<p>Engineering entrance exam JEE-Mains scheduled from May 24 to 28 has been postponed in view of the Covid-19 situation, according to the Ministry of Education's National Testing Agency (NTA).</p>.<p>Earlier, the April edition of the exam was postponed following an exponential rise in coronavirus cases.</p>.<p>"The JEE-Mains scheduled from May 24 to 28 is being postponed in view of the current pandemic situation," the NTA said in an order.</p>.<p><strong>Also read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/state/karnataka-govt-defers-ii-puc-exams-due-to-covid-19-982206.html" target="_blank">Karnataka govt defers II PUC exams due to Covid-19</a></strong></p>.<p>The rescheduling of the April and May sessions will be done subsequently and "the registration for the May session will also be announced at a later stage", it said.</p>.<p>From this year, the exam is being conducted four times a year to offer flexibility to students and a chance to improve their scores.</p>.<p>While the first phase was conducted in February followed by the second phase in March, the next phases were scheduled to be held in April and May.</p>.<p>Over 6.2 lakh candidates appeared in the first session, while 5.5 lakh candidates appeared in the second session of the exam.</p>.<p>As per the policy, after the February, March, April and May sessions of JEE(Main)-2021, the ranks of candidates will be released taking into consideration the best of their four scores.</p>.<p>India's total tally of Covid-19 cases crossed the 2-crore mark with over 50 lakh infections being added in just 15 days.</p>.<p>The total tally of coronavirus cases in the country mounted to 2,02,82,833 with 3,57,229 new infections being reported in a day, while the death toll increased to 2,22,408 with 3,449 new fatalities, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Tuesday.</p>
<p>Engineering entrance exam JEE-Mains scheduled from May 24 to 28 has been postponed in view of the Covid-19 situation, according to the Ministry of Education's National Testing Agency (NTA).</p>.<p>Earlier, the April edition of the exam was postponed following an exponential rise in coronavirus cases.</p>.<p>"The JEE-Mains scheduled from May 24 to 28 is being postponed in view of the current pandemic situation," the NTA said in an order.</p>.<p><strong>Also read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/state/karnataka-govt-defers-ii-puc-exams-due-to-covid-19-982206.html" target="_blank">Karnataka govt defers II PUC exams due to Covid-19</a></strong></p>.<p>The rescheduling of the April and May sessions will be done subsequently and "the registration for the May session will also be announced at a later stage", it said.</p>.<p>From this year, the exam is being conducted four times a year to offer flexibility to students and a chance to improve their scores.</p>.<p>While the first phase was conducted in February followed by the second phase in March, the next phases were scheduled to be held in April and May.</p>.<p>Over 6.2 lakh candidates appeared in the first session, while 5.5 lakh candidates appeared in the second session of the exam.</p>.<p>As per the policy, after the February, March, April and May sessions of JEE(Main)-2021, the ranks of candidates will be released taking into consideration the best of their four scores.</p>.<p>India's total tally of Covid-19 cases crossed the 2-crore mark with over 50 lakh infections being added in just 15 days.</p>.<p>The total tally of coronavirus cases in the country mounted to 2,02,82,833 with 3,57,229 new infections being reported in a day, while the death toll increased to 2,22,408 with 3,449 new fatalities, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Tuesday.</p>