JEE Main 2025: Exams for those in Prayagraj shifted to Varanasi amid Mahakumbh

The JEE Main admit cards for all the exam dates are out at jeemain.nta.nic.in. The candidates must make sure that the QR Code and the barcode is available on the JEE admit card while downloading.

By: Education Desk

New Delhi | Updated: January 25, 2025 09:44 AM IST

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At one of the integrated command and control centres in Prayagraj. (Express Photo by Nirbhay Thakur)

The National Testing Agency (NTA) has announced that the Joint Entrance Examination Main (JEE Main) for those in centres at Prayagraj scheduled to be held on January 28, 29 and 30 January have been shifted to centres in Varanasi in view of Mahakumbh.

In a statement issued by NTA, it said: “Representations have been received from several candidates expressing their difficulty in reaching the examination centres in Prayagraj, UP because of huge congregation of devotees in Mahakumbh on 28, 29 & 30 January 2025. Therefore, the examination scheduled in centres at Prayagraj have been shifted to centres in nearby city i.e. Varanasi on these days.”

The JEE Main admit cards for all the exam dates are out at jeemain.nta.nic.in. The candidates must make sure that the QR Code and the barcode is available on the JEE admit card while downloading. All candidates should bring the photo ID as uploaded in online application form and also mentioned in the admit card for proof of identity.

The candidates are advised to carefully read the subject-specific instructions and other instructions mentioned in the question paper and abide by the same.

JEE Main 2025 session 1 exam started on January 22 and will continue till January 30.

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