NEET put off, may be held in last week of May

It was scheduled to be held on May 3

28/03/2020, SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT

The National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET), for admission to undergraduate medical degree programmes that was scheduled to be held on May 3, has been postponed.

It is now likely to be held in the last week of May, though no date has been decided as yet, the National Testing Agency (NTA) said on Friday. The decision has been taken in view of the hardships faced by parents and students due to the COVID-19 epidemic, said the NTA, an autonomous body under the Human Resource Development Ministry which conducts the examination.

HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank said he has directed the NTA to postpone the already delayed Joint Engineering Examination’s main paper (JEE-Main) also until the last week of May.

“We are hopeful that we will get back to normal situation relatively soon; but for now, various concerned Ministries and Examination Boards are examining the scenario to evaluate the situation that may necessitate any change in the schedule,” said an NTA notice.