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NEET, JEE Main 2020 exam row Highlights: NSUI leaders stage hunger strikes in Goa, Chandigarh
The decision of the National Testing Agency (NTA) to conduct NEET and JEE exams 2020 in September amid the pandemic has evoked strong responses from all over the country. There are voices both in support of conducting the exam on schedule and against it.The Congress on Friday staged a nationwide protests against the government decision to conduct NEET and JEE exams amid Covid-19 pandemic. Congress party also organised nationwide online campaign, #SpeakUpForStudentSaftey through videos and posts protesting this government decision, on any of the social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Youtube.Ministers from six states - West Bengal, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra, Punjab and Rajasthan, filed a review petition against the August 17 order of SC allowing central government to conduct NEET and JEE in September.On August 17, the Supreme Court had rejected the plea filed by students to postpone the JEE and NEET saying precious year of students “cannot be wasted” and life has to go on.Several students and academicians feel that delaying JEE Main and NEET exam any further will mean compromising the future of candidates while the Opposition and a section of activists and students are demanding the postponement of the exam saying it poses risk to life and health of students. Concerns have also been raised about transportation and lodging problems at many places for students whose centres are far away from home.The Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Mains 2020 examination is scheduled to be held between September 1 and 6 and the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET)undergraduate level exam is scheduled for September 13.
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Two students write to CJI Bobde, seek postponement of NEET, JEE exams amid pandemic
Two students including a third year law student and a student of class 12th have written a joint letter to Chief Justice of India SA Bobde seeking postponement of JEE and NEET on humanitarian grounds amid the coronavirus pandemic. The letter said the issues required urgent and kind attention of the court and added that the decision of the government to hold NEET and JEE examinations during the COVID-19 pandemic is a “clear violation of Article 21 of the Constitution in as much as it forces all students, who wish to participate in the said examinations, to either endanger their lives and health by exposing themselves to the virus or risk their academic future by losing a chance to appear in the said entrance examinations.” Read more
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NSUI leaders stage hunger strike in Goa
Three leaders of the Congress-affiliated National Students Union of India (NSUI) on Saturday sat on indefinite hunger strike in Goa demanding that JEE and NEET examinations be postponed. Prasenjeet Dhage of NSUI said the fast will continue till the Central government agrees to defer JEE and NEET exams. Read more
02:22 pm IST
Jharkhand allows public transport, reopening of hotel/lodges for exams
Jharkhand government has allowed reopening of hotels, lodges as well as restaurants and also given a go-ahead to public transport to ply within the state for a month till September 30 in view of the JEE-NEET examinations scheduled next month.The relaxations under “Unlock 4” were announced in a notification issued late Friday night.
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No lockdown in JEE, NEET exam cities, says Odisha govt
There will be no lockdown or shutdown in force in the cities in Odisha where NEET and JEE exams will be held from August 30 to September 7 and from September 12 and September 14, said the Odisha Government on Friday
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Odisha govt to facilitate transportation of JEE,NEET candidates
Chief Secretary Asit Tripathy of Odisha on Friday said that the state ovt will facilitate transportation of candidates appearing in JEE, NEET 2020. District administration alerted accordingly to ensure that students do not face any difficulty in transportation. Govt will provide free transportation to those who do not have any arrangement. Around 37,000 candidates to appear JEE, NEET in centres across Odisha. No travel restrictions on movement of NEET, JEE Main candidates, their parents & others due to lockdown in Odisha.
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We are sharing sentiments of students community: Venugopal
Congress General Secretary KC Venugopal said,”“We are sharing the sentiments of the student community of India. We want the safety of students. In northern rural areas students have to travel long distances to reach the centre. Will the government ensure accessibility or safety?”
