JEE Main 2025
If you are preparing for JEE Main then this news is useful for you. National Testing Agency (NTA) has given some relief to the students of PwD category. The agency has issued guidelines for JEE Main 2025 in respect of candidates belonging to Persons with Disabilities (PwD) and Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PwBD) categories. This announcement has been made after several inquiries regarding the provision of scribes and extra time for these students. Please note that NTA will soon release the program schedule for JEE Mains 2025 in a few days.
What discount has been given?
As per the official notification, PwD and PwBD candidates will be given one additional hour of compensatory time for the standard 3-hour JEE Main 2025 exam, taking their total time to 4 hours. Additionally, candidates may request to provide required documents.
What was said in the notification?
The official notice said, “The National Testing Agency has been receiving several inquiries on issues related to scribe and compensatory time for physically challenged/disabled candidates. The guidelines for JEE Main with reference to relevant excerpts from the Government Notification and Office Memorandum – The instructions to be followed are given below.”
As per the official notification, the term “additional time” or “extra time” is now being replaced by “compensatory time”. Candidates who qualify for the use of scribe, reader or lab assistant will receive a minimum of 20 minutes of compensatory time per examination hour.
You will get an extra hour
Additionally, all eligible PwBD candidates are guaranteed 1 additional hour for the 3-hour examination, irrespective of whether they use the scribe facility or not. This additional time should be at least 5 minutes and should be allotted in multiples of 5 minutes.
Meanwhile, NTA will soon announce the official schedule for JEE Mains 2025. Candidates are advised to keep an eye on the official website jeemain.nta.ac.in for updates and registration details.
Direct link to official notice
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