G Arunkumar, 27, from Villapuram wrote the entrance test in 2018 and secured a score that was above the cut-off mark for the differently-abled quota. However, he was not given a chance in counselling despite being declared fit and issued a certificate of disability by a regional medical board from Chennai. Arunkumar had lost three of his fingers, including his thumb, after being injured in an accident in 2008.

After his complaint letter to the Director of Medical Education (DME) was not met with a reply, he took the matter to court. As it was argued that the fitness certificate was only valid for 2018, the court ordered him to appear before the board again in 2019. They too declared him fit but he was not called for counselling that year too since he had written the NEET exam in 2018, not 2019.

Arun Kumar then filed another writ petition in 2019 seeking a solution since it was the delay from the government’s side that led him to miss counselling in 2019.

The court on January 6 directed the health secretary to pay Arun Kumar 2lakh towards cost for the petitioner. “Since the respondents had unfairly denied medical seat to the petitioner during the academic year 2018-19, the petitioner was constrained to move this court thrice. The petitioner may utilise this amount for payment of coaching fee and I can only wish him good luck in his attempt to make it in the next academic year,” observed Justice G R Swaminathan in his order. Arun Kumar is happy to get at least some relief through the court and he hopes that differently abled candidates do not get discriminated any more.

As per the official notification, candidates can submit JEE Main 2021 application forms till January 23. NTA commenced the online registration process on December 16. The notice reads “The process of registration for the Online Application form has already started w.e.f.16th December 2020. It is now being extended up to 23rd January 2021 for the benefit of these candidates and as well as other candidates who would like to apply for this session.” Candidates can now submit the application fee till January 24.
National Testing Agency will conduct the JEE Main 2021 first cycle on February 23, 24, 25, and 26 for admission to Undergraduate Programs in NITs, IIITs, and other Centrally Funded Technical Institutions (CFTIs), Institutions funded by participating State Governments, and other Institutions.

The notice says “National Testing Agency (NTA) is conducting the Joint Entrance Examination JEE (Main) – 2021 for admission to Undergraduate Programs in NITs, IIITs, and other Centrally Funded Technical Institutions (CFTIs), Institutions funded by participating State Governments, and other Institutions and its first session is w.e.f. 23, 24, 25 & 26 February 2021. The other dates in the month of March, April & May 2021 may be seen at the website https://jeemain.nta.nic.in. Candidates can exercise thereinafter to apply in one, two, or all sessions.”

JEE Main 2021: Important Dates

The commission has formally released the annual calendar of proposed examinations for the year and has also made it available on its official website— http://uppsc.up.nic.in/, informed UPPSC secretary Jagidsh. As per this examination calendar, the examinations to be conducted for selection of candidates for various state-level administrative posts including deputy collector and deputy SP— Combined State/Upper Subordinate Services (Mains) Eaxmination-2020, commonly known as PCS (Mains)-2020—will be held from January 21 while Assistant Conservator of Forest/Range Forest Conservator Recruitment Exam (Mains)-2021 will be conducted from February 13, 2021. As per the calendar, Examination Officer/Adhishan Adhikari (Screening) Exam-2020 will be held on March 21 while the commission will conduct Lecturer in State Degree Colleges (Screening) Examination-2020 on April 17. Likewise, Principal Garde-2/vice-principal and assistant director (screening) exam-2019 will be held on May 23 while Combined State Agricultural Services (Preliminary) Exam-2020 will be held on May 30.

The commission also plans to conduct the Combined State/Upper Subordinate Services (Preliminary) Eaxmination-2021, commonly known as PCS (Pre)-2021, along with Assistant Conservator of Forest (ACF)/Range Forest Officer (RFO) Preliminary Exam-2021 on June 13.The Lecturer (Male/Female) Government Intermediate College Recruitment (Preliminary) Exam-2020 will take place on June 20 while Regional Inspector (Technical) Recruitment Exam-2020 has been scheduled from July 10 even as Unani Medical Officer (screening) Exam-2018 has been scheduled on July 25.

Similarly, Review Officer/Assistant Review Officer (Preliminary) Examination-2021 is scheduled to take place on August 1, 2021 while PCS (Main) Examination 2021 will be held from October 3, 20201 followed by Assistant Forest Conservator/Range Forest Officer (Main) Examination-2021 that will kick-start from October 22, 2021. As per the calendar, the Combined State Agricultural Services (Main) Exam-2020 will be held from November 13 while Lecturer Government Intermediate College Recruitment (Main) Exam-2020 will take place on December 4. The last in annual calendar is the Review Officer/Assistant Review Officer (Main) recruitment Examination-2021 that has been scheduled from December 18, 2021.Officials added that calendar lists recruitment exams for e which the requisition details of vacant posts have arrived at UPPSC and other recruitment exams could also be scheduled as per details of vacant posts reaching it and for which separate advertisements would be issued.