Lok Sabha Question No. 1344 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-19
Subject: JEE, NEET exam
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Bheemrao Baswanthrao Patil

## 1344. SHRI B.B.PATIL:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

(a) the details of number of students who appeared for the JEE, NEET exam from different States including Telangana and the number of exam centers that were allotted for them;

(b)  whether  it  is  a  fact  that  in  spite  of  increase  in  the  number  of  exam  centers  there  was  still  a shortage  of  exam  centers  and  other  facilities  which  were  necessary  for  the  students  safety  due  to COVID-19 in the country and many students were allotted centers in neighbouring States;

(c) if  so,  whether the Government has any proposal to increase the number of exam centers in the ensuing year to reduce the hardships of students; and

(d) if so, the details thereof?

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1344 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.09.2020

## JEE, NEET exam

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF EDUCATION (SHRI RAMESH POKHRIYAL 'NISHANK')

(a) to (d)   : The National Testing Agency (NTA) has reported that as against 8.42 lakh registered students 6.35 lakh (75.5%) appeared in Paper-I of JEE (Main) from 2nd to 6th September 2020 for admission to B.E & B. Tech courses, whereas as against 1.12 lakh registered students, 0.61 lakhs (54.7 %) students appeared in Paper-II of JEE (Main) on 1st September, 2020 for admission to B. Arch and B. Planning courses. The State/UT/ other Country wise figure of the students registered and appeared in Paper-I & Paper-II of JEE (Main) conducted from 1st to 6th September 2020 is at Annexure.

The  number  of  students  registered  for  NEET  (UG)  2020  was  15.97  lakhs.  The  total  number  of students appeared in NEET (UG) 2020 (which is a pen & paper test) conducted on 13 th September, 2020  from  different  states  including  Telangana,  would  be  known  after  the  scanning  of  individual answer  sheets  and  attendance  sheets  and  computation  of  the  same  for  arriving  at  the  attendance figure of the students of this exam.

The number of exam centers was increased for JEE (Main) 2020 from 570 to 660 per shift and for NEET (UG) 2020 from 2546 to 3862 in view of the social distancing measures  required to be taken on account of COVID-19.  In the State of Telangana 27 centers for JEE(Main) and 115 centers for NEET(UG) were provided.

99.07% students of JEE (Main) Examination 2020 and 99.87% students of NEET (UG) 2020 had got exam centre in the city of their first choice. The rest of the students were accommodated in the cities of  their  second  choice  or  in  the  nearby  cities.   Moreover,  correction  facilities  were  provided  to change their particulars, including choice of exam center, five times each for JEE (Main) and NEET (UG).

Adequate arrangements were made for necessary safety measures at the examination centers of both JEE (Main) & NEET (UG) held in September 2020.

The number of exam centers for next year would be decided as per the requirements and logistical feasibility.

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## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  to  (d)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 1344 FOR REPLY ON 19.09.2020 ASKED BY SHRI B. B. PATIL, HON'BLE MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT, REGARDING 'JEE, NEET EXAM'

