NEET 2020 Exam Date: When is the examination most likely to be held?

With every passing day, NEET 2020 aspirants are getting anxious, worrying about the new exam dates. Adding to this, the fear of stepping out of their homes into a crowded exam centre. Know what influences the new NEET exam dates here.

The National Testing Agency (NTA), in its last notification regarding the new exam dates for NEET 2020, had clearly mentioned that the examination will be conducted in the last week of May. However, with the current situation of COVID-19 in India and the extended lockdown, the examination being held on the said date seems impossible.

With this and the latest announcement to postpone JEE Mains further, aspirants of NEET have been left wondering as to when the examination will be conducted. Many have raised this query on the twitter account of Dr Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank, Union Cabinet Minister for HRD. (Screenshot attached). Response to these tweets is still awaited.

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What are the factors that can affect the NEET 2020 dates?

Transportation: A national-level examination, such as NEET 2020, requires the country to have a fully functional public transportation system. Given the present scenario, the public transportation in India may take a while to get back on its feet.

Social distancing is the new normal: An overcrowded exam centre is just what everyone wants to avoid. The exam centres will not only see hundreds of candidates but an equal number of parents accompanying them.

Fear and anxiety: A major factor that may cause many to sit at home and not appear for the examination is the paranoia associated with the pandemic. Until people feel safe outside their homes, parents may not allow their children to appear for NEET 2020.

Can NTA conduct NEET 2020 online?

We also came across a few suggestions from the aspirants of NEET 2020 to conduct the examination online. Many of them feel that changing the mode of examination will help ease the process. Sure, spread of the virus through a test booklet can be eliminated by this method, but there are a lot of other factors that come into action for the implementation of this change. To change the mode of the examination, NTA will have to change the test centres from schools/colleges to digital centres. Such changes, a few months before the examination, may also cause panic among those appearing for NEET 2020.

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What can be the new NEET 2020 exam date?

NEET 2020 will most likely not be conducted in the last week of May. There are three case scenarios that can come into play for conducting NEET 2020

• The exam date for NEET 2020 may be pushed to the month of July or August, or
• The exam may be conducted batch-wise on different dates to avoid overcrowding of the exam centres, or
• NTA may also increase the number of exam centres within a city

Irrespective of the date or the test centre, this year many may not be able to appear for the examination due to the spread of COVID-19 in India if the new NEET 2020 exam date is not planned properly. Share your ideas and opinions on NEET 2020 dates, in the comment section below.

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