September 4, 2020: At least 114,563 students dropped out from appearing the Joint Entrance Exam (JEE Mains) in the first three days, bringing to the fore that the students fear of Covid-19.

According to Education Ministry data released on Thursday, 458,521 students had registered sit for the JEE Mains in the first three days, only 343,958 went to give the exams. This is almost a drop-out of 25%.

The JEE Mains exam will continue till 6 Sept.

Dropping out of almost 115,000 students is a significant number considering that this could close the door for students in trying to enter the best engineering schools in the country.