05:36 pm IST
Jharkhand CM rejects ‘admit card download’ argument for holding NEET, JEE exams
They (Centre) said that lakhs of students have downloaded admit cards. I don’t understand what kind of argument is this. If this is the case, then if someone has life insurance, does it mean they’ll die soon, Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren said on JEE & NEET exams at AICC video conference
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Listen to voices of students, act according to their wishes: Sonia Gandhi
Listen to voices of students, act according to their wishes, Congress president Sonia Gandhi told to govt on issue of conducting #NEET and #JEE
04:41pm IST
7-8 CMs had met and decided to file review petition in SC: Mamata
7- 8 CMs had met. We had taken a decision that on behalf of students we will file an appeal for review in the Supreme Court. In accordance, ministers of 6 states have signed the petition. Minister Moloy Ghatak has signed on behalf of West Bengal, CM Mamata Banerjee said. Earlier on Friday afternoon, the review petition was filed in Supreme Court.
04:35 pm IST
Centre is risking lives of students:Mamata Banerjee
The Centre is risking the lives of the students by being adamant on holding of JEE/NEET exams : Mamata Banerjee said at a virtual rally of TMC student wing
04:32 pm IST
NEET, JEE must be conducted on time so that year doesn’t get wasted: Shivraj Singh Chouhan
NEET and JEE examinations must be conducted on time so that one year of our students doesn’t get wasted. It is about their future: Madhya Pradesh Shivraj Singh Chouhan
04:29 pm IST
Congress workers burn effigy of education minister in Haryana
Congress workers in Bhiwani burnt an effigy of the Union education minister and demanded that the exams be deferred keeping in view the present COVID-19 situation.
04:25 pm IST
‘Centre should listen to Mann Ki Baat of Students: Mamata Banerjee
Centre busy issuing sermons, it should instead listen to ‘Mann Ki Baat’ of students: West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee.
04:23 pm IST
BJP should tell from when the institutions will open after this exam, asks Akhilesh Yadav
BJP should tell from when the institutions will open after this examination, when the selection process will be completed, when will the classes start. When this is not decided, then under whose pressure is the government rushing to conduct JEE,NEET? asks Akhilesh Yadav
JEE, NEET की परीक्षा कराने पर आमादा भाजपा बताए कि इस परीक्षा के बाद किस तारीख़ से संस्थानों को खोलेगी, कब चयन की प्रक्रिया पूरी होगी, कब से क्लासेज़ शुरू होंगी. जब ये तय ही नहीं है तो सरकार किसके दबाव में ये हड़बड़ी कर रही है?#StudentLivesMatter#INDIAunitedtoPostponeJEE_NEET
— Akhilesh Yadav (@yadavakhilesh) August 28, 2020
03:40 pm IST
Decision to conduct NEET, JEE mains amid pandemic, floods causing mental stress, says Ghulam Nabi Azad
Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Ghulam Nabi Azad on Friday tweeted that the rising number of Covid-19 cases, transport and lodging problems and floods in Orissa, Bihar, West Bengal and Assam are causing mental stress to the students and the central government must postpone the NEET, JEE mains exams..
#SpeakUpForStudentSafety
Aspirants are worried with decision to hold NEET-JEE exams because of:
- Fear of COVID with rise in cases
- Transport & Lodging prob
- Floods in Orissa, Bihar, WB&Assam
causing huge mental stress & suffering. Central Govt must postpone the NEET-JEE exams
— Ghulam Nabi Azad (@ghulamnazad) August 28, 2020
03:16 pm IST
Telangana Congress holds protest against conduct of NEET, JEE mains exam amid pandemic
Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) Chief N Uttam Kumar Reddy along with other party members on Friday staged protest against conducting NEET and JEE Exams amid the coronavirus pandemic. Read more..
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Government cannot ignore voices of students, says Priyanka Gandhi Vadra
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Friday tweeted: “The govt cannot ignore the voices of the students appearing for #JEE_NEET exams and those of their concerned parents. They are the future of our country. With the rising scale of the pandemic, is it fair to expose them to infection in this manner? Are they not our children too?”
The govt cannot ignore the voices of the students appearing for #JEE_NEET exams and those of their concerned parents. They are the future of our country.
