Bombay High Court has received a plea for postponement of the IIT JEE Mains (PTI File Photo)
The National Examination Agency (NTA) announced this month that the standardized computer-based entrance examination will be held in January 2023
The Bombay High Court has received a plea for postponement of the Indian Institute of Technology Joint Entrance Examination (IIT JEE) Mains. The National Testing Agency (NTA) announced this month that the standardized computer-based entrance exam will be held in January 2023. However, the public interest litigation (PIL) filed Monday by activist Anubha Srivastava Sahai challenged a notice issued by the NTA on December 15. The announcement states that the JEE Mains exam will take place between January 24 and 31, 2023.
According to Bar and Bench, Sahai’s petition argues that the NTA’s announcement of the schedule came at very short notice. The activist said that the exams are usually announced 3 to 4 months before the schedule, so that the students have enough time to prepare.
The PIL also pointed out that the data clashes with various exams, such as 12th grade boards, pre-boards and viva-voce from CBSE and ICSE, and several other state exams.
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“Most state boards have their pre-board and board exams scheduled for the month of January 2023. Students will therefore find it difficult to appear for the main exam. Therefore, the Mains exam scheduled for January 2023 is not favorable for them as they will not appear for the exam,” it said.
In view of these issues, the petitioner has requested the court to postpone the exam to April 2023 or any other suitable date to be determined after consultation with education boards.
Another issue raised in the petition by Sahai was the imposition of the 75 percent score in the upper secondary (grade 12) exam as the minimum score for passing the exam. The plea emphasized that these eligibility criteria were only in effect last year. The PIL said that “75 per cent eligibility for the Higher Secondary Class Board examinations will affect lakhs of students who may score very high in the Mains examination but may fail to achieve the minimum score of 75 per cent on their board examinations. ” no decision yet on the plea.
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