NTA, in view of the Covid-19 pandemic situation, has decided to conduct the Joint Entrance Examination JEE (Main) April 2020 during September 1-6, 2020 from 09:00 am to 12:00 noon in the first shift and from 03:00 pm to 06:00 pm in the second shift.
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Earlier, the Supreme Court on August 17 dismissed a plea seeking postponement of JEE (Main) April 2020 and NEET-Undergraduate examinations, which are scheduled to be conducted in September, amid spurt in number of Covid-19 cases, saying precious year of students "cannot be wasted" and life has to go on. A three-judge bench headed by Justice Arun Mishra had said the career of students "cannot be put under jeopardy for long". "Life has to go on. Life has to move ahead. Precious year of students cannot be wasted," the bench, also comprising Justices B R Gavai and Krishna Murari, said during the hearing conducted through video conferencing while paving the way for commencement of the exams as scheduled.
Mode of Examination
JEE (Main)-2020 will be conducted in the following modes:
a) B.E. /B. Tech. in "Computer Based Test (CBT)" mode only.
b) B. Arch: Mathematics- Part I and Aptitude Test-Part II in "Computer Based Test (CBT)" mode only and Drawing Test - Part III in "Pen & Paper Based" (offline) mode to be attempted on a drawing sheet of A4 size.
c) B. Planning: Mathematics- Part I, Aptitude Test-Part II and Planning Based Questions-Part III in "Computer Based Test (CBT)" mode only.
Timing of Examination
First Shift: 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Second Shift: 2:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
