JEE, NEET 2020 Exams To Be Held As Per Schedule, Confirms NTA Amid Postponement Requests

The JEE (Mains) 2020 examination for admission to engineering colleges will be conducted from September 1 to September 6, while the NEET (UG)-2020 examination is scheduled on 13th September.

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Amid the ongoing massive protest across the country to postpone the upcoming Joint Entrance Exam (JEE) and National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET), the National Testing Agency on Tuesday has once again refused to change the schedule. In a fresh public notice issued on Tuesday evening, the central testing authority stated that in view of the academic interest of the students, the JEE (Main) and NEET (UG), which were earlier scheduled to be held in the month of July, have now scheduled to be held in September. As per the latest development, the JEE (Mains) 2020 examination for admission to engineering colleges will be conducted from 1 to 6 September, while the NEET (UG)-2020 examination is scheduled on 13th September. NTA in its notice marked the Supreme Court's verdict which observed that " there is absolutely no justification in the prayer made for postponement of the examination in question relating to NEET UG-2020 as well as JEE (Main) April, 2020." The authority further said that it has ensured that more than 99 per cent candidates get their first choice of Centre Cities in both of these examinations. The number of Examination Centers has also been increased from 570 to 660 (in the case of JEE Main) and 2546 to 3843 (in the case of NEET (UG) 2020). Additionally, in the case of JEE (Main), the number of shifts has been increased from the earlier 8 to 12, and the number of candidates per shift has been reduced from earlier 1.32 lakh to 85000 now. In order to ensure proper social distancing inside the examination halls, the candidates will be seated in alternate seats in case of JEE (Main). In the case of NEET (UG), the number of candidates per room has been reduced from earlier 24 to 12, now. For ensuring social distancing outside the examination hall, the entry and exit of candidates have been staggered. Adequate arrangements have also been made outside the examination centers to enable candidates to stand with adequate social distancing.