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JEE-NEET exams: Here’s the complete list of NTA’s safety steps for aspirants
The National Testing Agency (NTA), which is conducting these exams, had earlier announced that the JEE-Main will be held from September 1 to 6 and NEET for undergraduate courses on September 13.
Despite several requests to postpone the Joint Entrance Exam (JEE) and National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) considering the Covid-19 pandemic, the National Testing Agency (NTA) on Tuesday announced fresh guidelines and updates.
The National Testing Agency (NTA), which is conducting these exams, had earlier announced that the JEE-Main will be held from September 1 to 6 and NEET for undergraduate courses on September 13. While there was a national uproar to postpone the exams in the wake of Covid-19 outbreak, the agency has decided to go ahead with the scheduled dates.
In the fresh set of announcements, the NTA on Tuesday said that the admit cards for NEET (UG) 2020 will be released shortly. The agency had earlier released the admit cards for JEE examination.
Below are the new announcements made by NTA:
1. The National Testing Agency ensured that more than 99% candidates get their first choice of Centre Cities in both of these examinations.
2. In case of JEE Main, the number of Examination Centres have been increased from 570 to 660 and 2546 to 3843 for NEET-UG 2020.
3. JEE (Main) will be Computer Based Test (CBT) and NEET (UG) will be pen paper-based test.
4. In case of JEE (Main), the number of shifts has been increased to 12 from 8, and the number of candidates per shift has been reduced to 85000 from 1.32 lakh.
5. Considering the social distancing norms, the candidates will be seated in alternate seats in case of JEE (Main). In case of NEET(UG), the number of candidates per room has been reduced to 12 from 24.
6. In order to maintain social distancing outside the examination hall, the entry and exit of candidates has been staggered. Adequate arrangements have also been made outside the examination centres in order to maintain adequate social distancing between candidates while they wait for the test to begin.
7. Advisory guiding candidates about the Do’s and Don’ts for proper social distancing has also been issued.
For better local movement and to make sure that the candidates appearing for these exams reach their centres on time, the National Testing Agency has written to the state governments to extend support.
Around 16 lakh students have registered for NEET-UG this year, while close to 9.3 lakh students had registered for JEE-Mains (Paper I) that was conducted in January. With the ongoing pandemic, NTA on Tuesday said that the aspirants appearing fort these exams will have a safe environment.
