About 50,000 students from Odisha appeared at the JEE Main examination which began on Saturday. The examination, which began at 9.30 am at 76 centres in nine cities and towns of the State, concluded at 12.30 pm. Of the 76 centres, 21 were in Bhubaneswar, five in Angul, 10 each in Baleswar, Brahmapur and Cuttack, eight in Sambalpur, six in Rourkela, four in Jeypore and two in Bhawanipatna. According to Odisha Joint Entrance Examination (OJEE) Chairman Tusharkant Nath, the JEE Main online examination would be held on April 10 and 11 while the result of the JEE Main Paper-1 would be announced on April 27. While the students qualifying in the JEE Main examination would be eligible for admission in Government and select private engineering colleges, about 1.5 lakh students qualifying in the JEE Main examination would appear at the JEE Advance test on May 24, for which they have to register their names online on May 2 and download their admit cards on May 9. The results of the JEE Advance test would be announced on June 18, after which the process for counselling for admission in IIT, NIT, IIIT and other central institutes would begin, Nath informed. Stating that the OJEE has entrusted the conduct of examination to the district administrations, he said OJEE would conduct its test as scheduled after the conclusion of the JEE Main examination.