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JEE Advanced Aspirants Petition For Third Attempt Citing Health And Disparities
- •Students are demanding a change to JEE Advanced eligibility rules to allow three attempts in three consecutive years or a three-year window.
- •Aspirants cite health issues, family emergencies, financial constraints, and unequal access to coaching as major hurdles during the current two-attempt limit.
- •Individual students like Abhijeet Singh, Aryan, and Sanvi shared personal accounts of severe illnesses and personal tragedies disrupting their preparation.
- •IIT Kanpur Director Manindra Agrawal cautioned that a third attempt could waste student time and resources, noting that data shows very few succeed on a third try.
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A group of students is petitioning the Ministry of Education, IIT Council, and JAB to increase the number of JEE Advanced attempts from two consecutive years to three attempts in three consecutive years, or alternatively, allow two attempts within a three-year window to accommodate personal hardships.
Aspirants argue that unexpected challenges like severe health issues, family emergencies, financial difficulties, and unequal access to structured coaching can severely disrupt preparation during the current limited two-attempt window.
IIT Kanpur Director Manindra Agrawal cautioned that allowing a third attempt would negatively impact students' time, finances, and resources, noting that data shows very few candidates perform well on a third attempt and suggesting that one year post-Class 12 is sufficient.
