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JEE Main: Students appear for crucial exam amid COVID-19 fear

  • A student gets his temperature taken as he arrives at an examination centre for Joint Entrance Examination (JEE ) Main-2020, one of the most competitive entrance exams for entry to top national engineering colleges, in Noida on September 1, 2020. (Photo by PRAKASH SINGH/AFP via Getty Images)
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    A student gets his temperature taken as he arrives at an examination centre for Joint Entrance Examination (JEE ) Main-2020, one of the most competitive entrance exams for entry to top national engineering colleges, in Noida on September 1, 2020. (Photo by PRAKASH SINGH/AFP via Getty Images)
    PRAKASH SINGH via Getty Images
  • A student sanitises his hands as he arrives at an examination centre for Joint Entrance Examination (JEE ) Main-2020, one of the most competitive entrance exams for entry to top national engineering colleges, in Noida on September 1, 2020. (Photo by PRAKASH SINGH/AFP via Getty Images)
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    A student sanitises his hands as he arrives at an examination centre for Joint Entrance Examination (JEE ) Main-2020, one of the most competitive entrance exams for entry to top national engineering colleges, in Noida on September 1, 2020. (Photo by PRAKASH SINGH/AFP via Getty Images)
    PRAKASH SINGH via Getty Images
  • Students arrive at an examination centre for Joint Entrance Examination (JEE ) Main-2020, one of the most competitive entrance exams for entry to top national engineering colleges, in Noida on September 1, 2020. (Photo by PRAKASH SINGH/AFP via Getty Images)
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    Students arrive at an examination centre for Joint Entrance Examination (JEE ) Main-2020, one of the most competitive entrance exams for entry to top national engineering colleges, in Noida on September 1, 2020. (Photo by PRAKASH SINGH/AFP via Getty Images)
    PRAKASH SINGH via Getty Images
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  • A student gets her temperature taken as she arrives at an examination centre for Joint Entrance Examination (JEE ) Main-2020, one of the most competitive entrance exams for entry to top national engineering colleges, in Noida on September 1, 2020. (Photo by PRAKASH SINGH/AFP via Getty Images)
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    A student gets her temperature taken as she arrives at an examination centre for Joint Entrance Examination (JEE ) Main-2020, one of the most competitive entrance exams for entry to top national engineering colleges, in Noida on September 1, 2020. (Photo by PRAKASH SINGH/AFP via Getty Images)
    PRAKASH SINGH via Getty Images
  • A student collects a facemask as she arrives at an examination centre for Joint Entrance Examination (JEE ) Main-2020, one of the most competitive entrance exams for entry to top national engineering colleges, in Noida on September 1, 2020. (Photo by PRAKASH SINGH/AFP via Getty Images)
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    A student collects a facemask as she arrives at an examination centre for Joint Entrance Examination (JEE ) Main-2020, one of the most competitive entrance exams for entry to top national engineering colleges, in Noida on September 1, 2020. (Photo by PRAKASH SINGH/AFP via Getty Images)
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  • Students wear facemasks as they arrive at an examination centre for Joint Entrance Examination (JEE ) Main-2020, one of the most competitive entrance exams for entry to top national engineering colleges, in Noida on September 1, 2020. (Photo by PRAKASH SINGH/AFP via Getty Images)
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    Students wear facemasks as they arrive at an examination centre for Joint Entrance Examination (JEE ) Main-2020, one of the most competitive entrance exams for entry to top national engineering colleges, in Noida on September 1, 2020. (Photo by PRAKASH SINGH/AFP via Getty Images)
    PRAKASH SINGH via Getty Images
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  • A student (R) arrives at an examination centre for Joint Entrance Examination (JEE ) Main-2020, one of the most competitive entrance exams for entry to top national engineering colleges, in Noida on September 1, 2020. (Photo by PRAKASH SINGH/AFP via Getty Images)
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    A student (R) arrives at an examination centre for Joint Entrance Examination (JEE ) Main-2020, one of the most competitive entrance exams for entry to top national engineering colleges, in Noida on September 1, 2020. (Photo by PRAKASH SINGH/AFP via Getty Images)
    PRAKASH SINGH via Getty Images
