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NEET postponed amid Covid-19 lockdown, new exam date could be end-May or June

The exam has been postponed till the last week of May or first week of June and the date to issue admit cards will be announced after April 15.

‘Too much uncertainty’ — Anxious NEET aspirants want exam postponed amid Covid-19 lockdown

While the NTA has delayed the release of NEET admit cards, it has given no indication of whether the exams will be postponed. 

Release of NEET admit cards delayed, but no decision yet on rescheduling exam

The National Testing Agency was supposed to release admit cards on 27 March. It has now been delayed until 14 April, when the 21-day lockdown ends, and beyond.

3 days left for NEET admit cards, no decision on postponement of exam yet 

While boards exams and entrance tests, including JEE, have been postponed, there is no word yet on the NEET exam that is scheduled for 3 May.    

Outsiders could soon apply to J&K medical colleges under NEET and students are worried

J&K medical colleges are currently reserved for local students but this could change with the state’s recharacterisation as a union territory.

CBI probes student data theft after CBSE, coaching centres are accused of leak

CBI launches preliminary probe into allegations that student data, such as phone numbers, addresses & fathers' names, is available for Rs 3,000-10,000.

18-year-old commits suicide in Tamil Nadu, third student to do so in 2 days

The NEET exam has been controversial for a few years now after several students committed suicide, leading to protests against it.

In coaching hub Kota, future job-seekers say unemployment is not Modi govt’s fault

Students preparing for engineering & medical entrance exams in Kota are in awe of PM Modi’s personality, don’t care for Rahul Gandhi.

Quizzes, more internal marks, emphasis on EQ: Govt panel calls for revamp of college exams

Panel recommends evaluating students not on just academics but also ‘high moral character’ and tolerance for diversity.

Larger Supreme Court bench to decide if being alumni trumps NEET score in PG admissions

Students argue that institutional preference defeats the primary objective behind NEET, which is standardised assessment.

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