<p>The Joint Entrance Examination-Advanced for admissions to IIT and premier engineering colleges will be held on July 3, Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank announced on Thursday</p>.<p>The minister said it has been decided to scrap the 75 per cent marks eligibility criteria for appearing for the examination.</p>.<p>Pokhriyal said that this year the JEE-Advanced exam would be conducted by IIT, Kharagpur.</p>.<p>“You have enough time to prepare for the JEE Advanced 2021. Since Covid-19 crisis is not yet over, we have also decided to keep aside the 75 per cent eligibility criteria in 2021,” the minister said.</p>.<p>The IIT Joint Admission Board (JAB) has decided to shortlist 2.50 lakh students, including all categories, from JEE (Main) 2021 to appear for JEE (Advanced) 2021. </p>.<p>"On July 03, 2021, the first paper of JEE (Advanced) will start at 9.00 a.m. and end at 12 noon (IST). The second paper will be conducted from 2.30 p.m. to 5.30 p.m. (IST)," Prof Debashish Chakravarty, Organizing Chairman, JEE (Advanced) 2021, said.</p>.<p>In 2021, apart from India, JEE (Advanced) centres are likely to be set up also in Dubai (UAE), Dhaka (Bangladesh), Kathmandu (Nepal), and Singapore. </p>.<p>The JAB also decided that the final decision on the conduct of examination at the foreign centers, if at all, will depend on the prevailing conditions at the time of JEE (Advanced) 2021, Chakravarty said.</p>
<p>The Joint Entrance Examination-Advanced for admissions to IIT and premier engineering colleges will be held on July 3, Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank announced on Thursday</p>.<p>The minister said it has been decided to scrap the 75 per cent marks eligibility criteria for appearing for the examination.</p>.<p>Pokhriyal said that this year the JEE-Advanced exam would be conducted by IIT, Kharagpur.</p>.<p>“You have enough time to prepare for the JEE Advanced 2021. Since Covid-19 crisis is not yet over, we have also decided to keep aside the 75 per cent eligibility criteria in 2021,” the minister said.</p>.<p>The IIT Joint Admission Board (JAB) has decided to shortlist 2.50 lakh students, including all categories, from JEE (Main) 2021 to appear for JEE (Advanced) 2021. </p>.<p>"On July 03, 2021, the first paper of JEE (Advanced) will start at 9.00 a.m. and end at 12 noon (IST). The second paper will be conducted from 2.30 p.m. to 5.30 p.m. (IST)," Prof Debashish Chakravarty, Organizing Chairman, JEE (Advanced) 2021, said.</p>.<p>In 2021, apart from India, JEE (Advanced) centres are likely to be set up also in Dubai (UAE), Dhaka (Bangladesh), Kathmandu (Nepal), and Singapore. </p>.<p>The JAB also decided that the final decision on the conduct of examination at the foreign centers, if at all, will depend on the prevailing conditions at the time of JEE (Advanced) 2021, Chakravarty said.</p>
