NEET 2020: NTA changes exam centers, while exam cities remain same; find direct links

National Testing ncy or NTA has made a few changes in centres of students who will be appearing for NEET 2020 exams. centres within cities will be revised as per recent tification. Several students who are going to be appearing for examinations on September 13 can check changes of NEET exam on official website.

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NTA changes exam centre for NEET 2020

According to tification, candidates, whose examination centres have been changed will get an intimation regarding change through SMS and mail. This year, NEET exam witnessed a change in number of centres due to pandemic situation. NTA changes exam centre after 16 lakh students register for NEET exam.

NTA changes exam centre as mentioned in following statement in tification. Here is a direct link to centre change within city.

" National Testing ncy (NTA) hereby informs that Examination Centres of NEET (UG) - 2020 Examination scheduled on 13 September 2020 from 02:00 PM to 05:00 PM for some of candidates have been changed due to implementation of COVID-19 measures, as per details annexed. re is change in Centre Cities of candidates; only Centres have been changed. concerned candidates have already been informed by NTA through SMS and email. y are also being informed telephonically. Such candidates are advised to download ir latest admit card available on NEET website (https://ntaneet.nic.in) and report as per details given in latest Admit Card at new Examination Centre for NEET (UG) - 2020 Examination on 13 September 2020. Candidates are also advised to acquaint mselves with location of new Examination Centre allotted w, so that y do t face any difficulty in reaching newly allotted Examination Centre."

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changes come after revised guidelines on safety precautions. In tice, it is mentioned that exams cant be conducted in containment zones.   MoHFW Standard Operating Procedure (SOP)  had several key points mentioned out of which some are mentioned below-

• Only those examination centres which are outside containment zone shall be allowed to function. Staff/examinees from containment zones shall t be permitted. Such examinees shall be given an opportunity to undertake examination through or means or Universities/Educational Institution/ ncy may consider appropriate measures in this regard.
• Universities/ Educational Institutions/ Examination Conducting Authorities/ Examination centres may plan out examination schedule in a staggered manner so as to avoid overcrowding at any examination centre on any day. Keeping in view physical distancing rms, institutions should have adequate room capacity to ensure proper seating arrangement for examination.
• Appropriate arrangements for personal protection gears like face covers/masks, and or logistic like hand sanitizers, soap, sodium hypochlorite solution etc. shall be made available by Universities/ Educational Institutions/Examination Conducting Authorities/Examination centres to staff as well as students as per requirements.

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