State to go ahead with JEE-NEET exams

August 31, 2020 220 Views No Comment

JEE mains from Sep 1-6
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NEET exams on Sep 13
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1851 JEE candidates
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2542 NEET candidates

Correspondent KOHIMA, AUG 30 (NPN): Despite stiff opposition by certain States allowing holding of Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) and National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET 2020) in view of the COVID-19 pandemic, National Testing Agency (NTA) is all set to conduct the exams across the country, including Nagaland. The exams centres will be in Dimapur and Kohima.

In a letter to the deputy commissioners of Dimapur and Kohima, the Home department informed that the JEE mains and NEET exams to be conducted by the NTA is scheduled to be held from September 1 to 6 (JEE) and on September 13 (NEET).

Altogether 1851 candidates will be appearing for the JEE exams in two shifts.

In Dimapur, four centres have been marked– NIT Chümoukedima, Patkai Christian College, Delhi Public School and Unity College and in Kohima one centre at ION Digital Zone Idz Pezielietsie.

For NEET, 2542 candidates have registered for the exams, which will be held across four centres in Dimapur– Delhi Public School, Kendriya Vidyalaya (CRPF), SD Jain HSS, Livingstone Foundation HS and in Kohima– G. Rio school, NIE&ILT Meriema, Modern College.

When contacted, National Institute of Electronics & Information Technology (NIELIT) deputy director and JEE/NEET coordinator for Kohima Morimenba informed Nagaland Post also confirmed that the exams will be held as scheduled in Nagaland.

He said that there was no new directive and hence the directive of NTA would be followed to make necessary arrangements for conduct of the tests.

Mentioning that some forms that were required to be submitted were done on Sunday, he added that “NTA is looking forward to conduct the exams.”

It may be mentioned that a review petition has been filed in the Supreme Court against the August 17 order dismissing the petition seeking postponement of NEET-JEE Main 2020 exams.

The review petition was filed in individual capacity by the non-BJP-ruled States of West Bengal, Jharkhand, Rajasthan, Punjab and Chattisgarh.

In : Nagaland