NEET, JEE Main Exam 2020: Exams Postponed Till September

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The Joint Entrance Examination JEE main and advanced 2020 and the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test NEET 2020 (undergraduate) have been postponed to September 2020. 

National Testing Agency (NTA) has postponed JEE Main and NEET. In a tweet by the HRD minister Ramesh Pokriyal 'Nishank', the new dates have been announced. 

• The new JEE Main 2020 exam dates are September 1 to 6; 

• NEET 2020 exam date is September 13 while 

• JEE Advanced exam date is September 27. 

NTA was scheduled to conduct the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) and Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Main 2020 in July. With rising COVID-19 cases across the nation, the demand for NEET and JEE postponement was also on the rise.

Keeping in mind the safety of students and to ensure quality education we have decided to postpone #JEE & #NEET examinations. JEE Main examination will be held between 1st-6th Sept, JEE advanced exam will be held on 27th Sept & NEET examination will be held on 13th Sept. pic.twitter.com/klTjtBxvuw

— Dr. Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank (@DrRPNishank) July 3, 2020

As per the latest news on NEET & JEE Main, HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ had asked NTA to review the situation and submit the report on NEET & JEE Main conduction latest by July 3, 2020.

NEET 2020 was to be held on July 26 for 16.84 lakh registered aspirants and JEE Main exam from July 18 to 23 for more than 9 lakh aspirants. 

A decision which will bring relief to around 25 lakh candidates, the expert committee, chaired by professor V Ramgopal Rao, director, IIT-Delhi, in its report on Friday had recommended postponing the exams in view of the prevailing COVID-19 situation.

The latest update on NEET and JEE Main as per reports is that it may be postponed till further notice. Candidates are advised to track the JEE Main and NEET 2020 latest news and live updates below to keep themselves aware.

A decision in this regard has been taken on 03/07/2020 following the recommendation of the expert committee set up by the ministry of human resource development on Thursday after receiving huge demands for postponement of the exams from candidates across the country over the worsening of the pandemic.

The computer-based multi-session JEE (main) examinations will be conducted from September 1 to September 6, while the JEE (advanced) will be held on September 27, 2020. The pen-paper mode entrance for medical colleges, NEET-UG will be held on September 13, 2020.

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