Tag: Jee

Lakhs of students appear for different entrance examinations every year for various degree programs in order to get admission into the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) but a few of them only make it to the premier institution. In order to give the experience of IIT culture to students who could not make it to […]

Bhubaneswar:  Good news for students as the upcoming JEE (Advanced) 2020 will be conducted for the first time in the US. Official sources said an examination centre will be set up in San Francisco area for the JEE (Advanced) 2020 will be held in May, next year. Such a crucial decision to facilitate Indian students […]

Bhubaneswar: JEE Main Examination 2020 has begun at 233 cities across the country and abroad today. Over 30,000 candidates are appearing the topmost national level entrance in seven cities of Odisha- Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Berhampur, Sambalpur, Balasore, Rourkela and Dhenkanal. The National Testing Agency (NTA), the conducting body of JEE (Joint Entrance Examination) has scheduled two […]

New Delhi: Pending Class 10 and 12 CBSE exams, which were postponed due to the COVID-19-induced lockdown, will be conducted from July 1 to 15, Union Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ announced on Friday. The schedule has been decided in order to ensure that the board exams are completed before competitive examinations […]

Bhubaneswar/ New Delhi: In the wake of COVID-19 pandemic, the Union Human Resource Development (HRD) ministry on Friday decided to postpone the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Main and National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET 2020). The JEE examination will now be held between September 1 to 6, JEE advanced exam will be held on September 27 and […]

New Delhi: BJP MP Subramanian Swamy has sought Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s intervention to direct the Education Ministry to postpone the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) and the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) till Diwali, and warned of suicides by youths otherwise. In his “urgent letter” to Modi, Swamy said: “Holding the exams, in my […]

London: Swedish teen climate change campaigner Greta Thunberg on Tuesday threw her weight behind postponing the NEET and the JEE exams in India in view of the coronavirus, saying it is deeply unfair that students are asked to appear in the tests during the pandemic. Several students and political leaders across the country, including Congress […]

(Update: India Today has reported quoting sources in the Education Ministry that the Centre’s decision is going to remain the same and there would be no rethink on postponing JEE and NEET exams.) New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: The education ministry is likely to issue a video statement regarding the NEET JEE postponement controversy on Thursday. As per […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government on Saturday announced to withdraw Covid19 lockdown and shutdown restrictions in the entire State for 12 days in two phases to allow smooth conduct of the annual NEET (UG) & JEE (Main) examinations. The Special Relief Commissioner in a notification informed that there will be no lockdown and shutdown in force in […]

Bhubaneswar: In a bid to provide a hassle-free stay, the Odisha government has asked State Hotel and Restaurant Association and other such local bodies to make arrangements to provide accommodation to the candidates appearing JEE (Main) & NEET (UG) examination. In a letter to the chairman of Hotel and Restaurant Association of Odisha, presidents of […]

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed petitions for the review of its August 17 order to reject pleas for the postponement of NEET-JEE exams slated to be held in September against the backdrop of the Covid-19 pandemic. A bench comprising Justices Ashok Bhushan, BR Gavai and Krishna Murari said: “Applications seeking permission to […]

Bhubaneswar: The decision of All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) to allow students who have not appeared for the OJEE or JEE to take B.Tech admission on the basis of entry-level qualification and eligibility criteria prescribed by it has generated mixed response among students. While a section of students believe that the decision will […]

Bhubaneswar: The Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Main-2021 conducted by the National Testing Agency kicked off across the country on Tuesday with all Covid-19 guidelines in place. According to official sources, more than 6 lakh candidates are appearing the February session exam. A total of around 22 lakh students across the country will appear for the […]