79.3 pc attendance for JEE (Main) on Day 2

Tribune News Service

Jalandhar, September 2

The JEE (Main) for B Tech aspirants was conducted on Wednesday. It was held in a computerised set up of Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) at Saffron Mall on the NH-1.

In the morning shift, from 9 am to 12 noon, 180 of 221 candidates appeared in one hall, while 18 of 26 students appeared in the second hall.

In the evening shift, from 3 pm to 6 pm, 175 of 221 candidates appeared in the first hall, while 18 of 25 listed candidates took the examination in the second hall. The conduct of examination is being supervised by nodal officer and CBSE coordinator Dr Rashmi Vij, Principal, Police DAV Public School.

A total of 391 of 493 candidates appeared on the second day with the overall attendance of 79.3 per cent. The examination is being conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA). The lower attendance is attributed to the fear of Covid. The entrance exam to B Arch course was held on Tuesday.

Dimple Sharma, Principal, Cambridge School, Kathar, said: “There may be many reasons why 21 per cent students missed the examination. There is a possibility that some families are actually scared of the pandemic and for them health is a priority. There is also a probability that some candidates were ill and couldn’t even appear for the examination. Also, some students had applied for change of centres at the last minute over which there could have been some gaps in communication.”

Jatinder Singh, Principal, MGN Public School, has another opinion: “I guess the main reason for nearly 21 per cent children not taking the examination is that they have already appeared in the first chance of JEE (Main) held in January. Children and their parents could be of the opinion that their first attempt was good enough and they do not need to improve upon it. Fear of virus, of course, could be the second reason.”

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