NEET 2021: Postponed ad infinitum? Silence from NTA leaves students anxious
Updated May 13, 2021 | 10:18 IST
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NTA is yet to release notification regarding NEET 2021 registration and application process. While there is no update on postponement of August 1 exam, many students dread the same is inevitable.
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National Eligibility cum Entrance Test, NEET 2021 for undergraduate admissions to medical and dental courses is scheduled to be conducted on August 1, 2021. However, with the current situation, many students are now worried for the exam to be postponed again as the application forms have not been released yet. Silence from NTA added to the anxiety of lakhs of students across the country.
National Testing Agency, NTA had last issued a notification on March 12, when the date for the examination was announced. After the same, students were expecting the application window to open. However, NTA has remained silent on this for over two months since, causing aspirants to wonder at the future of the exam.
With the country still struggling to contain the second wave, the uncertainty of the future is troubling students across the nation. Barring two, all the Class 12 board examinations have been postponed. The same is the case for all competitive examinations including JEE Mains 2021 April and May sessions. With this, the possibility of postponement of NEET 2021 is very real as well.
Students, however, would want some word from the authorities. “We have been preparing for over a year now. Some of my friends have been preparing for more than 2 years…and we know nothing. Would the exam be conducted on August 1? Would it be postponed? What about applications? When do we fill the form?” says Ridhima.
Another aspirant, Vineet is all bundled about the exam as well. “We know nothing, we can’t study because we know nothing. Every morning I visit the website but there is no notice, no update. Any word, even about when the form would be released would help. Till there is no word, we just keep waiting!” he says.
Lakhs of students across the country resonate the sentiments as the wait gets longer. While many have accepted the possibility of the exam getting postponed, the anxiety is regarding the utter silence from the authorities.
As per the last notification released in March, the examination is to be conducted in offline pen and paper mode. The notification had also stated that the information bulletin for the exam would be made available ‘shortly on the website’. Since then, there has been no notice regarding the exam.
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