NEET 2020 & JEE Mains Updates: HRD Min forms panel to review exam situation; adds deadline

Amid rising cases of Coronavirus, HRD Ministry on Thursday anunced that it has formed a panel to review situation for conducting NEET 2020 and JEE Mains entrance exams. Due to health risk, educational activities and major entrance examinations have been pushed to eir a later date or dates are yet to be anunced.  HRD Ministry on Thursday has also asked  National Testing ncy & or experts to submit a review report by Friday.

Issuing a statement, Union HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank said that he understands anxiety among students and Ministry in consultation with parents and experts would soon take a decision. Union HRD Minister also said: "Looking at prevailing circumstances & requests received from students & parents appearing for JEE & NEET 2020 exams, committee consisting of National Testing ncy & or experts has been advised to review situation & submit its recommendations to Ministry latest by tomorrow."

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NEET 2020 was to be held on July 26, but w exam is likely to be postponed due to Coronavirus. Parents have raised concerns over increasing pressure on students, without any solid statement by authorities. Similarly, JEE Mains dates were between July 18 to July 21.

A group of parents has also written to National Testing ncy (NTA) urging m to conduct exams as per schedule. In  letter, parents have urged  NTA to conduct exams as per schedule as students have been preparing for over two years for entrance exams.

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wait of students over dates of NEET 2020 and JEE 2020 continues as authorities are yet to anunce any final schedule. After cancellation of CBSE examinations of 10th and 12 standards,  Union Human Resource Development authorities have urged NTA to re-look into academic calendar of JEE and NEET.

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However, an online petition which has received over 40,000 signs as of June 30, suggests that exams need to be postponed to ar date. Some students urged authorities for cancellation of exams after rising uncertainties around same. students took to Twitter and or social media accounts to share concerns regarding NEET 2020 exam. 

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