Nearly 9.58 lakh aspirants registered for JEE Main Exams, 660 testing centres set up with SOP

The Joint Entrance Examination (Main) exam for admission to top engineering colleges in the country commenced on Tuesday. The exam had earlier been postponed twice in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. Nearly 9.58 lakh aspirants had registered for the exam, which is being conducted across 660 testing centres. The JEE (Main) is conducted for admission to engineering courses in IITs, NITs and Centrally Funded Technical Institutions (CFTIs), the score of which is also used by various state and private engineering colleges.

The JEE (Main) was originally scheduled to be held from April 7-11, but was postponed to July 18-23. It was



postponed again till September. 

Meanwhile, several states like Odisha, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh governments have assured the aspirants free transportation. In addition, Union Minister of Education Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank had also appealed to chief ministers to support the candidates.

“I appeal to chief ministers of all states to support our students in such unprecedented circumstances and make appropriate arrangements so the aspirants do not have to face any inconvenience. I also appeal to students to have faith in agencies behind the conduct of the examination,” said Pokhriyal.