JEE Main 2021: Added up additional exam centers for upcoming sessions; check below for all other details . The initial Session of the JEE Main 2021 has been concluded in February, and the next three sessions will be in March, April, and May for B-Tech aspiring candidates. Recently, NTA announced that they are added up new exam centers for the further three sessions that are yet to be held. There are three more exam centers given out for this examination where one center is Indian, and the other two are overseas centers. This new decision was taken because of the pandemic situation worldwide and because there were many requests from the candidates as they were facing a lot of hardships regarding their preparations, commute facility, etc. National Testing Agency (NTA) said on March 3, 2021, the new centers organized for JEE Main exam will be in Kargil, Ladak of India, Abuja/Lagos in Nigeria, and Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia. This will be followed for the rest of the three sessions.
The March and April session is for only for B-Tech candidates, and the final Session in May is for B-Arch and B-Planning as paper 2 A and B in JEE Main 2021. The candidates are allowed to apply for the individual and multiple sessions as per the candidates' will, i.e., for March, April, and May of 2021, by paying the required fees for taking up the examination. If the candidates have registered for more than one Session and require to make any changes in terms of subject, city, Session, etc., then NTA will allow for the changes in the application window during the interval between each Session.
Now the application window for the March session has been ended, and the exams will be commencing from March 15-18. The candidates who have previously registered for the March session will not be allowed to making any changes as there is no option for a correction window.
NTA said candidates could pay the application fees while applying for the current Session and the upcoming Session if needed. They are given multiple options for attempting JEE Main.
The First Session of the exam got completed in Feb, and the result for the same will be given out by March 7, 2021. The Feb session is organized for both B-Tech and B-Arch aspirants. As per the schedule, the first Session and the last Session will be for B-Arch and B-Planning.
Any news or latest update about the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Main 2021 will be available on the authentic webpage jeemain.nta.nic.in. The Feb session was conducted from 23-26, and the related answer key will be available on the exam website itself. To get a better idea about the answer key, candidates can check the previous year's answer key. After checking the answer, key candidates who wish to object can go for it and apply for the same by visiting the JEE Main correction window.
Below are the steps on how candidates can check the results for the Feb session of JEE Main 2021; they will have to use the login credentials and by using their username and password. Check the details:
Step 1: All the attempted candidates will have to officially visit the website at jeemain.nta.nic.in.
Step 2: The page will display the result icon on the homepage itself.
Step 3: Candidates will have to enter their admit card number for the verification and login details for showing the results.
Step 4: Check the candidate's name and other details and then see the results and take a physical print for further procedure.
As per the recorded statement by the NTA, the total number of registered for the Feb session is approximate, 6,61,776 of which about 95% have appeared for the first paper (B-Tech), and around 81.2% of them have appeared for B-Arch and B-planning. JEE Main is an online exam where there the total number of participating colleges is 1611.
The entire paper of the JEE Main paper comprises Physics, Mathematics, and Chemistry. Each section of the subject will have MCQs of 4 marks each, along with numerical-based questions. These MCQs will have one negative mark for every wrong answer as attempted by the candidates. While evaluating the marks to frame the merit list then, for candidates who have scored the same marks then the evaluators will have tie-breaking rules to follow to abide by the situation, and it is in this order --
(a) Firstly, they will consider the scores gained in Mathematics subject as a priority
(b) The next highest score will be given for Physics subject scores gained by the candidates
(c) Lastly, the scores secured in the Chemistry subject will be considered as the final priority
(d) Apart from the scores, they will also consider the candidates' age, and the ones who are older will be chosen first.
1. The percentage scale of marks will be considered compared to the other candidates' performance. Initially, the scored marks will be generated into ranging scale from 100 to 0 for each examination session.
2. The percentage of the scores will be taken into validity as the raw secured marks will be conveniently changed into percentage scores and taken while preparing the final list of merit.
3. The percentage scores of JEE Main will be calculated for up to seven decimal digits to make the calculation simpler.
4. The method of calculating the percentage is as – 100* no. of candidates that have appeared in the Session with the raw score that is equal to or with less than the candidate) / Total no. of the candidates appearing for the particular Session.
