JEE NEET Exams 2020: The Union Ministry of Human Resource Development (HRD) has today announced new dates for the JEE (JEE) and NEET examinations. Union Human Resource Development Minister, Dr. Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank spoke to the students in an online dialog on important issues including dates of examinations.
In the dialog HRD Minister announced the dates of JEE Main and NEET 2020 examinations. JEE Main examinations will be held between 18 and 23 July. The NEET 2020 examination will be held on 26 July 2020. JEE Advanced exam can be conducted in August. The dates of this examination have not been announced at the moment.
Apart from this, the HRD minister also said that the decision regarding the CBS exams will be taken in the next few days. The situation will be reviewed before this. He also said that it has been decided to reduce the syllabus of the next academic session. In this case, the next JEE Main and NEET 2021 examinations will be done on the basis of reduced syllabus.
These exams were postponed because of the Kovid 19 epidemic and nationwide lockdown. It is noteworthy that Joint Entrance Examination-Main (JEE-Mains) is held for admission in engineering colleges across the country. Students take admission in medical colleges across the country through the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET).
Salient points made by Dr. Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank, Union Human Resource Development Minister in the live session:
- JEE Main examinations will be held from 18 July to 23 July 2020. The NEET 2020 will be held on 26 July 2020.
- No decision yet on CBSE exams, but we will decide in the next 2 days.
- Every effort is being made by the Ministry to reach the students of rural areas.
- It has been decided to reduce the syllabus for the next academic session.
- The UGC guideline for the college will be followed. According to the UGC calendar, the college examinations will start from July 1 and the new session will start from August.
- I will discuss with the authorities about the NCERT books which are not available. Soon trouble will be overcome.
- Students should prepare for JEE and NEET exams from the initiation portal.
- Task force should be formed in all institutions to deal with the situation of corona virus infection.
Over 15 lakh students across the country have registered for NEET this year, which is the gateway for medical colleges in India. Over 9 lakh students have registered for JEE Mains. JEE Mains is considered to be the qualifying exam for JEE Advanced.
The National Testing Agency (NTA) of the Ministry of Human Resource Development also gave students an option to change their chosen centers for the two tests, as students have moved to different locations since the lockdown.
Universities and schools across the country have been closed since March 16, when the Center announced the closure of classrooms to prevent the spread of corona across the country. A nationwide lockdown was later announced from 25 March, which was extended to 17 May.
However, it is not yet clear when the pending board exams for classes 10 and 12 will be conducted by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE). The board had announced that it would conduct pending examinations in 29 subjects important for advancement and admission to higher education institutions.
