JEE Main 2021 to be conducted based on revised CBSE syllabus says Education Minister
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In a live interaction with students of Kendriya Vidyalaya, Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank had answered various questions asked by the students. Among the many questions asked by the students, one question was about the upcoming revised CBSE exam syllabus.
To this question, the Minister answered that the students will only have to study the revised syllabus for their CBSE exams and other competitive exams like Joint Entrance Examination (JEE ) Mains 2021 and National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test, (NEET) 2021 will be based upon the CBSE syllabus. No questions would be asked from the reduced portion of the syllabus.
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One of the students asked about his concerns related to travelling to the examination centres for the board exams amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The Education Minister replied that students should reduce their fears about travelling to exam centres amid COVID. In 2020, JEE and NEET exams were conducted amid the pandemic and all the competitive exams were conducted successfully across India and abroad by the conducting authority.
He also lauded the teachers and the students to face the COVID-19 crisis with grit and determination and converted "challenges into opportunities". He also explained the importance of the ‘Manodarpan’ platform to students to release their stress and boost up their mental health that was affected due to sitting at home for a long time.
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Anything you would want to ask experts?Answered 2 days ago
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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What is JEE Main answer key?