Subscribe

0

Advertisment
News

NEET postponed due to coronavirus outbreak

"NEET UG 2020 “is proposed to be held in the last week of May 2020. Exact date will be announced later after assessing the situation.” - NTA's Public Notice

author-image
Shreya Sojatia
New Update
NEET Bra Removing Case, Girls Asked To Remove Bra, Guard cuts woman's sleeves ,Pooja kadam, cbse results girls, UGC-Net ,up board exams postponed, NEET UG program for 2021 ,IBPS Clerk Mains Result, GATE 2021 Response Sheet, IB ACIO exam 2021, Jee main 2021 ,Assam Police Admit Card 2021, JEE Main 2021 Admit Card, UPSC CAPF 2020 ,WBJEE 2021 ,SSC MTS recruitment ,UP DElEd 2018 ,SLPRB Assam Police Admit Card

The National Eligibility cum Entrance Test-Under Graduate (NEET-UG) 2020 has been postponed to the last week of May. It was earlier scheduled for May 3, 2020.

Advertisment

The admit cards will now be issued after April 15, 2020, after an assessment of the situation. The National Testing Agency (NTA) on Thursday decided to not issue the admit card. According to reports, the Joint Entrance Examination (Main) will also be rescheduled since the lockdown will continue till April 14.

"NEET UG 2020 “is proposed to be held in the last week of May 2020. The exact date will be announced later after assessing the situation.” - NTA's Public Notice

Read Also: COVID-19: Women’s Rights Groups Demand Social Security Measures

Key Takeaways

  • The NEET exam has been postponed. It will now take place in the last week of May. 
  • The admit cards will be issued after April 15, 2020.
  • JEE (Main) will also be rescheduled

Other exams which have been postponed

With the COVID-19 pandemic and India being under a 21-day lockdown, several organizations have decided to postpone the examinations. State governments have also promoted students from classes 1 to 9th to the next academic year without conducting examinations. Here are some of the exams which have been postponed

  • JEE Main 2020 has also been postponed. The exams were to take place on April 5,7,9 and 11th but due to the recent Coronavirus outbreak, the exams have been postponed. The new exam dates will be announced after April 15th.
  • CBSE class 10th and 12th certain exams postponed. The announcement was made on March 18 and the rescheduled dates will be announced by March 31st
  • The Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations and Indian School Certificate exams have been postponed taking into consideration the scenario of Coronavirus pandemic. Class 10th and 12th exams will be rescheduled.
  • The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has delayed the Personality Tests (interviews) for all the candidates who gave the Civil Services Examination in 2019 looking at the deadly Coronavirus upsurge.
  • National Institute of Open Schooling has put off secondary and senior secondary examination
  • The University Grants Commission has also instructed all the colleges and universities to not conduct the examination until the Coronavirus breakout is brought under control

There has been an upsurge of Coronavirus cases in India. According to a Worldometer report, there are 887 positive cases of Coronavirus in India and the deaths that have been reported are 20.

Read Also: Tokyo Olympics 2020 Postponed Until 2021 Amid COVID-19 Scare

Coronavirus effect on India

There has been an upsurge of Coronavirus cases in India. According to a Worldometer report, there are 887 positive cases of Coronavirus in India and the deaths that have been reported are 20. 160 new cases were reported on March 27th. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on March 24th announced a complete lockdown for 21 days all over India. Right now the lockdown. Recently the best option to control the outbreak and to fight it. Nirmala Sitharam the finance minister announced relief packages for Coronavirus affected economy.

Shreya is an intern with SheThePeople.TV

Coronavirus Neet exam exams postponed national lockdown NEET postponed
Advertisment