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The Education Ministry has announced that it has cancelled the CBSE Class 10th and 12th Board exams. “Government of India has decided to cancel the Class 12 CBSE Board Exams. After extensive consultations, we have taken a decision that is student-friendly, one that safeguards the health as well as future of our youth,” the Prime Minister announced. In the same line, ICSE and some other state boards have announced the cancellation of their board exams. Thus, NEET 2021 aspirants have also asked the ministry to postpone the medical entrance.
As for conducting JEE Main 2021, students have already received the notification for April and May exam push. On the other hand, neither the registrations have opened for the August 1 NEET exam, nor is there any relief. Students have been waiting for the government's decision for the pen and paper-based medical exam. The delay in the conduction of the board exams has already increased the uncertainty around NEET. But, with the update on CBSE Class 12 exams, students can expect a decision soon.
Students raise concern over NEET 2021 exams
#postponeneetUG2021
If board exams are not being conducted in July-August, how can JEE and NEET exams be conducted in July-August ?— HemaMeghana Reddy (@Hemameghana_) June 2, 2021
Sir @ArvindKejriwal what about #neetug2021
Please postpone it to Sept or oct #postponeneetUG2021
Take some student friendly action. https://t.co/LdAjGxZVQ3— Anwesa (@Anwesa78298987) June 1, 2021
Sir What's about NEET UG 2021#postponeneetUG2021 https://t.co/jtLVuRQ7HO
— Prince Fayaz (@PrinceF70424641) June 1, 2021
Some students are also asking the government to vaccinate all the candidates who are to appear for the NEET UG 2021 exam before its conduction to reduce the risk of contracting the disease while appearing at the examination centre. The central government will soon take the final call for the dates of the NEET 2021 exam as they have already announced the Class 12 board exams 2021 postponement.
About NEET 2021
NEET is considered one of the toughest entrance examinations all over the country. It is a national level examination for 12th pass out students to join the medical field. Last year also there was a continuous delay in the conduct of examinations due to the Covid-19 pandemic in the country. This year, NTA announced the exam date in March-mid but the registrations have still not begun. NTA has announced that it will accept NEET application in online format only. For the August exam, the form ought to have opened on the official website of NEET in the April-May timeline. Thus, with the registration form still unavailable, there is hope that the education ministry might announce a student-favourable decision.
Last year, the exam was held on September 13 after being postponed twice due to the COVID-19 pandemic. A total of 7,71,500 candidates had qualified for the exam, for which over 13.66 lakh appeared. The test happened in eleven languages i.e. English, Urdu, Hindi, Assamese, Bengali, Odia, Marathi, Kannada, Gujarati, Tamil, and Telugu.