West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee has requested the Centre to postpone the upcoming Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) and the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) given the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. With the COVID-19 still undefeated around the world and the rising number of cases in India, the West Bengal CM believes the two exams should be conducted once the situation gets better.
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“In our last video conference with the Hon’ble PM Shri @narendramodiJi, I had been vocal against the UGC guidelines mandating completion of terminal examinations in Universities/Colleges by the end of September 2020, which had a huge potential to put student lives at risk” tweeted Mamata Banerjee.
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“Now with the directive of @EduMinOfIndiato conduct NEET, JEE 2020 in Sep, I would again appeal to the Centre to assess the risk and postpone these examinations until the situation is conducive again. It is our duty to ensure a safe environment for all our students”, she added.
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While the JEE (Main) is scheduled to be held between September 1 and 6, the JEE (Advanced), on the other hand, is slated for September 27. Besides, the NEET 2020 is set to be held on September 13. Earlier, in the month of April, the Supreme Court dismissed a petition seeking the deferment of JEE (Main) and NEET (Undergraduate) examinations. The court stated that students’ valuable time “cannot be wasted” and “life has to go on”.
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