Pokhriyal To Announce Eligibility Criteria For IIT Admissions, JEE Advance Date On Jan 7

Bhubaneswar: Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokriyal will announce the eligibility criteria for admissions into IITs on January 7.

Pohriyal took to the social media platform and announced that the dates for the much-awaited JEE Advance will also be declared on January 7 at 6 PM.

My dear students,

I will announce the eligibility criteria for admission in #IITs & the date of #JEE Advanced on 7th Jan at 6 PM.
Stay tuned! pic.twitter.com/PHvDj2xzd5

— Dr. Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank (@DrRPNishank) January 4, 2021

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic situation, the Union Education Minister had earlier announced the dates for the CBSE Class 10 and 12 examinations through virtual mode.

The CBSE class 10 and 12 board examinations 2021 will be conducted from May 4 to June 10 and the results will be declared by July 15.

It is pertinent to mention here that several students who were unable to appear for the JEE Main or were not able to crack the exam had sought some relaxations this year.

A lot of aspirant candidates had appealed the Union Education Minister and IIT Delhi Director (IIT Delhi conducted JEE Advanced 2020) for granting additional attempts.