NE NEWS SERVICE
NEW DELHI, MARCH 27
The National Eligibility cum Entrance Test-Under Graduate (NEET-UG) 2020 scheduled for May 3, 2020, is likely to be postponed as a result of the 21-day lockdown. The National Testing Agency (NTA) on Thursday decided to not issue the admit card that was to be downloaded by the candidates on Friday. The Joint Entrance Examination (Main) will also be rescheduled as the lockdown will continue until April 14. The NTA will issue a notification on the status NEET-UG 2020 on Friday.
Deciding not to issue the admit cards for the time being, a senior NTA official said, “We will not be issuing the admit cards on March 27, 2020, as scheduled. The new date for downloading admit cards will be issued later following a review. A final call will be taken jointly by the ministries of health and family welfare and human resource development.”
The health and HRD ministries are in talks regarding the dates for the issuing of admit cards. Based on the directions, NTA will issue a notification on Friday on the future course of action. According to reliable sources from the government, the new schedule is unlikely to be announced during the period of the lockdown till April 14 and the exams are likely to be rescheduled to either third week of May or even later.
