NEET 2021 dates likely to be out in next 15 days: Education Minister
While thousands of aspirants are eagerly awaiting NEET 2021 dates, there are many who are demanding cancellation of the medical entrance exam.
NEET 2021: The National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) dates are expected to be out soon. While thousands of aspirants are eagerly awaiting NEET 2021 dates, there are many who are demanding cancellation of the medical entrance exam. Some even took to social media to request Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank that the exam, usually held once a year, be conducted twice considering the COVID-19 pandemic situation. Recently, during an interview, the education minister hinted at the possibility of conducting the entrance test twice a year.
While talking to the media, the education minister said, there is a possibility that NEET 2021 dates will be announced in the next 10-15 days. He further added that 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 minister also talked about the possibility of NEET 2021 being conducted twice. Mr Pokhriyal said, “In all probability, YES. At least, the government is headed in that direction and considering the feasibility to conduct NEET twice a year.” He further added, "We are exploring all the possibilities of conducting the exam twice a year, keeping in view concerns of students."
Recently, the National Testing Agency (NTA) had written to the Union Health Ministry asking whether the entrance test could be held twice a year. It said the move would lessen the immense stress and pressure faced by students. Last year, NEET was held in 11 languages -- English, Urdu, Hindi, Assamese, Bengali, Odia, Marathi, Kannada, Gujarati, Tamil and Telugu.
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