Will NEET 2022 be Postponed to August or Not? Aspirants Urge NTA to Reschedule Exam Date

NEET 2022 exam date postpone request has been trending on social media since the exam announcement. Another reason which has been added to the existing list of reasons is the reopening of the NEET 2021 counselling process. An RTI has also been filed to seek details from NTA regarding the plans to postpone NEET 2022.

Students Demand NEET 2022 Exam Postponement

NEET UG 2022 postponed - this is something most of the aspirants want to hear right now. NEET 2022 date postpone is at the top of the minds of aspirants at the moment. They have been demanding the postponing of the exam for at least by a month since the release of the exam notification by the National Testing Agency (NTA). Citing various reasons, they have taken to social media platforms such as Twitter to express their request for NEET UG  2022 postponed at least by a month. The reopening of NEET UG 2021 counselling for an additional round had spurred the demand to a notch higher. According to the aspirants, this has left the droppers with less than 10 months to prepare for the exam. 

Hashtags such as #Postponeneetug2022 and #Rescheduleneet2022 have been trending on the microblogging site. Moreover, the media reports are also buzzing with NEET 2022 exam date postpone latest news and updates. Recently, around 10,000 NEET-UG 2022 aspirants submitted a petition to NTA, requesting the exam to be postponed by four to six weeks. They have also launched a mega campaign on various social media platforms today to press for their demands. However, NTA is yet to respond to these requests or state an official notice regarding their thoughts for bringing relief to candidates by stating that the NEET exam has been postponed.

So will NEET UG 2022 be postponed? This is something stakeholders are waiting for NTA to take a decision. But given the current scheme of things, it is unlikely for NEET UG 2022 postpone demand to materialise. The application process for NEET 2022 has concluded on May 20 and the application correction window is also underway till May 27. Since all the events are going as per schedule, the chance to get NEET UG postponed this year is low.  

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Will NEET 2022 Be Postponed to August?

Medical aspirants are demanding NEET 2022 be postponed by six to eight weeks, or by August. The protest has intensified as students, parents, as well as student bodies, have written letters to the Prime Minister, Union Minister of Education and NTA requesting to postpone the exam.

Advocate Anubha Shrivastav Sahai for India Wide Parents Association has written to PM Modi a letter highlighting the challenges experienced by students and requested the deferment of the NEET UG 2022. "The main concern is preparation time as the state counselling concluded a few days ago and board exams are also going on so students are not getting proper time for the preparation," reads the letter.

However, there has been no response from the authorities yet. On the other hand, NTA has acknowledged receiving numerous student requests to defer NEET 2022. As per response to an RTI, NTA has stated that there has been no revision has been made to the schedule of NEET 2022. 

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Why Students Want NEET UG 2022 Postponed

The plea for NEET UG postponed is raised to buy more time for NEET 2022 preparation. With less than two months to go, they are all the more nervous to be prepared for the highly competitive exam within the given time. 

One of the reasons why students are demanding NEET 2022 exam to be postponed is the reopening of the NEET 2021 counselling process, which concluded on May 15. Students who are participating in this round and also plan to appear for NEET 2022 will be hardly left with three months for NEET preparation, which is not optimum to crack a highly competitive exam like this.

The other reasons for which students are demanding NEET UG 2022 exam postponement are summarised in the following tweet.

RTI Filed to Seek Status of NEET 2022 Exam Date Postpone

Amid the regular posting on social media with the demand for the NEET UG postpone, a student activist has filed an RTI to NTA seeking the status and plans.

NEET 2022 notification and application forms were released on April 6. The exam is scheduled to be conducted on July 17 in 557 cities across India and abroad. While the exam pattern and syllabus have remained the same, the duration has been increased by 20 minutes.

NEET 2022 on Scheduled Date: NTA Responds

In the RTI response, NTA has said, “The NEET (UG) 2022 exam is going to held on its scheduled date and time. However, the candidates are advised to remain updated on the website for the latest information.”

NTA, on the other hand, has not completely ruled out the possibility of the NEET 2022 date getting postponed. There are over two months left for the exam, which is slated to be conducted on July 14. In the RTI response, NTA has also added, “If any decision is taken by the higher authority, it will be informed through Public Notice on the official website.”

NEET 2022 aspirants have written to the President of India, the National Testing Agency (NTA), and the ministry of education to demand the postponement of the examination to late August or early September citing the insufficient gap between the NEET Counselling 2021 and NEET 2022 exam and clash with other exams such as the Common University Entrance Test (CUET), and other state exams.

As per these aspirants, due to only three months left for preparation, many students are stressed and postponing the examination will make the students comfortable in giving the paper.

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