Staggered Seating, Face Masks As Crucial JEE Exam Starts Today

Despite widespread opposition from students, activists and the governments of several non-BJP ruled states, JEE (Main) for admission to IITs will be held starting today. The exams - JEE is from September 1 to 6 and NEET for medical courses on September 13 - were cleared by the Supreme Court last month, after it rejected a petition from 11 students to defer them - and will be conducted with strict restrictions on social distancing amid the coronavirus pandemic. The exams - a crucial event in the academic calendar of lakhs of IIT and medical aspirants - have already been postponed twice. On Friday a last-gasp challenge was mounted by six opposition-ruled states, who asked the top court for a review of its order.

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