NEET, IIT- JEE Main exams in July, JEE Advanced in August : HRD Minister

Fresh dates of NEET, JEE Main, Advanced exams have been announced. Union Human Resource Development Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank on Tuesday announced that the exams will be held in the month of July. Full datesheet here.

Updated on: May 5, 2020, 17:12:12 IST

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Union Human Resource Development Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank on Tuesday announced the fresh dates for JEE main and NEET UG 2020 examinations in his webinar.

The minister announced that the JEE Main exam that was scheduled to be held in the month of April will now be conducted from July 18 to 23 while the NEET UG 2020 exam that was scheduled to be held on May 3 will be held on July 26. Moreover, the JEE Advanced exam will be conducted in the month of August. The date of exam will be announced in the due course of time. Over 9 lakh candidates are registered for JEE Main exam.

“JEE-Mains will be held on July 18, 20, 21, 22 and 23, while JEE- Advanced will be held in August. NEET will be conducted on July 26,” Nishank said.

The National Testing Agency was to issue admit cards to NEET candidates in April, but the process was not taken up as the MHRD decided to postpone the exam in view of the nationwide lockdown due to coronavirus outbreak.

“Over 16 lakh candidates are registered for NEET UG exam. The candidates can utilise this lockdown period to prepare for their examinations,” the minister added.

The minister was addressing the students’ query through a webinar on Twitter and Facebook. He also informed the students that other examinations will be conducted anytime after June 15. The dates of other exams including UGC NET exam will also be announced shortly.

The candidates will also not have to move to other cities/town to appear in entrance/competitive exams for various academic courses as the NTA has provided for the same.Candidates in different entrance exams will be allowed to mention in the online forms their preferred exam centres and cities where they wish to appear. Depending on the availability, they will be allotted the same.

He also advised the students to stay positive during this lockdown period.

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