Of 498 students registered for JEE entrance, 290 appeared on Friday

Ludhiana: Out of 496 students, 290 candidates appeared in both the shifts of the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) test on its fourth consecutive day at TCS ION digital zone in Sherpur Chowk. The attendance figure available for the first shift is 56 %. The number of students appearing in the afternoon shift witnessed an increase and was recorded at 62%.

But it is clear that a large number of students are not taking part in the ongoing exams for getting admission into top colleges and universities of the nation.

In the morning shift, which lasted from 9am to 12pm, only 140 students appeared against the registered number of 248. In the afternoon shift, which started at 2pm, and ended at 5pm, 249 students registered themselves but only150 students appeared for the national entrance being conducted by the national testing agency.

Safety of the students is considered to be one of the major reasons for the fall in the percentages of students who appear for the JEE test. Although, officials conducting the test insist that safety protocols are being followed strictly— every student is made to sanitise their hands and wear masks in the proper way before entering the examination halls.

Students seemed happy with question papers, claiming the physics and chemistry, traditionally considered tough subjects to crack, were easy to solve. Only maths paper was a bit lengthy with several tough questions, they added.

Gurbaaz Singh of Model Town, said, “I am quite excited even though maths was a bit tough. Physics and chemistry were easy and I could complete before estimated time. I am hoping to get good score in the exams.”

Another student, Vimal Jain, said “Maths took a lot of time to solve as it was tricky and lengthy. But overall it was quite easy to handle.”