JEE-Mains entrance scheduled to be held from April 27-30 has been postponed in view of the COVID-19 situation, Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ announced on Sunday.
“Given the current #covid19 situation, I have advised @DG_NTA to postpone the JEE (Main) – 2021 April Session. I would like to reiterate that safety of our students & their academic career are @EduMinOfIndia’s and my prime concerns right now,” Nishank tweeted.
The entrance exam scores are accepted by some of the premier engineering institutes in the country, including IIT and NIT.
According to an official order by the National Testing Agency (NTA), “looking at the present situation of COVID-19 pandemic and also taking into account the safety and well being of candidates and examination functionaries, it has been decided to postpone JEE-(Main) April session”.
The announcement comes three days after NEET PG was postponed due to the same reason.
The revised dates for the PG exams will be decided later, Union Health Minister had tweeted, adding that the move was made “keeping the well being of our young medical students in mind”.
