Union Education Minister, Dharmendra Pradhan on Thursday (July 15) advised the National Testing Agency (NTA) to provide a gap of four weeks between Session 3 and 4 of the exam. The decision was taken, after the students demanded more gap between two sessions of JEE Mains 2021. Such demands were raised following concerns over clash of dates with others board and university entrance exams during the period.
Taking to twitter, the Minister said that “In view of the persistent demand from the student community and to enable the candidates to maximize their performance, the NTA has been advised to provide a gap of four weeks between Session 3 and Session 4 of the JEE (Main) 2021 Exam.
" The Minister also informed that the JEE (Main) 2021 Session 4 will now be held on 26th, 27th & 31st August, and then on 1st and 2nd September, 2021. Pradhan informed that “A total of 7.32 lakh candidates have already registered for JEE (Main) 2021 Session 4.
” The Education Minister further stated that the registration for the JEE Main Session 4 is still in progress and dates for registration will be further extended up to July 20, 2021.