Rinu Jhadi, sister Priya, on way to Raipur from Bijapur, a distance of 450 km, in vehicle arranged by government. (Express photo)
STUDENTS across Chhattisgarh were on Monday scrambling to get to centres for IIT-JEE Main, to be held between Tuesday and September 6, with transport preparations made by the state government at the last minute, due to the uncertainty over whether the exam would be held, catching many unawares.
JEE (Main) is the first national-level entrance test to be held amidst the pandemic. Around 8.58 lakh students are set to appear for it at 660 centres across India over six days, in 12 shifts.
