JEE Main 2021: 95% candidates appear in first phase exam, says education minister

The first phase of the JEE Mains for admission to engineering colleges in the country saw a 95% attendance, said Ramesh Pokhriyal on Friday.

The NTA held the JEE (Main) – 2021 for February (Session 1) between February 23 and February 26, in which, a total of 6,61,776 candidates were registered.

“Happy to note that the attendance in JEE first phase exam was 95%. I hope NTA will conduct the exam successfully in the future also,” he said in a tweet.

Happy to note that the attendance in JEE first phase exam was 95%. I hope NTA will conduct the exam successfully in future also. @DG_NTA pic.twitter.com/EKD3VqMg9R

— Dr. Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank (@DrRPNishank) February 26, 2021

The examination was conducted in 331 cities including 9 cities outside India in Colombo, Doha, Dubai, Kathmandu, Muscat, Riyadh, Sharjah, Singapore, and Kuwaiti.

It was also conducted in 13 languages for the first time. The languages were Assamese, Bengali, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu, Hindi, English, and Gujarati.

Starting this year, the exam is scheduled to be conducted four times a year to offer flexibility to students and a chance to improve their scores. The next phases will be held in March, April, and May.