JEE Mains 2021 exam dates announced, check details here
Also, JEE Mains will be held four times from next year- February, March, April and May. File photo
Updated: Dec 16, 2020, 06:47 PM IST
Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal has announced the dates of JEE Main. The engineering entrance will be held from February 23 to 26. Also, JEE Mains will be held four times from next year- February, March, April and May.
New pattern:
In the new paper pattern introduced, there will be no negative marking in the 15 alternative questions. The candidates have to attempt 75 questions out of 90 – or 25 out of questions 30 in each section of Chemistry, Physics and Mathematics.JEE Mains will be held in 13 languages from next year. These include English, Hindi, Bengali, Gujarati, Assamese, Kannada, Marathi, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu, Odia and Malayalam, Pokhriyal said.
The National Testing Agency (NTA) released the notification on Tuesday for the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Main 2021 on its official website at -
jeemain.nta.nic.in, only to withdraw it hours later. As per the brochure, from the next academic year, JEE Main will to be held in multiple shifts- February, March, April and May. According to officials, JEE Main exam date has not been decided yet. Registration process for JEE Main 2021 began on December 15. The last date to apply for JEE Main 2021 is January 15, 2021. Candidates can submit the application fee of JEE Main 2021 till January 16. From the next academic year, the JEE Main 2021 will be held in four sessions i.e., from February to May, once a month. The first session of exam will be conducted from February 22 to 25, 2021 followed by next three sessions in March, April, and May 2021. The first shift of JEE Main examination will be from 9 am to 12 pm while the second will be from 3 pm to 6 pm.