Bhubaneswar: As high as 38,236 students from Odisha will appear the Joint Entrance Examination (Main) that scheduled to start from today in seven cities, i.e, Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Balasore, Berhampur, Rourkela, Dhenkanal and Sambalpur.
The first sitting of the exam began at 9 am, while the second sitting will start from 3 pm and will continue till 6 pm.
In Bhubaneswar, 16,000 students are expected to appear the exams at six centres. Earlier, the Odisha government had declared to provide free transport and accommodation to the aspirants of NEET and JEE exams 2020.