National Testing Agency (NTA) is all set to begin the JEE Main (April) 2020 examination from tomorrow. A few opposition parties have approa...
National Testing Agency (NTA) is all set to begin the JEE Main (April) 2020 examination from tomorrow. A few opposition parties have approached the Supreme Court demanding the postponement of the exam due to the COVID-19 situation. However, it should be noted that the Court had earlier given its go-ahead to the agency to conduct the exam.
Around 9 lakh students are scheduled to appear for the exam which will be conducted from September 1 to September 6. Students have been flooding the social media sites with many students requesting the government to postpone the exams due to the COVID-19 situation, lack of transportation, problems maintaining physical distancing at the exam centre, flood situation in some regions among others.
NTA has released standard operating procedure (SOPs) for all the exam centres and has ensured that all measures will be taken to safeguard candidates from the infection. Moreover, some states have announced that they will be providing free transportation and accommodation for JEE Main and NEET candidates.
Odisha to provide transportation and accommodation
Chief Minister of Odisha, Naveen Patnaik, announced that the state will provide transportation and free accommodation to all the candidates appearing for the JEE Main and NEET exam free of cost. Engineering colleges’ hostels will be provided...
