JEE Main 2023: Students express disappointment over exam dates, trend #Jeemainsinapril
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JEE Main 2023: The students want the first JEE Main 2023 session to be held in April. They claim the gap between the JEE Main exam and Board exam practicals is very less, making it difficult for them to give their best as both are crucial exams.
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Even though the National Testing Agency (NTA) has released the JEE Main 2023 exam dates, the news has not gone down well with aspirants. With JEE Main 2023 Session 1 scheduled between January 24 and 31, several students have taken to Twitter seeking a change in the dates for the exam. The students claim that the gap between the JEE Main exam and Board exam practicals is very less, making it difficult for them to give their best as both are crucial exams.
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A JEE aspirant tweeted, JEE Main 2023 Dates announced by NTA! 1st Attempt - 24th to 31st Jan 2nd Attempt - 6th to 12th April Definitely a shocker to conduct exam at such short notice - what do you think?, while another wrote, “NTA just want to fix their academic calendar by risking the future of students that's it ... #JEEMains #jeemainsinapril #jeemains2023 #JEEMain #jeemains2023inapril @DG_NTA why , why , why ....? @PMOIndia please look into this ... This is unfair for all students.” Expressing disappointment the JEE Main exam schedule, a Twitter user wrote, “Every time the Schedule of #JEEMains Examination creates a situation of anxiety & cause a lot of mental stress for the Aspirants. #JEEMains2023 Session-1 Should be conducted in April, Not in Jan. #jeemainsinapril #JEEMain2023 @DG_NTA @EduMinOfIndia #JEE2023 @Official_AISU.” Below are some of the reactions.
NTA releases JEE Main 2025 Session 2 Exam city intimation slip in March. JEE Main Session 2 City Intimation Slip 2025 is available for download on the JEE Main official website jeemain.nta.nic.in. To download the JEE Mains exam city intimation slip, candidates need to login on the website using their application number and date of birth. The exam city slip will have details of city in which the test centre of candidate is located and the date of exam. The JEE Mains exam city slip 2025 session 1 was released on January 10.
Candidates can check the JEE Main 2026 exam date allotted to them on their city intimation slip and JEE Main admit card. Candidates have to download the city intimation slip and admit card from the official website as per the schedule
As per the NTA exam calendar, JEE Main 2023 Session 1 will be held on January 24, 25, 27, 28, 29, 30 and 31, 2023, whereas JEE Main 2023 Session 2 will be held on April 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12, 2023. Candidates can fill the application form online at jeemain.nta.nic.in. The last date to apply for session 1 is January 12. For session 2, the application form will be released on February 7.
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The schedule of all events,including JEE Main 2023 application form date, admit card, answer key and result, can be checked from the official website. For regular updates on JEE Main 2023 exam date and schedule of other events, students are advised to keep checking the official website jeemain.nta.nic.in.
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JEE Main city intimation slip 2026 will be available on the NTA official website jeemain.nta.nic.in tentatively in the first week of January for the session 1 exam. JEE Mains City slip have details about the JEE Main exam city in which the candidate is allotted the centre to appear in the exam and the date of exam. It helps candidates to plan their travel to the JEE Main exam centre in advance. JEE Main city intimation slip is different from the admit card.
The official website to download JEE Main exam city slip 2025 is jeemain.nta.nic.in. NTA has activated the JEE main city intimation slip 2025 link session 1 on the official website. Candidates need to use their application number and date of birth to login on the official website and download their JEE Main exam city intimation slip.
Students are not allowed to carry calculators inside the exam centre in JEE Main exam. Students can use the virtual calculator available on the screen during the exam. Virtual calculators will be available on the computer screen of students during the JEE Main exam.
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