  • Students arrive at an examination centre for Joint Entrance Examination (JEE ) Main-2020, one of the most competitive entrance exams for entry to top national engineering colleges, in Noida on September 1, 2020. (Photo by PRAKASH SINGH/AFP via Getty Images)
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    Students arrive at an examination centre for Joint Entrance Examination (JEE ) Main-2020, one of the most competitive entrance exams for entry to top national engineering colleges, in Noida on September 1, 2020. (Photo by PRAKASH SINGH/AFP via Getty Images)
    PRAKASH SINGH via Getty Images
  • A worker sanitises bags as students arrive at an examination centre for Joint Entrance Examination (JEE ) Main-2020, one of the most competitive entrance exams for entry to top national engineering colleges, in Noida on September 1, 2020. (Photo by PRAKASH SINGH/AFP via Getty Images)
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    A worker sanitises bags as students arrive at an examination centre for Joint Entrance Examination (JEE ) Main-2020, one of the most competitive entrance exams for entry to top national engineering colleges, in Noida on September 1, 2020. (Photo by PRAKASH SINGH/AFP via Getty Images)
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  • Students arrive at an examination centre for Joint Entrance Examination (JEE ) Main-2020, one of the most competitive entrance exams for entry to top national engineering colleges, in Noida on September 1, 2020. (Photo by PRAKASH SINGH/AFP via Getty Images)
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    Students arrive at an examination centre for Joint Entrance Examination (JEE ) Main-2020, one of the most competitive entrance exams for entry to top national engineering colleges, in Noida on September 1, 2020. (Photo by PRAKASH SINGH/AFP via Getty Images)
    PRAKASH SINGH via Getty Images
A student gets his temperature taken as he arrives at an examination centre for Joint Entrance Examination (JEE ) Main-2020, one of the most competitive entrance exams for entry to top national engineering colleges, in Noida on September 1, 2020. (Photo by PRAKASH SINGH/AFP via Getty Images)
A student sanitises his hands as he arrives at an examination centre for Joint Entrance Examination (JEE ) Main-2020, one of the most competitive entrance exams for entry to top national engineering colleges, in Noida on September 1, 2020. (Photo by PRAKASH SINGH/AFP via Getty Images)
Students arrive at an examination centre for Joint Entrance Examination (JEE ) Main-2020, one of the most competitive entrance exams for entry to top national engineering colleges, in Noida on September 1, 2020. (Photo by PRAKASH SINGH/AFP via Getty Images)
A student gets her temperature taken as she arrives at an examination centre for Joint Entrance Examination (JEE ) Main-2020, one of the most competitive entrance exams for entry to top national engineering colleges, in Noida on September 1, 2020. (Photo by PRAKASH SINGH/AFP via Getty Images)
A student collects a facemask as she arrives at an examination centre for Joint Entrance Examination (JEE ) Main-2020, one of the most competitive entrance exams for entry to top national engineering colleges, in Noida on September 1, 2020. (Photo by PRAKASH SINGH/AFP via Getty Images)
Students wear facemasks as they arrive at an examination centre for Joint Entrance Examination (JEE ) Main-2020, one of the most competitive entrance exams for entry to top national engineering colleges, in Noida on September 1, 2020. (Photo by PRAKASH SINGH/AFP via Getty Images)
A student (R) arrives at an examination centre for Joint Entrance Examination (JEE ) Main-2020, one of the most competitive entrance exams for entry to top national engineering colleges, in Noida on September 1, 2020. (Photo by PRAKASH SINGH/AFP via Getty Images)
Students arrive at an examination centre for Joint Entrance Examination (JEE ) Main-2020, one of the most competitive entrance exams for entry to top national engineering colleges, in Noida on September 1, 2020. (Photo by PRAKASH SINGH/AFP via Getty Images)
A worker sanitises bags as students arrive at an examination centre for Joint Entrance Examination (JEE ) Main-2020, one of the most competitive entrance exams for entry to top national engineering colleges, in Noida on September 1, 2020. (Photo by PRAKASH SINGH/AFP via Getty Images)
Students arrive at an examination centre for Joint Entrance Examination (JEE ) Main-2020, one of the most competitive entrance exams for entry to top national engineering colleges, in Noida on September 1, 2020. (Photo by PRAKASH SINGH/AFP via Getty Images)
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According to health guidelines issued by the National Testing Agency, students must maintain social distancing at the exam centre and carry a written self-declaration stating that they do not have any symptoms associated with COVID-19.

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