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.
NTA will release the JEE Main 2026 dates on the official website jeemain.nta.nic.in. The session 1 exam will likely be conducted in January last week. The JEE Main 2026 exam date session 2 will be April first week. The JEE Main 2026 application form will be released in november. Candidates are advised to keep checking this page regularly for all updates related to JEE Main 2026 exam dates and schedule of other events related to the exam.
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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The first session exam was conducted on January 22, 23, 24, 28 and 29, 2025 (Paper 1), and January 30, 2025 (Paper 2). The second session of JEE Mains was held from April 1 to 8, 2025. The JEE Main 2025 exam date for sessions 1 and 2 can be checked on the website jeemain.nta.nic.in.
JEE Main city intimation slip 2026 will be available on the NTA official website jeemain.nta.ac.in tentatively in the third 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.
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Yes, it is quite achievable to get the ECE specialisation at IIITDM Kancheepuram with a rank of 7000 in JEE Main 2025 for the General AI category. Generally the closing ranks should range between 23099 to 29987. However the cutoff may vary depending on category. One can view the First and Last round
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Can you please confirm what you mean by “2027 mock test” — do you mean:
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With a 300 SC category rank in CAT, your chances for NIT Trichy MBA are relatively high. Based on 2025 data, NIT Trichy generally shortlists SC candidates with CAT percentiles around 60-65. To achieve a 300 rank under SC category, you would need about a 65-70 percentile, or a score of roughly 60-65
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Marksheet and Adhaar details must be matched. So you have to approach to 10th passing school with relevant documents. The school will submit the application to CBSE regional office for correction.
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Honestly, going for CSE at Chandigarh University with your score sounds like a solid choice. I'm saying this because CU has become a hub for tech placements and internships, and the environment is pretty competitive in a good way. Your 88 percentile in JEE Main could also land you a scholarship, whi
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No. The JEE Mains emphasizes on deep knowledge and quote challenging with negative marking whereas KCET is moderately difficult which emphasizes on direct factual questions with no negative markings.
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No, the paper pattern of IMU CET is not similr to the JEE Main exam.
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Yes. Students with valid JEE Main scores can apply for admissions through the WBJEE counselling. However, these students will be eligible for allotment only in the 10% approved seats offered by the self-financing colleges and institutes participating in the state-level counselling.
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Yes the SRMJEEE paper pattern is similar to JEE Main however, the difficulty level is not equivalent to JEE main and the question paper is adjusted to moderate level difficulty level which will be easy for most students.
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While logging in for JEE Advanced candidate portal, if you cannnot recall your JEE Main application number, then try:
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NTA will announce the JEE Main 2026 exam date for session 2 in November. JEE Main 2026 session 2 exam will likely be held in the first week of April. JEE Main 2026 session 2 registration will start in February first week. The JEE Main Application Form 2026 session 2 will be available on the website jeemain.nta.nic.in. The JEE 2026 session 1 exam will be conducted in January last week.