The central government and the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) have finally decided upon a sutiable date to conduct the JEE (joint entrance exam) Advanced.
The decision was officialized after a meeting between the higher education department and IITs late Monday evening.
“JEE (Advanced) 2021 examination for admission in IITs will be held on the 3rd October, 2021. The examination will be conducted adhering to all Covid-protocols," education minister Dharmendra Pradhan tweeted later that evening.
The JEE (Advanced) 2021 was initially planned to happen on 3 July but the second wave of the pandemic delayed the JEE Main exam which is taking place four times a year. Since JEE Main is a feeder exam for JEE Advanced, the IITs and education ministry deferred it.
JEE Main is part of the two tier JEE exam system. While the JEE Main is used by hundreds of top engineering colleges for admitting undergraduate students. The top 250,000 get a chance to sit for the JEE Advanced exam for admission to the IITs. The IITs conduct the JEE Advanced unlike JEE Main which is conducted by the NTA. This year the responsibility of the JEE Advanced exam falls upon IIT Kharagpur.
JEE Advanced is held for students aspiring to get admission in various undergraduate Engineering, Science and Architecture courses in the 23 Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs). To qualify for JEE Advanced, an applicant must be among the top 2.5 lakh successful JEE Main candidates.
Also on a positive note, considering the hardships that students have been facing throughout the pandemic period and the associated hassles of online lectures, the National Testing Agency (NTA) has made several changes in the format of JEE Advanced 2021.
Candidates who qualified for JEE Advanced 2020 but remained absent due to COVID-19 or associated reasons will be allowed to appear for JEE Advanced 2021 directly, without having to take the JEE Main 2021 exam.
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