Joint Entrance Exam (JEE) exams held amid stringent precautions in India

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Joint Entrance Exam (JEE) exams held amid stringent precautions in India

More than 8.5 lakh students are appearing for the exams

Published: September 01, 2020 13:27 Agencies and compiled by Devadasan K P, Picture Editor

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INDIA JEE66-1598952220028 — The Joint Entrance Exam (JEE)-Mains for admission to engineering colleges began on Tuesday amid stringent precautions and social distancing measures in view of COVID-19 pandemic. Above, students wearing protective face masks wait to enter an examination centre in Ahmedabad. Image Credit: REUTERS

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INDIA JEE435-1598952230827 — The exam which has been postponed twice in view of COVID-19 pandemic is scheduled from September 1 to 6. Image Credit: PTI

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INDIA JEE44-1598952233810 — "While all the candidates are asked to go to the exam centres with masks and sanitisers, once they enter the centre, they have to use the masks provided by the examination authority. Image Credit: PTI

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INDIA JEE33-1598952215271 — A student gets her temperature measured in Ahmedabad. Increasing the number of examination centres, alternate seating plans, fewer candidates per room and staggered entry and exit are among the steps the National Testing Agency has taken for safely conducting the crucial exam. Image Credit: REUTERS

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INDIA JEE553-1598952227888 — Each candidate will be offered a 3-ply mask at the time of entry and expected to wear the same during the examination in order to avoid any form of unfair means at the time of examination. Above, a student wearing face shield, masks and gloves waits to enter an examination centre in Kolkata. Image Credit: PTI

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INDIA JEE2-1598952236873 — There has been a growing chorus for postponing JEE-Mains and medical entrance exam NEET amid the rising number of COVID-19 cases. The Supreme Court had earlier dismissed a plea seeking postponement of the two exams amid a spurt in the number of COVID-19 cases, saying a "precious year" of students cannot be wasted and life has to go on. Image Credit: PTI

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INDIA JEE5455-1598952205104 — Students arrive at an examination centre for Joint Entrance Examination (JEE ) Main-2020, one of the most competitive entrance exams for entry to top national engineering colleges, in Noida. Image Credit: AFP

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INDIA JEE45-1598952224724 — While the governments of Odisha, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh have assured students that they will provide transportation to candidates, a group of IIT alumni and students have also launched a portal to provide transport facilities to exam centres for the candidates in need. Image Credit: REUTERS

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INDIA JEE6-1598952211443 — A student gets her temperature taken as she arrives at an examination centre in Noida. Before entering the exam halls, the temperature of students was checked and sanitisers were also given. Image Credit: AFP

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INDIA JEE-1598952239825 — Staggered entry and exit for candidates, sanitisers at the gate, distribution of masks and maintaining social distancing as candidates queued up, were among the scenes witnessed at the exam centres across the country. Above, candidates undergo thermal scanning at an examination centre in Kolkata. Image Credit: PTI

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