NEW DELHI: The National Testing Agency (NTA) on Saturday extended the last date to submit online applications for the Joint Entrance Examination JEE (Main) – 2021.

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

PRAYAGRAJ: A total of 16 examinations will be conducted from January to December in the year 2021 by the Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission (UPPSC). The commission has released the calendar of proposed examinations for 2021. The examinations from the Commission will start from January 21 to January 25 with the main examinations of PCS-2020.

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.

KOCHI: A scheme to provide free coaching to civil services and other competitive examinations to 10,000 meritorious but financially weak students across Kerala was launched by state Governor Arif Mohammad Khan on Saturday. Declaring open the ‘One School, One IAS’ programme being implemented by Vedhik Erudite Foundation with the support of sponsors, he said, “This higher education platform will give the children a chance to completely redecorate their future plans and broaden their horizons…”

Actor Manju Warrier made the first sponsorship declaration while hailing the foundations scholarship programme. To begin with, she adopted 10 girl students by meeting their coaching expenses for civil service exams.

The Governor said that to serve as a civil servant is a dream every young mind carries from an early stage. But, many of them do not know where to start and what it takes to achieve this goal.

A subsequent relocation to big cities entails huge expenses, he said. For the first time in the country, we have the One School, One IAS programme that is set to produce at least one civil servant from all schools in the country. Coming from rural and semi-urban areas, they will mainly be from government and aided schools, Khan said.

The Governor, over video conference, joined the function held here.

Others present at the ceremony, which was presided over by Vedhik Erudite Foundation Chairman Dr J Alexander, were Syro-Malabar Catholic Church Major Archbishop Cardinal George Alencherry, foundation directors Dr Alexander Jacob and Shankar Bidari, Vice-Chairman Babu Sebastian and secretary James Mattam.

The function was addressed online by the foundation patron Dr C V Ananda Bose and Director Dr Muhammad Basheer.

Former Chief Secretary and Cabinet Minister of Karnataka Dr J Alexander said the novel initiative envisages equipping students with not just preparing for the civil services but also other competitive exams. The academy, which focuses on aspirants from rural areas, would start grooming them from the high school-level, he added. Former Kerala DGP Alexander Jacob said one per cent inspiration was crucial for a civil services aspirant to come out successful. “No student who is keen to join the IAS, IPS or clear similar competitive exams should suffer owing to lack of funds,” he said in his keynote address, revealing that he has given training to 525 such aspirants. The One School, One IAS’ is an inverse case of the ‘Mountain going to Mohammed,’ Jacob said, referring to the oft-referred proverb.