NTA announces removal of optional questions in JEE Main 2025 Section B
The National Testing Agency (NTA) has confirmed that Section B of the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Main 2025 will no longer feature optional questions. This change will apply to both the Engineering (BE/BTech, Paper 1) and Architecture and Planning (BArch/BPlanning, Paper 2) tests.
Additionally, the NTA has announced that the official website for JEE Main 2025 is [jeemain.nta.ac.in](http://jeemain.nta.ac.in), with the registration process expected to begin shortly.
The optional questions were introduced in 2021 to address academic challenges resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. In the previous three editions of the engineering entrance exam, each question paper included 90 questions: 20 questions each from Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics in Section A, and 10 questions from each subject in Section B. Candidates were required to attempt five questions from Section B.
Starting in 2025, the NTA will revert to the original JEE Main format, which includes 25 questions each for Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics. According to the NTA notification, "Since the declaration by the UN World Health Organization (WHO) on May 5, 2023, that the COVID-19 public health emergency has ended, it has been decided to discontinue the optional selection of questions." Consequently, Section B will consist of five mandatory questions per subject, with no options available.
JEE Main 2025 will be conducted twice to select candidates for undergraduate programs in engineering, planning, and architecture at Indian Institutes of Information Technology (IIITs), National Institutes of Technology (NITs), and other technical institutions. It will also serve as the qualifying exam for the IIT JEE Advanced.Candidates are encouraged to regularly check the NTA website for the latest updates and information.
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Low-intensity explosion outside Chandigarh bar-cum-lounge
Chandigarh (PTI): A low-intensity explosion occurred outside a bar-cum-lounge in the Sector 26 area of Chandigarh early on Tuesday, police said.
The explosion shattered the establishment's glass windows. No casualties were reported, they said.
CCTV camera footage from the area purported to show an unidentified person throwing something towards the bar-cum-lounge and a cloud of smoke then engulfing the place.
The police said they received a call regarding a "loud sound" from the area around 3:30 am. After inspecting the spot, the police team recovered jute rope pieces.
A team from the Central Forensic Science Laboratory collected the samples, the police said and added an investigation was underway.