With the rising scale of the pandemic, is it fair to expose them to infection in this manner? Are they not our children too?
— Priyanka Gandhi Vadra (@priyankagandhi) August 28, 2020
02:30 pm IST
UP govt supports conduct of JEE,NEET, says CM Yogi Adityanath
Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Yogi Adityanath on Friday tweeted, “State government supports the conduct of NEET and JEE examinations. On August 9, UP B.Ed exam was conducted in the state, in which about 5 lakh candidates had appeared. No problem of infection was brought to notice.
प्रदेश सरकार NEET तथा JEE परीक्षाओं के आयोजन का समर्थन करती है। विगत 9 अगस्त को राज्य में बी.एड. की प्रवेश परीक्षा सम्पन्न हुई, जिसमें लगभग 5 लाख अभ्यर्थी थे। इस परीक्षा में कहीं से संक्रमण की कोई समस्या संज्ञान में नहीं आई: मुख्यमंत्री श्री @myogiadityanath जी
— Yogi Adityanath Office (@myogioffice) August 28, 2020
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I am standing by you, says Sonu Sood, promises to help candidates reach exam centres
Sonu Sood on Friday tweeted, “Students appearing for JEE, NEET 2020, I am standing by you. If you are stuck anywhere, let me know your areas of travel. I will help you reach your exam centres. No one should miss their exams because of resources.”
" I N C A S E " #JEE_NEET doesn’t get
postponed. pic.twitter.com/D2iYzt4wf4
— sonu sood (@SonuSood) August 28, 2020
01:33 pm IST
NEET JEE aspirants’ safety should not be compromised: Rahul Gandhi
NEET-JEE aspirants’ safety should not [be]compromised due to the failures of the Govt. Govt must listen to all stakeholders and arrive at a consensus, Rahul Gandhi said.
NEET-JEE aspirants’ safety should not compromised due to the failures of the Govt.
Govt must listen to all stakeholders and arrive at a consensus.#SpeakUpForStudentSafety pic.twitter.com/Y1CwfMhtHf
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) August 28, 2020
01:12 pm IST
Protest to be held outside UN Headquarters, New York against JEE, NEET tomorrow
Eight-year old Climate and Environment activist Licypriya Kangujam said on Twitter, “ Tomorrow, some of our friends are planning for a protest outside the @UN Headquarter, New York at 1 pm EST. All Indians & other global friends living in USA Flag of United States, Plz join @JeromeFosterII Thank youFolded hands CC: @AlexandriaV2005”
Tomorrow, some of our friends are planning for a protest outside the @UN 🇺🇳 Headquarter, New York at 1 pm EST. All Indians & other global friends living in USA 🇺🇸, Plz join @JeromeFosterII. Thank you🙏🏻
CC: @AlexandriaV2005 #PostponeNEETJEE_Today #SpeakUpForStudentSafety
— Licypriya Kangujam (@LicypriyaK) August 28, 2020
01:03 pm IST
Students are future of our country: Priyanka Gandhi
It is necessary to listen to the students and their parents who are going to take the JEE and NEET exam. These students are the future of the country. The concerns of students have to be viewed sensitively and not stubbornly and politically, Priyanka Gandhi tweeted.
कोरोना के बढ़ते संक्रमण के माहौल में JEE & NEET परीक्षा देने जाने वाले छात्र-छात्राओं व उनके अभिवावकों की बात सुनना जरूरी है। ये बच्चे देश के भविष्य हैं।
छात्र-छात्राओं की चिंताओं को संवेदना से देखना होगा न कि हठ और राजनीतिक दृष्टि से।#SpeakUpForStudentSaftey
— Priyanka Gandhi Vadra (@priyankagandhi) August 28, 2020
12:45 pm IST
‘Is it wise to risk student health in this way, asks Shashi Tharoor
Is it wise to risk student health in this way? We believe not… Stand up for students, speak up with students, I stand with them too, do you, Shashi Tharoor said in video tweeted by INC.
