Chennai: The National Testing Agency (NTA) is conducting the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) beginning today with slots scheduled till Sunday.
Despite protests to postpone the examination, as many as 858,000 candidates were expected to take the test across 660 centres in the country.
An extensive list of guidelines was released last week by the National Testing Agency (NTA), which is in-charge of conducting competitive entrance tests across the country.
Mandatory face masks and gloves, staggered entry and seating to ensure social distancing are some of the guidelines students have been asked to follow. They will also have to carry their own water bottles and hand sanitisers.
Till last evening, over 12.75 lakh students had downloaded admit cards for NEET (National Eligibility cum Entrance Exam). A further 7.78 lakh students had downloaded the JEE (Joint Entrance Exam) admit cards.