A total of 8.6 lakh candidates have registered for the JEE (MAIN) January 2023 session. Although the overall tally showed a decline of 6,000 candidates as compared to the previous year, there is an increase in the percentage of female candidates this year.
The male aspirants continue to dominate, accounting for over 6 lakh, or nearly 70%, of the registered candidates. However, for the first time, women account for over 30% of the candidates, although the increase in absolute numbers is marginal compared to 2022, i.e., from 2.5 lakh to 2.6 lakh.
Image source-career 360According to the suggestions by MHRD, a separate merit list is to be declared for female candidates of JEE Advanced to ensure that 14 percent of candidates given admission to the institutes are female. This new decision of having separate IIT reservations for girls has been taken to reduce the existing gender gap in the best engineering colleges in India.We wish all the appearing candidates good luck and strength! Comment down your views regarding the quota system in the examination, be it gender-wise or category-wise.
Comment your views down below on this sudden increase in the number of girls.
