98% of the candidates for JEE advanced 2020 have been allotted their preferred exam cities : IIT Delhi

The admission test of IIT-JEE  will be held on on 27 September in 222 cities across 1,000 centers in the country. Around 98% of JEE Advanced 2020 candidates have been allocated one of the top three preferred examination cities, an official statement said on Thursday.

The admission test of IIT-JEE  will be held on on 27 September in 222 cities across 1,000 centers in the country. Around 98% of JEE Advanced 2020 candidates have been allocated one of the top three preferred examination cities, an official statement said on Thursday.

According to officials, a total of 1,60,831 candidates have registered for JEE Advanced this year. The rest of the candidates i.e. 2.06% have also been allocated those examination cities, which fall under the eight choices they had made the statement added. Out of 5,320 candidates who have not paid their fees, over 62% have been allotted one of the top three exam cities of their preference, IIT Delhi said. Only 991 candidates, who did not deposit their fees during registration, have been allotted exam centers out of the eight choices, IIT Delhi said. Based on the past data, that they won’t be appearing for the examination it added. Candidates belonging to the PwD category, whether they have paid the registration fee or not, have been allotted their first preference of exam cities, IIT Delhi said.

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