Manash.Gohain@timesgroup.com
New Delhi:08.09.2020
After a glitch free computer-based Joint Entrance Examination (Main), the next big challenge for the National Testing Agency (NTA) is the penpaper mode National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (Neet-UG) scheduled for September 13 for which 15.97 lakh candidates have registered.
In order to ensure social distancing and crowd management, the agency has increased the number of centres by 1,314 to 3,860 this year. In the standard operating procedures (SOPs) accessed by the TOI, reporting time has been divided into four slots of 40 minutes each starting from 11 am with candidates provided individual time slots. During each 40 minutes a maximum of 90 candidates will be allowed entry. At the end of the exam two invigilators will escort 24 candidates to the exit gate and the next batch will be allowed to exit only after the invigilators return.
According to NTA officials while the majority of the centres will have around 360 aspirants, there are 210 centres where the number of candidates are 600 or more.
Apart from the centre superintendent and deputy superintendent for every 180 candidates there will be 30 invigilators, two water boys, two cleaning staff and four guards.
In case of centres with 600 candidates or more, there will be two gates for entry and the staff strength will also go up equivalently. During registration, the staff will be rotated every 50 minutes.
More than 9.58 lakh candidates registered for JEE (Main), which was conducted over a period of six days and 12 shifts. Neet-UG however would be conducted on a single day. Till Sunday, more than 14 lakh candidates have downloaded admit cards.
“Social distancing protocol would be the key challenge for which we are planning in detail. Assigning of duties and procurement of masks, face shields, gloves, sanitisers and foot stickers are to be completed by September 9. There will be three meetings from September 10 to September 12 for final checks,” said a senior NTA official.
In order to ensure social distancing and crowd management, the agency has increased the number of centres by 1,314 to 3,860 this year
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