The National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test, or NEET, for admission to medical courses across the country, will be held on Sunday. The Supre...
The National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test, or NEET, for admission to medical courses across the country, will be held on Sunday. The Supreme Court had earlier this month rejected petitions to postpone NEET and the Joint Entrance Examination in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. The JEE has already been held from September 1 to 6, and the results declared.
“I wish good luck to all the students appearing for NEET,” Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal “Nishank” tweeted on Sunday morning. “I am fully confident that all the candidates, while sticking to the coronavirus protocols, will give the exam with full confidence and patience.”
The National Testing Agency will conduct the exams. The agency has released a comprehensive list of guidelines for taking the exams while following physical distancing and other protocols, NDTV reported. These include staggered reporting times and seating. Students must also wear face masks and gloves and carry their own hand sanitisers and water bottles.
The National Testing Agency has also said that there will be “isolation rooms” for students whose body temperature was over the prescribed limit. The agency has also mandated that students carry a self-declaration that they do not have any symptoms of the coronavirus or have been in touch with a coronavirus-positive person.
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