As many as 92,695 examinees will write the Bengal JEE on Saturday in what will be the first public examination to be held at exam centres this year.

The state JEE, conducted to shortlist candidates for engineering and pharmacy courses in Bengal, will be held at 274 centres across the state.

Here are the rules of the exams:

Exam begins

At 11am.

Arrival time

Examinees have been advised to arrive at the centre at least half an hour before the start of the exam. They must be certain about the location of the centre and means to commute as some travel restrictions are still in place.

Things to carry

Candidates must wear masks and bring their own hand sanitiser.

They must carry the admit card, a copy of the colour photograph that was uploaded on the online application and an original photo identity card.

Checks at centres

A state JEE board official said the examinees would have to undergo thermal gun inspection at the centre for body temperature. The candidate will be segregated if he or she is found to be running a temperature.

The board’s guideline says such candidates must be allowed to write the test from an isolated facility set up at the centre.

Exam time

Paper-1 (mathematics) will be held from 11am to 1pm. Paper-II (physics and chemistry) will be held from 2pm to 4pm.

Invigilators

The invigilators have been advised to wear N-95 masks, gloves and carry hand sanitiser. A guideline by the board on safety measures says: “If any candidate needs a mask, the invigilator should provide. Hand sanitiser should be kept in the examination hall for use as and when required.”

The invigilator and the centre-in-charge have to ensure that the number of examinees in a room does not exceed 28.

Transport

An Eastern Railway official said JEE examinees would be allowed to board staff special suburban trains and Metro trains. “A candidate will have to produce the admit card and buy a ticket to board a suburban train,” the official said. To board Metro trains, examinees have to produce admit cards and carry smart cards.

Some social groups have organised special buses for examinees.

Centres

The practice of allocating centres closest to the applicants’ homes was followed in this year’s JEE to curtail the use of public transport. The number of centres has also been raised, an official of the board said.

Recruitment

The school service commission will hold in-person interviews from July 19 for recruitment of upper primary teachers for Class VI to VIII. Education minister Bratya Basu said the interviews will be held in phases because of the pandemic.

Candidates can download the intimation letter for the interview from the commission’s website www.westbengalssc.com.

Candidates are required to have a set of photocopies of all relevant testimonials along with the corresponding originals.