NEET-UG 2021 exam likely to be postponed! Check details here

Considering the devastating second wave of the ongoing novel coronavirus, officials in the Ministry of Education had earlier informed reporters that it is likely that NEET this year too could be postponed until September.

NEET 2021 Dates: Students are under dilemma regarding the conduction of NEET 2021 exams. According to NEET 2021 date decided earlier, the medical entrance test has been scheduled for the month of August.  Reports suggest that the officials from the Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health conducted a meeting to review the COVID-19 situation to conduct the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) 2021. The meeting has been conducted earlier this week and it is likely that the authorities will NEET-UG 2021 will be postponed.

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NEET 2021 is scheduled to be held on August 1, however, the NTA is yet to release NEET 2021 application forms. Usually, students get a window of about 60 days between application form and exam considering the logistic reasons of allowing exam centers, creating seating arrangement, admit card roll-out, application edit, etc. Last year, due to the ongoing pandemic situation, the medical entrance exam was conducted in September.

Considering the devastating second wave of the ongoing novel coronavirus, officials in the Ministry of Education had earlier informed reporters that it is likely that NEET this year too could be postponed until September. Several reports including PTI also claim that the ministry was mulling over to delay the exam while exact dates are not circled yet.

Amid all the uncertainties regarding the conduct of the NEET 2021 exam, students are seeking multiple attempts for the medical entrance exams on the lines of JEE Main 2021. Earlier, Union Minister of Education Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank received a request from the Students Islamic Organisation of India (SIO) seeking multiple attempts for NEET 2021.

Every year, NTA receives applications from at least 14 lakh students. Considering that the exam is held in pen and paper mode and only on a single day, the need for exam centre increases, especially due to the COVID-19 pandemic when exams are being held following social distancing. Last year, NTA had increased the number of exam centres from 2,546 in 2019 to 3,843.

Reports suggest that the Education Ministry and officials are reviewing whether “such a large gathering can take place" amid the COVID-19 situation. When the date of August 1 was finalised for NEET, the second wave was yet to hit India, now the third wave is also expected to hit India. The official hinted at an official announcement soon.

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