Published 13:03 IST, September 2nd 2020

Richa Chadha calls for NEET postponement, says 'receiving troubling DMs from students'

After actor Sonu Sood’s call to postpone or cancel the JEE and NEET examination, actress Richa Chadha also echoed similar sentiments on social media.

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After actor Sonu Sood’s call to postpone or cancel Joint Entrance Examination (Main) and National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET), actress Richa Chadha echoed similar sentiments on social media. Voicing her support, actress shared a post on Twitter where she mourned loss of a student in Tamil Nadu. actress expressed her shock over tragic incident and urged government to postpone exams for better stability of students’ minds.

Richa Chadha stands in support for postponing NEET/ JEE exams

Fukrey actress furr wrote that students are currently under great pressure which is making it difficult for m to appear for exams and score well. She concluded post and wrote that one has to be able to receive an education. Richa Chadha also wrote that she is receiving messs from various students who are having suicidal thoughts. 

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Read: Sonu Sood Offers Help To JEE, NEET Aspirants From 3 States; Says ' One Should Miss Exam'

Read: NEET, JEE Main 2020: Sonu Sood Requests A Postponement In Exams Amid COVID-19; See Tweet

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Earlier, Sonu Sood had shared a post on Twitter where he urged government to think about ir decision of conducting exams.  Dabangg actor wrote that this is t just exams of students, but an "examination of government" too. Furr, actor urged concerned authorities to rethink ir decision as he feels that government can excel by postponing JEE and NEET examination for 60 days. At last, actor explained that during this time period, students can prepare hard for examination and can score well. Apart from this, actor shared ar post on micro-blogging site while elucidating upon fact that it’s youth of any country that shapes future of that nation.

Meanwhile, Joint Entrance Exam (JEE)-Mains for admission to engineering colleges have already begun on September 1 amid stringent precautions and social distancing measures in view of COVID-19 pandemic even as chorus continued to grow for postponement of crucial exam which has already been deferred twice. Scenes outside exam centers across country reflected 'new rmal' amid pandemic: staggered entry and exit for candidates, sanitisers at gates, distribution of masks, and students queuing up with safe social distance among m.

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Read: NEET, JEE Main 2020: Sonu Sood Urges Govt To 'postpone Exams For 60 Days'

Read: COVID-19: JEE-Mains Conducted Across Country Amid 'new rmal'

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(With inputs from PTI)

13:03 IST, September 2nd 2020