The Central government has decided to postpone the national level medical and engineering exams. The decision was taken after a panel, which was formed to decide the feasibility of conducting medical entrance exam NEET and engineering exam JEE Main in July as coronavirus cases are rising in the country, has recommended rescheduling the exams. The exams will be held in September now.
The NEET exams will be held on September 13 while the JEE Mains examinations will be conducted between September 1 and September 6.
The NEET exams will be held on September 13 while the JEE Mains examinations will be conducted between September 1 and September 6.
The HRD Ministry move came after parents and students raised concerns about conducting the exams in July, when COVID-19 cases are increasing rapidly.
While the NEET was scheduled on July 26, the Joint Entrance Exam (JEE) Main, for admission in engineering colleges, was scheduled from July 18-23.
The JEE-Advanced, which is conducted for admission to Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs), was scheduled for August 23.
Students have been signing online petitions and pursuing Twitter campaigns, and requesting the government to postpone the engineering and medical entrance exams.
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