Is it wise to risk student health in this way? We believe not… Stand up for students, speak up with students, I stand with them too, do you?: @shashitharoor #SpeakUpForStudentSafety pic.twitter.com/l4vClBqoS7
— Congress (@INCIndia) August 28, 2020
12:35 pm IST
‘Centre will have to consider the demands’ Sachin Pilot on postponement of JEE, NEET
If we keep raising the matter, Centre will have to consider the demands of people and postpone #JEE_NEET examinations: Sachin Pilot, Congress in Jaipur said.
12:31 pm IST
Sonu Sood tweets to provide transportation facilities to JEE, NEET candidates in flood hit states
Actor Sonu Sood tweeted, “Incase #JEE_NEET happens: To all the students who will be appearing & are struck in flood hit areas of Bihar, Assam & Gujrat. Do let me know ur areas of travel. Trying to make ur travel arrangements to reach ur examination centres. No one should miss their exam bec of resources.”
Incase #JEE_NEET happens: To all the students who will be appearing & are struck in flood hit areas of Bihar, Assam & Gujrat. Do let me know ur areas of travel. Trying to make ur travel arrangements to reach ur examination centres. No one should miss their exam bec of resources🇮🇳 https://t.co/fv5GqjOq90
— sonu sood (@SonuSood) August 28, 2020
12:26 pm IST
NSUI Telangana President starts indefinite hunger strike
Earlier, on Friday morning NSUI’s Telangana President Venkat Balmoor started an indefinite hunger strike at Gandhi Bhavan.
12:22 pm IST
Review petition filed in SC against conducting the JEE, NEET exams
Review petition filed in Supreme Court against the August 17 order of SC allowing central government to hold NEET and JEE in September. The petition has been filed by ministers from six states - West Bengal, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra, Punjab and Rajasthan.
12:16 pm IST
Delhi Pradesh Congress President Anil Chaudhary arrested
Delhi Pradesh Congress President Anil Chaudhary who participated in the protest against holding the exams, has been arrested by Delhi Police, INC Delhi tweeted.
कोरोना काल में भारत सरकार द्वारा JEE,NEET, की परीक्षा का आदेश देने के विरोध मे प्रदर्शन करने पर दिल्ली प्रदेश कांग्रेस अध्यक्ष @Ch_AnilKumarINC को पुलिस ने किया गिरफ्तार।#SpeakUpForStudentsSafety pic.twitter.com/kGhVK407mp
— Delhi Congress (@INCDelhi) August 28, 2020
12:13 pm IST
Members of NSUI detailed by police during protest in Ahmedabad
Members of National Students’ Union of India (NSUI) detained by police in Ahmedabad during a protest against Centre’s decision to conduct JEE & NEET examinations in September
12:08 pm IST
Congress holds protest outside Shashtri Bhawan
Congress has started protesting outside education ministry office,Shastri Bhawan against holding of the JEE and NEET examinations in September amid Covid-19 pandemic.
12:06 pm IST
Rahul Gandhi tweets to ‘Unite voice with lakhs of suffering students’
Former party chief of Congress, Rahul Gandhi tweeted on Friday morning, “Unite your voice with lakhs of suffering students. #SpeakUpForStudentSafety from 10am onwards. Let’s make the Govt listen to the students.”
Unite your voice with lakhs of suffering students. #SpeakUpForStudentSafety from 10am onwards.
Let’s make the Govt listen to the students.
लाखों परेशान छात्रों के साथ अपनी आवाज़ जोड़िए। #SpeakUpForStudentSafety आज 10 बजे से।
आइए, सरकार से छात्रों की बात सुनने की माँग करें। pic.twitter.com/NBri5lx8Ff
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) August 28, 2020
12:02 pm IST
Congress launches campaign against holding JEE, NEET
The Congress on Friday launched a campaign against the government’s decision to hold NEET and JEE exams amid the coronavirus pandemic. The Congress and various opposition parties have demanded that NEET and JEE examinations be deferred due to the COVID-19 pandemic and floods in parts of the country,
