More than 80% students appeared for the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) for BE and BTech courses on Wednesday and Thursday, braving the Covid-19 pandemic.
The attendance for Tuesday, when JEE was conducted for B.Arch and B.Planning, the attendance was nearly 54.67%.
The JEE exams are being held in two shifts from September 1 to September 6, for which more than 8.58 lakh students have applied.
The attendance for the first shift on Wednesday was 77.14%, which improved to 85.08% for the second shift.
On Thursday 81.62% students appeared for the exams during the first shift and the numbers improved slightly to 82.67% for the second shift.
According to reports, nearly 90% students had appeared for the previous JEE exams.
"I thank all chief ministers for their support to ensure that students' careers are not affected," Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank said.