NE NEWS SERVICE
NEW DELHI, MAY 20
JEE Main 2020 Candidates now have been given another chance to apply for the engineering entrance exam, JEE Main. The application window for the exam opened on Tuesday and will be accepting forms till May 24.
Union Minister for Human Resource Development Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank has said that students who have dropped the idea to study abroad will get a fresh chance to apply for JEE-Main in his twitter handle.
📢Students who dropped the idea to study abroad, here is your chance to pursue your studies in India.
I have advised @DG_NTA to give one more opportunity to students to submit new/complete online application form for JEE (Main) 2020.
Hurry! Forms available till 24th May. pic.twitter.com/hSwXQ9GBjX— Dr. Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank ( Modi Ka Parivar) (@DrRPNishank) May 19, 2020
JEE Main is held for admission to NITs, IIITs and CFTIs participating though Central Seat Allocation Board for courses viz B.Tech, B.Arch, and B.Planning.
JEE-Main 2020 will be held from July 18 to July 23. The admit card for the exam will soon be released on the official website of the National Testing Agency (NTA).
Attention JEE (Main) and NEET aspirants! Curious to know about the ‘NATIONAL TEST ABHYAAS’ mobile application?
Take a look at the video below to know the features of the app that will help you prepare for your competitive exams efficiently.@DG_NTA @PIB_India @DDNewslive pic.twitter.com/BOHI5wKgmX— Dr. Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank ( Modi Ka Parivar) (@DrRPNishank) May 19, 2020
According to NTA, over 9 lakh students have so far registered to appear for JEE Main.
JEE Main 2020 exam was earlier scheduled to be held between April 5 and April 11, but got delayed due to coronavirus lockdown.
Watch a special Interview with Union HRD Minister @DrRPNishank. @HRDMinistry https://t.co/I2XWp1f0ES
— DD News (@DDNewslive) May 19, 2020
NTA last month extended the scope of making corrections in the JEE (Main) 2020 Application forms till April 14. It was later extended the correction facility of the online application forms of JEE Main 2020 till May 3.
NTA has time and again alerted students not to pay attention to fake news circulating on social media regarding the exam. In April, it was brought to its notice that a fake circular that was doing rounds on social media regarding the rescheduling of the JEE (Main) exam to the first week of July 2020.