|        |                             | JEE(Main) Sept 2020 (Paper 1- B.E./B.Tech)   | JEE(Main) Sept 2020 (Paper 1- B.E./B.Tech)   | JEE(Main) Sept 2020 (Paper 1- B.E./B.Tech)   |                                               |            |
|--------|-----------------------------|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|------------|
| Sl. No | State/ UTs/ other Countries | Students registered                          | Students appeared                            | % appeared                                   | B.Arch) Students registered Students appeared | % appeared |
| 1      | Andaman and Nicobar         | 376                                          | 285                                          | 75.80%                                       | 187 112                                       | 59.89%     |
| 2      | Andhra Pradesh              | 72827                                        | 60710                                        | 83.36%                                       | 9931 6252                                     | 62.95%     |
| 3      | Arunachal Pradesh           | 920                                          | 602                                          | 65.43%                                       | 292 152                                       | 52.05%     |
| 4      | Assam                       | 10781                                        | 6647                                         | 61.65%                                       | 2043 834                                      | 40.82%     |
| 5      | Bihar                       | 58858                                        | 48054                                        | 81.64%                                       | 2764 1791                                     | 64.80%     |
| 6      | Chandigarh                  | 2466                                         | 1672                                         | 67.80%                                       | 514 265                                       | 51.56%     |
| 7      | Chhattisgarh                | 11504                                        | 8747                                         | 76.03%                                       | 1923 1147                                     | 59.65%     |
| 8      | Dadra and Nagar Haveli      | 151                                          | 131                                          | 86.75%                                       | 25 17                                         | 68.00%     |
| 9      | Daman and Diu               | 195                                          | 159                                          | 81.54%                                       | 24 18                                         | 75.00%     |
| 10     | Delhi                       | 32940                                        | 26062                                        | 79.12%                                       | 4833 2651                                     | 54.85%     |
| 11     | Goa                         | 1442                                         | 816                                          | 56.59%                                       | 302 136                                       | 45.03%     |
| 12     | Gujarat                     | 35513                                        | 26836                                        | 75.57%                                       | 2997 1651                                     | 55.09%     |
| 13     | Haryana                     | 21949                                        | 17604                                        | 80.20%                                       | 2810 1575                                     | 56.05%     |
| 14     | Himachal Pradesh            | 7100                                         | 5363                                         | 75.54%                                       | 1300 761                                      | 58.54%     |
| 15     | Jammu and Kashmir           | 8852                                         | 7261                                         | 82.03%                                       | 1021 557                                      | 54.55%     |
| 16     | Jharkhand                   | 20999                                        | 16334                                        | 77.78%                                       | 1849 1072                                     | 57.98%     |
| 17     | Karnataka                   | 35659                                        | 21752                                        | 61.00%                                       | 8232 4123                                     | 50.09%     |
| 18     | Kerala                      | 35134                                        | 22623                                        | 64.39%                                       | 9913 5104                                     | 51.49%     |
| 19     | Ladakh                      | 156                                          | 124                                          | 79.49%                                       | 45 30                                         | 66.67%     |
| 20     | Lakshadweep                 | 68                                           | 57                                           | 83.82%                                       | 29 18                                         | 62.07%     |
| 21     | Madhya Pradesh              | 43391                                        | 34891                                        | 80.41%                                       | 4108 2613                                     | 63.61%     |
| 22     | Maharashtra                 | 96312                                        | 75765                                        | 78.67%                                       | 14200 8424                                    | 59.32%     |
| 23     | Manipur                     | 1049                                         | 638                                          | 60.82%                                       | 192 99                                        | 51.56%     |
| 24     | Meghalaya                   | 742                                          | 384                                          | 51.75%                                       | 248 81                                        | 32.66%     |
| 25     | Mizoram                     | 458                                          | 235                                          | 51.31%                                       | 184 84                                        | 45.65%     |
| 26     | Nagaland                    | 934                                          | 481                                          | 51.50%                                       | 381 163                                       | 42.78%     |
| 27     | Odisha                      | 34572                                        | 25109                                        | 72.63%                                       | 3664 2109                                     | 57.56%     |
| 28     | Puducherry                  | 2872                                         | 1979                                         | 68.91%                                       | 688 373                                       | 54.22%     |
| 29     | Punjab                      | 15925                                        | 10510                                        | 66.00%                                       | 2351 1099                                     | 46.75%     |
| 30     | Rajasthan                   | 41882                                        | 33723                                        | 80.52%                                       | 3324 1976                                     | 59.45%     |
| 31     | Sikkim                      | 248                                          | 138                                          | 55.65%                                       | 53 18                                         | 33.96%     |
| 32     | Tamil Nadu                  | 44134                                        | 22721                                        | 51.48%                                       | 9637 3915                                     | 40.62%     |
| 33     | Telangana                   | 58740                                        | 50360                                        | 85.73%                                       | 8584 5356                                     | 62.40%     |
| 34     | Tripura                     | 2248                                         | 1518                                         | 67.53%                                       | 465 228                                       | 49.03%     |
| 35     | Uttar Pradesh               | 93825                                        | 77791                                        | 82.91%                                       | 6921 4185                                     | 60.47%     |
| 36     | Uttarakhand                 | 11829                                        | 8683                                         | 73.40% 53.89%                                | 1434 776 4653 1545                            | 54.11%     |
| 37     | West Bengal                 | 33321                                        | 17956                                        |                                              | 18                                            | 33.20%     |
| 38     | Al Manamah                  | 74                                           | 36                                           | 48.65%                                       | 10                                            | 55.56%     |

|        |                             | JEE(Main) Sept 2020 (Paper 1- B.E./B.Tech)   | JEE(Main) Sept 2020 (Paper 1- B.E./B.Tech)   | JEE(Main) Sept 2020 (Paper 1- B.E./B.Tech)   | JEE(Main) Sept 2020 (Paper 2- B.Arch)   | JEE(Main) Sept 2020 (Paper 2- B.Arch)   | JEE(Main) Sept 2020 (Paper 2- B.Arch)   |
|--------|-----------------------------|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
| Sl. No | State/ UTs/ other Countries | Students registered                          | Students appeared                            | % appeared                                   | Students registered                     | Students appeared                       | % appeared                              |
| 40     | Dubai                       | 430                                          | 221                                          | 51.40%                                       | 31                                      | 13                                      | 41.94%                                  |
| 41     | Muscat                      | 160                                          | 93                                           | 58.13%                                       | 15                                      | 5                                       | 33.33%                                  |
| 42     | Riyadh Province             | 108                                          | 56                                           | 51.85%                                       | 13                                      | 4                                       | 30.77%                                  |
| 43     | Sharjah                     | 189                                          | 121                                          | 64.02%                                       | 17                                      | 14                                      | 82.35%                                  |
| 44     | Singapore                   | 28                                           | 11                                           | 39.29%                                       | 2                                       | 0                                       | 0.00%                                   |
| 45     | Kathmandu                   | 26                                           | 15                                           | 57.69%                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0.00%                                   |
|        | Grand Total                 | 841513                                       | 635342                                       | 75.50%                                       | 112247                                  | 61366                                   | 54.67%                                  |

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