Thousands write joint entrance examination

April 08, 2013 11:43 am | Updated 11:43 am IST - THIRUVANANTHAPURAM:

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM:: KERALA::07/04/2013::Students comming out after writing the All India Enginering Entrance Examination at a centre at Arya Central School in Thiruvananthapuram on Sunday......................Photo:S_Mahinsha

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM:: KERALA::07/04/2013::Students comming out after writing the All India Enginering Entrance Examination at a centre at Arya Central School in Thiruvananthapuram on Sunday......................Photo:S_Mahinsha

More than 23,000 students on Sunday appeared for the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE-Main) conducted by the CBSE nation-wide for admission to B.Tech. and BE courses in centres in Thiruvananthapuram.

The examinations were spread over 43 centres in the capital city.

The directive by the CBSE to candidates to carry with them a copy of either the Plus Two mark list or the admit card for the Plus Two examinations led to anxious moments for many candidates who failed to bring these documents with them to the JEE centres.

Some of the candidates who had come from outside the city and the district made a last minute scramble to get these documents either faxed or mailed to them.

“This year onwards, admissions to the IITs and the NITs too will be based on the performance in the JEE. So, the CBSE had tightened the scrutiny norms. Many candidates did not get to know of this and did not bring these documents. No one missed the examinations, though. The CBSE had directed us to allow such candidates also to write the exams,” said Jyothis Chandran, manager of the Jyothis Central School, here.

The entrance examinations for the architecture course were held in the afternoon.

0 / 0
Sign in to unlock member-only benefits!
  • Access 10 free stories every month
  • Save stories to read later
  • Access to comment on every story
  • Sign-up/manage your newsletter subscriptions with a single click
  • Get notified by email for early access to discounts & offers on our products
Sign in

Comments

Comments have to be in English, and in full sentences. They cannot be abusive or personal. Please abide by our community guidelines for posting your comments.

We have migrated to a new commenting platform. If you are already a registered user of The Hindu and logged in, you may continue to engage with our articles. If you do not have an account please register and login to post comments. Users can access their older comments by logging into their accounts on Vuukle.