JEE Main 2023: Petition filed to remove 75 Per Cent eligibility criteria and postponement of exam

A petition has been filed in the Bombay High Court seeking a postponement of the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE Main 2023) for the January session, as several boards' Class 12 pre-board exams are scheduled for next month. The 75% criterion for JEE Main 2023 was also challenged in the petition, according to the Bar and Bench.

The JEE Main 2023 will be held twice, once in January and once in April. The petitioner claims that the National Testing Agency (NTA), which administers the entrance exam, made the announcement on very short notice, and that the January session of JEE Main clashes with CBSE, ICSE, and other state board examinations. And it will result in fewer students taking JEE Main in January 2023, according to the report.

JEE Main 2023 registration is now open, and candidates can apply for the January session until January 12, 2023. The January JEE Main 2023 exam will be held between January 24 and January 31. Candidates can apply for the JEE Main 2023 exam at jeemain.nta.nic.in.


The petition, which is a public interest litigation (PIL), challenges a notification issued by the NTA in this regard on December 15, according to Bar and Bench.

Students began requesting JEE Main 2023 postponement soon after the exam dates were announced, citing a lack of time for preparation. The requirement of 75% in Class 12 or qualifying exams to appear in JEE 2023 will affect lakhs of students who can score very high in the JEE mains but may not have 75% minimum marks in their board examinations, according to the PIL.

The petition also stated that in the past, the NTA used to announce the IIT JEE Main 2023 exam dates two to three months before the exam.

FAQs

Q1. When will the January JEE Main 2023 be held?
The January JEE Main 2023 exam will be held between January 24 and January 31.

Q2. When to apply for JEE Main 2023?
JEE Main 2023 registration is now open, and candidates can apply for the January session until January 12, 2023.