JEE

Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, has declared the results of 'JEE Advanced Exams 2020' on October 5. The results are available on the official website, jeeadv.ac.in. Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal congratulated the students and also urged them to work towards 'Atmanirbhar Bharat'. JEE Advanced Exams, held on September 27, were taken up by over one lakh students from 1001 exam centres… read-more

Scared of getting failed, an 18-year-old NEET aspirant Jyothi Sri Durga died by suicide in Madurai on September 12, a day before the exam. Reportedly, the deceased could not clear her examination last year. She left a suicide note stating her fears over failing in the exam, and mentioned that it's her decision. Earlier this week, another aspirant had also committed suicide on such grounds in Tamil Nadu.

On September 2, West Bengal Chief Minister (CM) Mamata Banerjee stated that only 25% of the students appeared for the Joint Entrance Exams (JEE) in the state. Out of 4,652 students, only 1,167 appeared for the exams. She further stated that the students were deprived of the opportunity. Reportedly, the state Government of West Bengal has requested the Centre to review the decision and safeguard the future… read-more

The National Testing Agency has created a detailed protocol for conducting JEE and NEET in the view of the pandemic. According to the NTA, special arrangements have been made to conduct the exams while ensuring health safety guidelines. It said that additional Rs 13 crore was spent for arranging masks, gloves, infrared thermometers, hand sanitizer and other safety equipment. Meanwhile, the demand for postponement of the exams has grew louder… read-more

Six non-BJP-ruled states on August 28 filed a review petition in the Supreme Court against its August 17 order, which allowed the Central government to hold the JEE and NEET examinations. The petition stated that the Apex court failed to notice complexities and crisis faced by the students and parents concerned. Earlier, the Supreme Court had dismissed the request of postponing the exams saying, "Life cannot be stopped."