New Delhi: Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) vice-chancellor M Jagadish Kumar (Mamidala Jagadesh Kumar) said on Wednesday that the NEET and Zee examinations should be held in September as per schedule as they were postponed the anxiety Will increase among students. His statement comes amidst the growing demand for postponement of these two important examinations amid growing cases of Covid-19. He tweeted, “Both Zee and Neet examinations should be held in September as planned. This is not the time to create further anxiety in the students’ minds by stressing the postponement of these exams. The Supreme Court has also said that ‘life must go on’ and students ‘can not waste a whole year’.
Amid growing demand for postponement of these important examinations due to the Covid-19 epidemic, education ministry officials have said that the Zee Main and National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET-USE) examinations will be held in September as per schedule. Zee Men is to be held from September 1 to 6 and NEET will be held on September 13. Several opposition leaders including senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, his Odisha counterpart Naveen Patnaik and DMK president MK Stalin have demanded postponement of these examinations.
15.97 lakh students have registered for NEET. According to the officials of the National Examination Agency, more than 14 lakh students have downloaded admit cards for JEE-Main and NEET to be held in September. The opposition has strongly raised this issue. Congress president Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren, DMK President MK Stalin, and Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia also took the examinations. Demand to be postponed. A section of students preparing for NEET and JEE also sought to defer the examinations. He said that there is a lack of transport service to reach the examination centers. Ankit Zakhania, who is preparing for JEE, said his main concern is the rising cases of coronavirus. An online petition has been started to postpone the examination. 1,08,114 people have signed it for 20 minutes at eight. Demand for postponement of these entrance exams is increasing due to the Covid-19 epidemic. However, the Ministry of Education has insisted that the examinations be held in September at the scheduled time. Steps such as increasing the number of examination centers for the Medical and Engineering Entrance Examinations (NEET and JEE) to be held in September, the National Examination Agency (NTA), leaving one seat, fewer candidates in each room and separate entry and exit arrangements Will raise.
NTA said in its statement on Tuesday, “The number of examination centers for JEE has been increased from 570 to 660 while NEET will now be at 3,843 centers instead of 2,546 centers. JEE is a computer-based examination whereas NEET is done on pen and paper in the traditional way. ” In a digital meeting with Congress President Sonia Gandhi, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee also said that states should approach the Supreme Court to stop these exams. Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren said that Chief Ministers should meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi and demand postponement of examinations before going to court. Meanwhile, Aam Aadmi Party leader and Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia requested the Central Government to work on an alternative method for the selection of students, demanding the postponement of NEET and JEE examinations. Sisodia said, “Despite all the precautionary measures, many top leaders have been in the grip of infection. So how can we afford to send 28 lakh students to the examination center and ensure that they will not fall prey to it? ” Demanding the postponement of these exams, DMK chief MK Stalin said that the Tamil Nadu government should approach the Supreme Court on the issue. Sweden’s famous activist Greta Thunberg on Tuesday said on the issue that it is not fair that students in India have to take national exams during the Covid-19 epidemic and when millions of people are also affected by the floods.
