NEET 2020: Over 15 Lakh candidates to appear for exam today amid stringent COVID-19 precautions
NTA to conduct the NEET 2020 exam today. Over 15 lakh candidates will be appearing for the exam which will be held from 2 pm to 5 pm in 3,843 exam centers across the country.
The medical entrance exam is being conducted amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic for which the agency has released a set of safety guidelines. NTA, in a detailed guideline, has set a specified dress code for NEET 2020 aspirants. The instructions on the NEET 2020 Admit cards include the direction on the clothing and footwear that must be followed by the students on the NEET exam day. Candidates must read the instructions carefully and follow them on the NEET 2020 exam day to avoid any discrepancies.
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“Candidate are advised to follow the dress code. Shoes or footwear with thick soles and garments with large buttons are not permitted,” NTA had said earlier.
The NTA had earlier also released a notification stating that the NEET exam centres allotted to certain candidates have been changed owing to the new COVID-19 guidelines. However, the notification clearly states that NTA is not making any changes to the exam city, only the centres allotted within a particular city have been changed to comply with the new guidelines.
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On September 9, the Union Health Ministry modified the SOP for holding exams during the ongoing pandemic situation. The revised SOP includes scrapping the provision that permitted symptomatic candidates to take the test in an isolated room.
Also Read: NEET 2020: Govt. revises SOP for exams, removes isolation option for 'symptomatic students'
Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank also wished students appearing for the crucial NEET exam for admission to the medical courses. He said, "I am confident that even in the NEET exam, like JEE all the candidates will follow the Corona Guidelines and will take the exam with complete patience, self-confidence."
The NTA concluded the engineering entrance test, JEE Main, on September 6 and declared the results in just five days, on Friday, September 11.
Please note, due to COVID19, frisking would be done by handheld devices attached to a long stick to maintain proper social distancing. Candidates are hence advised to follow the norms and instructions provided by NTA.
Several state governments and the Railways have also come forward to help and support students to reach their designated exam centers today.
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