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In pictures: JEE-Mains conducted across country amid 'new normal'
A student wearing a protective face mask and face shield gets her temperature measured as she arrives at an examination centre for Joint Entrance Examination (JEE), amidst the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Kolkata, India, September 1, 2020. REUTERS/Rupak De ChowdhuriRupak De Chowdhuri / reuters - 2/20
In pictures: JEE-Mains conducted across country amid 'new normal'
Students wearing protective face masks wait to enter an examination centre for Joint Entrance Examination (JEE), amidst the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Ahmedabad, India, September 1, 2020. REUTERS/Amit DaveAmit Dave / reuters - 3/20
In pictures: JEE-Mains conducted across country amid 'new normal'
A student wearing a protective face mask and face shield arrives at an examination centre for Joint Entrance Examination (JEE), amidst the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Kolkata, India, September 1, 2020. REUTERS/Rupak De ChowdhuriRupak De Chowdhuri / reuters - 4/20
In pictures: JEE-Mains conducted across country amid 'new normal'
A student wearing a protective face mask arrives at an examination centre for Joint Entrance Examination (JEE), amidst the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Ahmedabad, India, September 1, 2020. REUTERS/Amit DaveAmit Dave / reuters - 5/20
In pictures: JEE-Mains conducted across country amid 'new normal'
Students arrive at an examination centre for Joint Entrance Examination (JEE ) Main-2020, one of the most competitive entrance exams for entry to top national engineering colleges, in Noida on September 1, 2020. (Photo by Prakash SINGH / AFP) (Photo by PRAKASH SINGH/AFP via Getty Images)PRAKASH SINGH via Getty Images - 6/20
In pictures: JEE-Mains conducted across country amid 'new normal'
A student gets her temperature taken as she arrives at an examination centre for Joint Entrance Examination (JEE ) Main-2020, one of the most competitive entrance exams for entry to top national engineering colleges, in Noida on September 1, 2020. (Photo by Prakash SINGH / AFP) (Photo by PRAKASH SINGH/AFP via Getty Images)PRAKASH SINGH via Getty Images - 7/20
In pictures: JEE-Mains conducted across country amid 'new normal'
A worker sanitises bags as students arrive at an examination centre for Joint Entrance Examination (JEE ) Main-2020, one of the most competitive entrance exams for entry to top national engineering colleges, in Noida on September 1, 2020. (Photo by Prakash SINGH / AFP) (Photo by PRAKASH SINGH/AFP via Getty Images)PRAKASH SINGH via Getty Images - 8/20
In pictures: JEE-Mains conducted across country amid 'new normal'
A student gets her temperature taken as he arrives at an examination centre for Joint Entrance Examination (JEE ) Main-2020, one of the most competitive entrance exams for entry to top national engineering colleges, in Noida on September 1, 2020. (Photo by Prakash SINGH / AFP) (Photo by PRAKASH SINGH/AFP via Getty Images)PRAKASH SINGH via Getty Images - 9/20
In pictures: JEE-Mains conducted across country amid 'new normal'
Students arrive at an examination centre for Joint Entrance Examination (JEE ) Main-2020, one of the most competitive entrance exams for entry to top national engineering colleges, in Noida on September 1, 2020. (Photo by Prakash SINGH / AFP) (Photo by PRAKASH SINGH/AFP via Getty Images)PRAKASH SINGH via Getty Images - 10/20
In pictures: JEE-Mains conducted across country amid 'new normal'
A student (R) arrives at an examination centre for Joint Entrance Examination (JEE ) Main-2020, one of the most competitive entrance exams for entry to top national engineering colleges, in Noida on September 1, 2020. (Photo by Prakash SINGH / AFP) (Photo by PRAKASH SINGH/AFP via Getty Images)PRAKASH SINGH via Getty Images - 11/20
Students Crowd Outside An Examination Centre In Jaipur
Rajasthan Basic School Training Course (BSTC) students stand outside a centre to appear for the exams amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India, on August 31, 2020. (Photo by Vishal Bhatnagar/NurPhoto via Getty Images)NurPhoto via Getty Images - 12/20
Students Crowd Outside An Examination Centre In Jaipur
Rajasthan Basic School Training Course (BSTC) students stand outside a centre to appear for the exams amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India, on August 31, 2020. (Photo by Vishal Bhatnagar/NurPhoto via Getty Images)NurPhoto via Getty Images - 13/20
Students Crowd Outside An Examination Centre In Jaipur
Rajasthan Basic School Training Course (BSTC) students stand outside a centre to appear for the exams amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India, on August 31, 2020. (Photo by Vishal Bhatnagar/NurPhoto via Getty Images)NurPhoto via Getty Images - 14/20
Students Crowd Outside An Examination Centre In Jaipur
Rajasthan Basic School Training Course (BSTC) students stand outside a centre to appear for the exams amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India, on August 31, 2020. (Photo by Vishal Bhatnagar/NurPhoto via Getty Images)NurPhoto via Getty Images - 15/20
Students Crowd Outside An Examination Centre In Jaipur
Rajasthan Basic School Training Course (BSTC) students stand outside a centre to appear for the exams amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India, on August 31, 2020. (Photo by Vishal Bhatnagar/NurPhoto via Getty Images)NurPhoto via Getty Images - 16/20
Students Crowd Outside An Examination Centre In Jaipur
Rajasthan Basic School Training Course (BSTC) students stand outside a centre to appear for the exams amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India, on August 31, 2020. (Photo by Vishal Bhatnagar/NurPhoto via Getty Images)NurPhoto via Getty Images - 17/20
Students Crowd Outside An Examination Centre In Jaipur
Rajasthan Basic School Training Course (BSTC) students undergo thermal screening at centre before appear for the exams amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India, on August 31, 2020. (Photo by Vishal Bhatnagar/NurPhoto via Getty Images)NurPhoto via Getty Images - 18/20
Students Crowd Outside An Examination Centre In Jaipur
Rajasthan Basic School Training Course (BSTC) students stand outside a centre to appear for the exams amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India, on August 31, 2020. (Photo by Vishal Bhatnagar/NurPhoto via Getty Images)NurPhoto via Getty Images - 19/20
Students Crowd Outside An Examination Centre In Jaipur
Rajasthan Basic School Training Course (BSTC) students at centre before appear for the exams amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India, on August 31, 2020. (Photo by Vishal Bhatnagar/NurPhoto via Getty Images)NurPhoto via Getty Images - 20/20
Students Crowd Outside An Examination Centre In Jaipur
Rajasthan Basic School Training Course (BSTC) students undergo thermal screening at centre before appear for the exams amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India, on August 31, 2020. (Photo by Vishal Bhatnagar/NurPhoto via Getty Images)NurPhoto via Getty Images
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The Joint Entrance Exam (JEE)-Mains for admission to engineering colleges began on Tuesday amid stringent precautions and social distancing measures in view of the COVID-19 pandemic even as the chorus continued to grow for postponement of the crucial exam which has already been deferred twice.
Scenes outside exam centres across the country reflected the 'new normal' amid the pandemic: staggered entry and exit for candidates, sanitisers at the gates, distribution of masks, and students queuing up with safe social distance among them.
After the first day of JEE Main, Amit Khare, Secretary of Higher Education, thanked officials for conducting the exam smoothly across the country. “JEE Exam was conducted smoothly all over the country. I would like to thank all the state governments and officials of the National Testing Agency for the smooth conduct of the examination,” Khare said, according to ANI.
(With inputs from PTI, ANI and agencies)
