NEET 2020 is to be held in September 13 (Representational image)JEE Main, NEET 2020 LIVE UPDATES: The National Testing Agency released the admit card of the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) today. Over 15.97 lakh candidates who had registered to appear in the UG medical entrance exam can download the hall ticket through the website- ntaneet.nic.in. NEET will be held on September 13.
Last week, the Supreme Court refused to entertain a plea seeking the postponement of the entrance exam. However, several political parties leaders including West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee demanded to postpone the exams further taking note of the rise in COVID-19 cases. Meanwhile, the National Testing Agency on Tuesday informed the entrance exams will be held following all safety measures. JEE (Main) will be held in over six days – from September 1 to 6 and the hall ticket is available to download at the website- jeemain.nta.nic.in.
For NEET (UG), the option to change centre cities was given five times, and about 95,000 candidates availed the same. Out of the total of 15,97,433 candidates, 99.87 per cent candidates are being given the first choice of their preferences of the city, claims NTA.
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To download NEET admit card, go to the official website mentioned above and click on the ‘download admit card’ link. You will be redirected to a new page. Enter your registered ID and password to log in. The admit card will appear on the screen. Download the same and take a print out for further reference.
NEET 2020 admit card to be released today
With the Centre under fire for pushing to conduct JEE (Main) and NEET next month, Higher Education Secretary Amit Khare told The Indian Express Wednesday that postponing these entrance tests till after Diwali would wash out an entire semester and affect fresh admissions over the next few years.
“The exams were first to be held in April, but were postponed to July. When a large number of students tweeted for further delay, they (exams) were pushed to September," Amit Khare said
Members of the Congress’ youth wing staged a protest near the Shastri Bhawan here on Wednesday, demanding postponement of the JEE and NEET exams in view of the coronavirus pandemic. Several protesters, who tried to enter the Education ministry, housed at Shastri Bhawan, to submit a memorandum, were detained by the police. The IYC demands that the Centre should postpone these examinations in the interest of the students.... read more
As far as JEE Main is concerned, the exam is now conducted multiple times in a year. In case some students cannot write the JEE Main this time, they can take the exam after 6 months again. I don’t see any reason for a concern, wrote Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi director V Ramgopal Rao. "As if COVID is not enough, this uncertainty about exam dates is further adding to the stress levels of students,” he wrote...read more
Over four lakh admit cards for medical entrance exam NEET were downloaded within three hours on Wednesday, sources told news agency PTI. The National Testing Agency (NTA) released the admit cards for the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) at 12 pm on Wednesday. Amid rising clamour for postponement of the crucial exams in view of rising COVID-19 cases, the Ministry of Education (MoE) officials had reiterated on Tuesday that the exams will be conducted as per schedule in September. Increasing the number of examination centres, alternate seating plan, fewer candidates per room and staggered entry and exit are among the steps the NTA will take for safely conducting NEET and JEE next month.
Rahul Gandhi said the NEET-JEE aspirants are worried about their health and future due to concerns about coronavirus infection and floods in Assam and Bihar. "NEET-JEE aspirants are worried about their health and future. They have genuine concerns of: fear of Covid19 infection, transport and lodging during pandemic and flood-mayhem in Assam and Bihar. GOI must listen to all stakeholders and find an acceptable solution," he said.
The West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee asked all opposition chief ministers to jointly approach the Supreme Court for postponement of JEE and NEET exams in view of Covid-19. In a virtual meeting with the Congress chief Sonia Gandhi and other political party leaders, she said till the time is not favourable, the government should not conduct the exams.
The Tamil Nadu government has requested the Centre to scrap NEET or at least exempt students from the state from attending that exam if they were held, Minister K A Sengottaiyan said on Wednesday...read more
Meanwhile, parents associations are also demanding postponement of the exam
The protest against the conduct of the JEE and NEET has found support in Swedish child activist Greta Thunberg. Taking to Twitter, the child activist wrote, “It’s deeply unfair that students of India are asked to sit national exams during the Covid-19 pandemic and while millions have also been impacted by the extreme floods. I stand with their call to #PostponeJEE_NEETinCOVID”. Read the complete story here
“I appeal to the government to not be adamant on admission only through these exams. We are not at all saying that the year be declared as a zero academic year. We are not in favour of admitting students just like that as we will need quality doctors and engineers but banking upon only a three hour exam and expecting it to work like a magic wand in identifying talent, is a very conservative thought,” said Sisodia..read more
Delhi Deputy Chief Minister who also holds state’s Education Minister portfolio Manish Sisodia asked, “So many top leaders have got infected with COVID-19 despite taking all precautions. So, how can we take the risk of sending 28 lakh students to exam centre and be assured that they will not be infected."...read more
In total 15,97,433 candidates have registered for this year's NEET which is higher than last year when 15,19,375 candidates had registered. The number of exams centres too have been increased from 2546 last year to 3842. This year, candidates were given a longer window by extending the application deadline. Further, NEET has also been mandatory for Indian students aspiring to practice medicine abroad.
Record of all exam functionaries will be maintained in the system for future reference and traceability Invigilator records are maintained in the system through staff verification processes Name and number of other staff such as housekeeping, security guards, etc. will be maintained in a separate digital format as provided by NTA by the Centre Superintendent.
For NEET 2020, the NTA had allowed students a window to apply for a change in the city of appearing for the exam, This was done as many students vacated their hostels and colleges and came back to home amid the pandemic. As per the data provided by NTA, a total of 95,000 candidates had applied for a change in the exam city and they are given the city of first preference.
A bench of Justices L Nageswara Rao, Hemant Gupta and S Ravindra Bhat asked Solicitor General Tushar Mehta to do the needful to allow students who want to take the exam to come in Vande Bharat Mission flights....read more
NTA claims to have written to the states governments to extend support in local movement of candidates so that they are able to reach their exam centres on time. "The NTA assures all candidates a safe environment for tests and solicits cooperation from the candidates and their parents in following the standard operating procedures," it said in an official statement.
On completion of the exam, the candidates should be permitted to move out in an orderly manner – One candidate at a time. The gloves and masks should be disposed of in a pedal push covered bin at the Examination Centre and outside the examination room/hall only. Volunteers will be present along the exit path to ensure an orderly movement of candidates, claims NTA.