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JEE Main 2021 Exam Dates: Third session between July 20-July 25, fourth session from July 27-Aug 2

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New Delhi, July 06: Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank on Tuesday announced that the pending sessions for the JEE Main third session will be held from July 20 to 25 and fourth session will be held between July 27 and August 2 this year.

The National Testing Agency (NTA) will make the registration link live from tonight (July 6) for April session. Candidates will be able to apply at jeemain.nta.nic.in from July 6 to July 8.

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This is the first time that JEE-Mains is being conducted four times a year to offer flexibility to students and a chance to improve their scores.

The first two sessions - February March - were held without any disruption, but the April and May exams were deferred amid the second wave of Covid in the country.

"The third edition of JEE-Mains will be conducted from July 20-25 while the fourth edition will be held from July 27 to August 2. The exams will be conducted while following all Covid protocols keeping the safety of candidates in mind," the minister said.

According to an official notification issued by the National Testing Agency (NTA), the candidates who have applied earlier for the postponed editions can modify their particulars from July 6 to 8 for the third edition and from July 9 to 12 for the fourth.

"In order to address the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the number of cities have been increased from 232 to 334. The number of examination centres in every shift will also be increased from 660 to 828," said Sadhana Parashar, Senior Director, NTA.

"The total number of candidates who have already registered for April session is 6.80 lakh and for May session is 6.09 lakh," she added.

The JEE-Advanced exam, which is conducted for admission to the prestigious Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) was also postponed. The exam was scheduled on July 3.

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