEE Main 2021: NTA adds over 160 new exam centres and 100 cities for session 3 and 4 exam
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NTA has increased JEE Main 2021 exam centres to 828 from 660 spread across 334 cities of India. It will help in ensuring all COVID-19 guidelines and safety protocal are being met at exam centres.
The National Testing Agency (NTA) has announced JEE Main 2021 exam date for session 3 (April) and session 4 (May) exams. Along with the declaration of JEE dates, NTA has also announced that around 102 new exam cities and 168 exam centres have been added for the upcoming session 3 and 4 exams. JEE Main 2021 will not be conducted at around 880 exam centres in 334 exam cities spread across various states of the country and abroad.
NTA has also allowed candidates who have registered earlier for the JEE Main 2021 April and May exams to change their exam city preference and select new test city near to their place of residence. Candidates can login through the JEE Main official website jeemain.nta.nic.in and change their exam centre preference from July 6 to 8 and also during July 9 to 12. Candidates who are registering as fresh candidates will see option of newly added cities while filling the JEE Main application form 2021.
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The increase in exam cities and centres have been made to ensure all norms of social distancing in and out the examination hall is followed and also ensure all the COVID-19 safety protocols are met. It will help in assuring that less students are accommodated in every exam centres which would ultimately help in meeting all the Government guidelines for COVID-19 and social distancing norms.
For the matter of students safety and ease of organizing the JEE Main 2021 session 3 and 4 exams, NTA will be adopting the following measures,
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Face masks will be provided to every candidate at the JEE Main exam centre
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Examination hall, computers and seats will be sanitized before and after every shift during the exam day period.
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To avoid social gathering at the exam centre, students will be given staggered time slots for reporting.
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Candidates will be seated in the exam hall following the social distancing norms
JEE Main 2021 April exam will be conducted from July 20 to 25 and the May exam will be held from July 25 to 27. JEE Main admit card 2021 will be issued after the completion of application and correction window period.
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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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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 3 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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Answered 6 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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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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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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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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