Sachin Pilot urges PM Modi to listen to students demand over JEE, NEET exams

In sync with Rahul Gandhi's spin over Prime Minister Narendra Modi's monthly address to the nation, Sachin Pilot on Sunday urged the government to hear the voices of students who are pleading for the postponement of NEET and JEE exams. There have been demands from several students and parents to postpone the entrance exams in view of increasing coronavirus cases.

The NEET exam will be held on September 13, while JEE (Main) too will be held from 1st September to 6th September 2020.  Taking to Twitter, Pilot asserted that students are the 'future of India', adding that their demand should not be 'unheard'.

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Earlier in the day,  Rahul Gandhi also Sunday urged the government to hear "students ke mann ki baat" and give an acceptable solution for the JEE and the NEET exams. He further said that the government must take into account concerns of Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) and National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) students who have been demanding postponement of the entrance examinations. Taking to Twitter, asserted the central government to hear the voice of students and arrive at an acceptable solution.

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Centre's arrangement for NEET and JEE (Main)

Preparing for the JEE (Main), the National Testing Agency (NTA) has released admit cards which are scheduled for 1st September to 6th September 2020. Till date, out of a total of 8,58,273 candidates, 6,49,223 candidates have downloaded their admit cards. Out of the total candidates, 99.07% of candidates have been given the first choice of their preference and only 120 candidates have requested for a change in centre cities allotted to them, stated Centre. 

Moreover, NTA had provided the option to candidates of JEE (Main) to change their centre cities five times, and 63931 candidates availed the same. Similarly, NTA provided the same option for NEET (UG) candidates - about 95,000 candidates availed the same, stated Centre. Out of the total of 15,97,433 candidates, 99.87 % of candidates were given the first city prefered. The Admit Cards for the NEET exam will be released shortly and the exam will be held on 13 September 2020. The Centre stated that elaborate arrangements have been made to sanitise the centres before and after the conduct of the examinations, give fresh masks and (on demand) hand gloves in view of COVID-19 pandemic.

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