JEE Advanced 2021: Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank on Thursday announced new dates for joint entrance exam (JEE) Advanced 2021. The entrance exam for admission to the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) for academic session 2021 will be held on July 3 this year. JEE Advanced 2021 exams, originally meant to be conducted in May-end, had to be rescheduled in view of the Covid-19 crisis. The JEE Advanced 2021 examination will be conducted by IIT Kharagpur. The minister said that the eligibility criteria of 75 per cent aggregate requirement for Class 12 board exam has been relaxed for the convenience of students amid the pandemic.
For admissions to IITs, apart from qualifying the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE)-Advanced, the candidates are required to secure either minimum 75 per cent marks in class 12 board exams or rank among the top 20 percentile in their qualifying examinations.
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Schools likely to reopen for classes 10, 12 in these states in January, check complete details
Many schools have decided to open up schools after several months of closure due to the COVID-19 pandemic
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Updated: Jan 3, 2021, 04:12 PM IST
As this year witnessed many twists and turns on the education front, it is important that the students across the country know about the state-wise school reopening status.
Meanwhile, the endless wait for Class 10 and 12 school going children to know the exact dates for the CBSE Class 10 and 12 Board exams came to an end on the last day of the year. Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank on Thursday (December 31) announced the CBSE 10th, 12th board exam 2021 dates.
CBSE Board Exams 2021: PIB warns students against fake date sheet on social media
CBSE Board Exams 2021: PIB warns students against fake date sheet on social media
PIB has warned the students not to believe the fake CBSE board exams 2021 date sheet being circulated on social media, and to only trust authentic sources.
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PIB has confirmed that the dates of CBSE Board Exams 2021 being circulated on social media are fake. (Photo Credits- PTI)
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PIB Fact Check has warned students of the fake dates of CBSE Board Exams 2021 on social media.
PIB has stated that only official sources should be consulted for the dates of the exams.
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