least 114,563 students dropped out from appearing the Joint Entrance Exam (JEE Mains) in the first three days, bringing to the fore that the students fear of Covid-19 and demand for a shift in entrance dates was real than orchestrated.
According to education ministry data released on Thursday, while 458,521 students had registered t sit for the JEE Mains in the first three days, only 343,958 went to give the exams. This is almost a drop-out of 25%. The JEE Mains exam will continue till 6 Sept.
Dropping out of almost 115,000 students is a significant number considering that this could close the door for students in trying to enter the best engineering schools in the country. LM
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