Parents wait outside a JEE Advanced centre in Sanpada, Navi Mumbai. Photo Credit: Purnangshu Paul
The marathon run of JEE (Joint Entrance Examination) Advanced 2017 begun today at various test centres across the country. The magnitude of the examination, where over 2 lakh engineering aspirants are taking part for securing admission in the prestigious IITs across the country, was visible in one of the centres in Navi Mumbai.
PaGaLGuY spoke to the anxious parents waiting outside for their wards to finish the last hurdle on their way to getting into the IITs.
Although the exam was scheduled to begin at 9 am, for parents like Ishwar Gaikwad the journey from Kalyan begin at 6:30 in the morning. “We took an Ola from our house and reached the…
