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Centre postpones IIT-JEE (Main) exams amid Covid surge
IIT-JEE (Mains)
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Centre postpones IIT-JEE (Main) exams amid Covid surge

| @indiablooms | 18 Apr 2021, 11:49 am

New Delhi/IBNS: The third session of the Joint Entrance Examination (Main) has been postponed amid a surge in the Covid-19 situation in the country, Union Education Minister Dr Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank announced on Sunday.

The session was originally scheduled to be held from April 27 to 30.

Revised dates for the JEE (Main) will be announced at least 15 days before the exam, Pokhriyal Nishank said.

"I would like to reiterate that safety of our students & their academic career are @EduMinOfIndia's and my prime concerns right now," Pokhriyal tweeted.

An official order by the National Testing Agency (NTA) said: "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 revised dates will be announced later on and at least 15 days before the examination," the order said.

In a grim situation, India recorded its highest single-day Covid spike with 2,61,500 infections in the past 24 hours, taking the total case tally to 1.47 crore, the Union Ministry of Health stated on Sunday morning.

During the same period, 1,501 deaths were recorded which pushed that fatality toll to 1,77,150.
 

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