Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Main began on Tuesday with the first paper conducted at three centres in Indore.
The National Testing Agency (NTA) commenced JEE Main 2021 day one from 3 pm on Tuesday with shift 2 exam. About 2,000 students appeared for the examination on day 1 approximately, as about 700 to 800 had registered at two centres and 400 at the last one.
Candidates had to reach the exam centre at least 30 minutes before the scheduled JEE Main 2021 exam timings.
As per NTA’s rule it was necessary to follow all the JEE Main exam instructions and covid-19 protocols to take the NTA Joint Entrance Exam (Main) 2021 without any hassle.
Unlike previous years, the examination was organised in one shift only on the first day. Candidates applying for B.Arch as well as B.Planning attempted JEE Main on the first day. The duration of examination was three-and-a-half-hours — from 3 pm to 6:30 pm.
Candidates as per the instructions reported at the exam centre well in time that is two hours before commencement of the exam.
NTA is holding JEE Main 2021 from February 23 to 26, 2021. NTA documents to be carried at the exam centre include JEE Main admit card along with self-declaration and a valid photo ID.
All the other exams will be held in two shifts, the morning shift starts from 9 AM to 12 PM and the afternoon shift begins from 3 PM to 6 PM.
Candidates who clear the JEE Main will be eligible to seek admission to National Institutes of Technology (NIT), Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Indian Institutes of Information Technology (IIIT) and other Centrally Funded Technical Institutions (CFTIs). The exam is also an eligibility test for JEE Advanced, which is conducted for admission to undergraduate programs offered by the IITs.
As many as 31,965 females and 31,100 male candidates have registered to appear in BArch and BPlanning on February 23 across the country.
About 60,443 architecture and planning programme aspirants opted to write JEE Main in English, 993 wrote in Hindi, and 1629 candidates chose to write the paper in other languages (Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, and Urdu).
Expert’s take: Cut off to rise
“Maths section was easier in regards previous years' examinations. Aptitude section was also easy as per expectations of students. Some questions were time consuming. Most students have done fairly well in the examination. Hence, cut off for B Plan and B Arch is set to rise.
There were total 100 questions for students attempting JEE for B Plan. For B Arch, students had to attempt two additional questions of drawing. From 100 questions, 25 were from Math, 50 from Aptitude and 25 from Planning.”
Atil Arora
JEE Mentor
Student’s reaction
“I feel very confident after the paper because it went really well. The question in B Arch were about making a portrait of a girl and another on animation.”
Drishti Bansal
JEE aspirant
“I am hopeful and excited after the examination. It was fairly easy as per my expectations. I hope I clear the exam!”
Himanshi Sharma
JEE aspirant
“I am happy because I could comfortably attempt about 75 percent of the paper. It means, there is a good chance that I will make the cut off and get into the best institutes in the country to pursue B Plan.”
Shreya Soni
JEE aspirant
The National Testing Agency (NTA) commenced JEE Main 2021 day one from 3 pm on Tuesday with shift 2 exam. About 2,000 students appeared for the examination on day 1 approximately, as about 700 to 800 had registered at two centres and 400 at the last one.
Candidates had to reach the exam centre at least 30 minutes before the scheduled JEE Main 2021 exam timings.
As per NTA’s rule it was necessary to follow all the JEE Main exam instructions and covid-19 protocols to take the NTA Joint Entrance Exam (Main) 2021 without any hassle.
Unlike previous years, the examination was organised in one shift only on the first day. Candidates applying for B.Arch as well as B.Planning attempted JEE Main on the first day. The duration of examination was three-and-a-half-hours — from 3 pm to 6:30 pm.
Candidates as per the instructions reported at the exam centre well in time that is two hours before commencement of the exam.
NTA is holding JEE Main 2021 from February 23 to 26, 2021. NTA documents to be carried at the exam centre include JEE Main admit card along with self-declaration and a valid photo ID.
All the other exams will be held in two shifts, the morning shift starts from 9 AM to 12 PM and the afternoon shift begins from 3 PM to 6 PM.
Candidates who clear the JEE Main will be eligible to seek admission to National Institutes of Technology (NIT), Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Indian Institutes of Information Technology (IIIT) and other Centrally Funded Technical Institutions (CFTIs). The exam is also an eligibility test for JEE Advanced, which is conducted for admission to undergraduate programs offered by the IITs.
As many as 31,965 females and 31,100 male candidates have registered to appear in BArch and BPlanning on February 23 across the country.
About 60,443 architecture and planning programme aspirants opted to write JEE Main in English, 993 wrote in Hindi, and 1629 candidates chose to write the paper in other languages (Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, and Urdu).
Expert’s take: Cut off to rise
“Maths section was easier in regards previous years' examinations. Aptitude section was also easy as per expectations of students. Some questions were time consuming. Most students have done fairly well in the examination. Hence, cut off for B Plan and B Arch is set to rise.
There were total 100 questions for students attempting JEE for B Plan. For B Arch, students had to attempt two additional questions of drawing. From 100 questions, 25 were from Math, 50 from Aptitude and 25 from Planning.”
Atil Arora
JEE Mentor
Student’s reaction
“I feel very confident after the paper because it went really well. The question in B Arch were about making a portrait of a girl and another on animation.”
Drishti Bansal
JEE aspirant
“I am hopeful and excited after the examination. It was fairly easy as per my expectations. I hope I clear the exam!”
Himanshi Sharma
JEE aspirant
“I am happy because I could comfortably attempt about 75 percent of the paper. It means, there is a good chance that I will make the cut off and get into the best institutes in the country to pursue B Plan.”
Shreya Soni
JEE aspirant