JEE Advanced 2021 likely to be delayed, says report

NEW DELHI: The current pandemic situation has led to the postponement of various engineering exams and it is now likely that JEE Advanced 2021 may be deferred. After the postponement of JEE Main 2021 April and May sessions, the chances of postponement of JEE Advanced have increased.

While speaking to The Indian Express, BS Murty, director, IIT Hyderabad said, “If JEE Advanced is to be conducted as per schedule, then ideally one session of JEE Main was to be conducted in May and the second session in June. However, now that the JEE Main exams have been postponed, it is very likely that the exam date for the Advanced exam will also have to be pushed forward.” IIT Hyderabad is the south zone coordinating institute for JEE Advanced 2021.

“As per the COVID predictions based on the modelling at institutes and agencies across the country, the peak of the second wave of coronavirus is expected to be flattened by mid-June and we will be back to where we were in February 2021, slightly recovering. Once the second round of JEE Main is held, only three weeks are required to prepare to conduct JEE Advanced. JEE Advanced 2021 may be conducted around September only,” Murty further added, according to the report.

Another director of an IIT in the North-Central zone told The Indian Express “There is a lot of uncertainty pertaining to the conduct of entrance exams amid coronavirus. Class 12 board exams have also been postponed and there has been no update regarding the new schedule. JEE Advanced 2021 has to be postponed, there is no other way to go ahead with the IIT admissions.”

Last year also, the postponement of JEE Main due to COVID-19 led to the postponement of JEE Advanced. This year, NTA announced it will conduct JEE Main 2021 in four sessions- February, March, April and May. Out of these four sessions, two (February and March) have been conducted successfully. JEE Main 2021 April and May sessions have been postponed and no update is available on the dates yet. This is likely to impact the conduct of JEE Advanced.

JEE Advanced 2021 exam date is July 3. IIT Kharagpur will be conducting JEE Advanced 2021. JEE Advanced is conducted for admission to various programs at IITs.

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