After JEE Main, NTA gears up for NEET on Sept 13
   Date :07-Sep-2020


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NEW DELHI ;
 
AFTER JEE Main, the National Testing Agency (NTA) is now gearing up for conducting medical entrance exam NEET scheduled to be held on September 13 for which over 15 lakh candidates have registered. The Joint Entrance Exam (JEE Main), which began on September 1 for admission to engineering colleges, will conclude on Sunday.
 
The crucial exams are being conducted in September after being postponed twice in view of the COVID-19 pandemic. According to NTA officials, 15.97 lakh candidates from across the country have registered for NEET, which is a pen-paper based test unlike JEE.
 
In order to maintain social distancing, the NTA has increased the number of centres from 2,546 to 3,843 for the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) while the number of candidates per room has been reduced from earlier 24 to 12. “For ensuring social distancing outside the examination hall, the entry and exit of candidates has been staggered,” a senior NTA official said. “Candidates have also been issued an advisory guiding them about the ‘dos and don’ts’ for proper social distancing.
 
We have also written to states governments to extend support in local movement of the candidates so that they are able to reach their examination centres on time,” the official added. Making hand sanitisers available, replacing the process of checking the admit cards of candidates with barcode readers, increasing the number of examination centres, alternate seating plans and fewer candidates per room are among the steps the NTA has taken.