Medical Entrance Exam, NEET, Postponed

Authorities have postponed the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) which was scheduled to be held on May 3. The entrance exam is held annually for admission to undergraduate medical or MBBS, BDS and AYUSH programmes. Through this exam, admission to veterinary courses are also done.

Union Minister for Human Resource Development, Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank has tweeted that he has directed the National Testing Agency (NTA) to postpone the exam. He has suggested students to stay at home and utilise the time for preparation.

As per the orders of the HRD Minister, the NEET and JEE Main exams are postponed till last week of May. The admit cards will be issued after April 15.

With this NEET is the second major exams to have been postponed due to the nationwide lockdown due to COVID-19 outbreak after JEE mains

While the status of NEET and JEE Main are clear, the NTA is yet to respond on the status on other entrance exams.