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TopicJEE (Mains)

Topic: JEE (Mains)

It’s BJP vs BJP on JEE-NEET as Subramanian Swamy disputes Pokhriyal’s attendance numbers

BJP MP Subramanian Swamy has alleged that Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal put out different figures on JEE attendance than what Modi govt had tabled in SC.

8.58 lakh students registered for JEE Main, 74% appeared, Education Minister Pokhriyal says

In a tweet, Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank says low attendance is possibly because the JEE is being held twice a year now.

A JEE hopeful’s exam day amid pandemic — fear, anxiety, nausea and lots of sanitiser

Ghaziabad’s Vineet Shukla has wanted to get to IIT since he was 16, but was disappointed the Supreme Court didn’t entertain students’ pleas to postpone JEE.

Indian Army used ‘tactical signalling’ at LAC to stop Chinese troops from advancing closer

A selection of the best news reports, analysis and opinions published by ThePrint this week.

Mamata Banerjee says 75% students couldn’t take JEE exam in Bengal, blames Centre’s ‘ego’

The Bengal CM said despite all the arrangements made by the state govt only 1,167 out of 4,652 candidates could take the JEE-Main exam.

How JEE caught Odisha ‘unprepared’ amid Covid and floods

The state administration says it will tide over all the crises, but opposition says real picture is very different.

Bombay HC refuses to stay JEE-Main, says those unable to reach centres can seek re-examination

A Nagpur bench said National Testing Agency shall consider applications of students seeking re-examination and decide, after checking their veracity, within 15 days.

Here’s how govt plans to hold NEET, JEE Mains next month amid Covid risks

A selection of the best news reports, analysis and opinions published by ThePrint this week.

Postpone NEET, JEE & work on alternative methods of admission, says Manish Sisodia

Centre says protocols will be followed. Following the same protocols that the Centre wants 28 lakh students to follow, lakhs of Indians have tested positive, Sisodia added.

Thermal screening, isolation rooms — how govt plans to hold NEET, JEE Mains amid Covid risks

National Testing Agency has issued advisories for candidates and invigilators. The two exams are scheduled for next month even as students seek a postponement.

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60 yrs on, veterans recall lessons from 1965 India-Pakistan war. ‘Equipment alone doesn’t win battles’

A common thread runs through the memories of soldiers of the 1965 war—ingenuity, courage and camaraderie that withstood an apparently technologically superior foe.

India doesn’t give walkovers to Pakistan in war. Here’s why it shouldn’t do it in cricket either

Many really smart people now share the position that playing cricket with Pakistan is politically, strategically and morally wrong. It is just a poor appreciation of competitive sport.