New Delhi: With various state governments strictly enforcing lockdown to prevent the spread of COVID-19, board exams and entrance exam schedules have taken a hit. While the central government has already announced that the Joint Entrance Exam (JEE), which was slated for April, will be postponed, there is no decision on National Eligibility Entrance Test (NEET) as of now.
The NEET is to take place on 3 May and as of 24 March, the schedule has not been changed. The National Testing Agency (NTA), which is the nodal agency for conducting these exams, is supposed to release admit cards on its official website by 27 March.
Vineet Joshi, chairman, NTA, said there is no decision on postponing the exam as of now and the agency is monitoring the situation. “We are constantly monitoring the situation and coordinating with all other agencies,” he told ThePrint.
According to official NTA data, 15.93 lakh students have registered for NEET this year. The examination is for medical colleges in the country and its results will be declared in June.
Sources in the Ministry of Human Resources Development said the government is monitoring the situation closely and will take a call on all academic activities such as school sessions and exam dates after 31 March.
“The situation is being closely monitored by states and central government and a decision will be taken post 31 March after reviewing the effect of restrictions,” said a senior ministry official, who did not wish to be named.
“Whether it is about the academic session, or school summer vacations, all such points are being discussed within the ministry but a decision will be taken in coordination with all the stakeholders involved.”
JEE dates won’t clash with CBSE exams
For JEE, another NTA official said the agency will try to make sure that the dates of the entrance exam do not coincide with the CBSE board exams, since both have been postponed.
“We are working along with CBSE and will try to make sure that the JEE dates do not coincide with any of the board exams, because a lot of students would be appearing for both,” said the NTA official.
Nearly nine lakh students will appear for the JEE this year, which is a gateway for admission to all engineering colleges in India. Once candidates clear JEE-Mains, they qualify for JEE-Advanced, which is for admission to the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs).
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plzz make a right decision soon students are facing problems bcoz the gov. is not announcing any decision on entrance exam. It is important to take right decision as soon as possible.
Neet admit card
Please dont postpone neet
plz postponed neet 2020
Please kindly postponed NEET exam due to Corona virus affected disappointed studying system in our local .
Please kindly postponed NEET2020 due to COVID19 affected disappointed studying system in our local .
R/NEET Authority
Hi am TEJAS. There were many problems were created in our study because of corona virus and shutdown of india also affect on our study. So plz postponed our NEET 3 MAY 2020 EXAM.
plz sir we are requesting you that plz postpone the neet exam date plz sir….now we are facing a lot of problam by virous plz postpone thr neet exame sir plz sir…..
Plz plz sir, I request u to postpone our neet exam sir we r not yet ready due to corona virus and all courses has been stopped. Plz plz sir
Sir,
My D. ROHITH
I request to postpone this NEET because most of the students had not prepared well due to this corona effect and we have come for the purpose of holidays and we are restricted to not go on to roads, so we left our books at hostel so there no material to us to read so please look at this and try to post pone this neet
Please do not take risk on Indian future doctors . Request for NTA please postpone NEET
There is a heavy information overload concerning the harassing virus. The impact of the inevitable preoccupation with encountering resourcefully our common invisible foe interferes with the ordinary business of day-to-day living and more significantly the learning task. Attention, retention and remembering are taxing. There may be time available, but severe stress, anxiety, and fear and uncertainty as well as existential anxiety do not bode well for an ideal learning environment for competitive exams. Postponement will generate a sense of relief and some kind of locus of control.
This is a time to take wise desicion. It’s a fact that Academics will be effected. All world is suffering from the Pandemic. Even we are taking atmost care, still the Virus is spreading.” Stay at Home” is the slogan now. Conducting an exam and gathering of students of lakhs…think of s situation If anyone was infected, and how it easily spread to all others. We are watching the situation in Italy. Utter carelessness was resulted in 18K deaths. Let not that happen in our country. Plz do realize the situation. If such a social spreading occurs in India, No one could do any thing to stop it. So please be wise and think what is valuable is an Year or lives of Million population, and a future.
Kashmiri students have been doing home studies for last one year with communication blockade while as students in rest of the country are enjoying net facility which helps them in their smart studies. So these NEET aspirants can easily prepare at home during the lockdown period. NEET exam should be conducted as per schedule.
Sir in our state board exams were not yet completed we even dint know when it will be so please postpone the neet exams atleast 30 days so as i have to concentrate on neet
Please do not postponed the neet exam plzzzzzzzzzzzz
Please make a wise decision regarding Neet exam. Consider about the cbse boards and also the damage in studies caused due corona virus fear.
Hello
Whatever the situation may be and by taking the kashmiris as role model we also have to prepare for NEET the way they are doing since years, lets face it and get unwrapped… i request the government and NTA to conduct it as per schedule..
Plzz sir all the students requesting you
Please NTA postpone the examination
Plz postpone neet exam due to crucial condition we cannot go for coaching class to get sufficient information so the time consumption will be more to make understand on ourselves we think our request will reach you
Please postpone the neet exam 2020
Plzzz postponed Neet examination
We didn’t study well due to corona virus stress
Respected NEET Authority ,
Plz postponed the 3may 2020 , NEET.
Hello am samra, Even though after self completion of syllabus, it’s already hectic task to revise d whole thing again with mock tests at final revision, above which we hv 100 thoughts running back of mind abt rapid spread of covid-19.. i know its our duty to be prepared by hook or by crook till d scheduled date, but due to dis epidemic situation I request NTA Team to atleast postpone it.. & if not All other decisions are totally acceptable cuz we r aspirants we need to accept it.. but hope NTA takes a right decision with regards to health of 15.93 lakh students with der parents/guardians..rather risking der future by huge gathering which is enough for levelling d virus up to higher stage.!
AS coronavirus spreading in very geometric Manor So we r not in touch of our faculties now we are not able to take classes so sir please respond the date it’s my humble request
Sir plzzz try to understand our condition….we are getting so much problem regarding our coaching…..save our 2 year and plzzz postpone the NEET upto june…..it will be really helpful
Please postponed the NEET because we all students facing various problems so please postponed it please