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Lockdown echo: JEE & NEET deferred - 45 lakhs students stuck

Posted on: 28/Mar/2020 4:06:49 PM - No. of views : (3044)
As many as 45 lakhs students preparing for major competitive examinations scheduled over the next three months are stranded as the nationwide lockdown will upset the examination calendar by at least a month.

The officials informed that JEE (Advanced), JEE (Main), NEET, UGC-NET, CSIR UGC-NET and Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) AIEEA scheduled in April, May, and June will be affected by the lockdown.

Of these, the government has already postponed JEE (Main), which was going to be held between April 7 and 11, and NEET on May 3. JEE (Main) is the gateway exam for admission to the National Institutes of Technology. Lockdown echo � JEE & NEET deferred - 45 lakhs students stuck as major entrance tests set for delay

As many as 45 lakhs students preparing for major competitive examinations scheduled over the next three months are stranded as the nationwide lockdown will upset the examination calendar by at least a month.

The officials informed that JEE (Advanced), JEE (Main), NEET, UGC-NET, CSIR UGC-NET and Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) AIEEA scheduled in April, May and June will be affected by the lockdown.

Of these, the government has already postponed JEE (Main), which was going to be held between April 7 and 11, and NEET on May 3. JEE (Main) is the gateway exam for admission to the National Institutes of Technology.