As per the NTA National Testing Agency to be declared the date of JEE MAIN and NEFT UG exam date.
In Writ Petition (Civil) No. 812/2020, Sayantan Biswas & Orsvs National Testing Agency (NTA) and Ors, with W.P. (C ) No. 851/2020, the Hon’ble Supreme Court Ordered, as follows:
“We find that there is absolutely no justification in the prayer made for postponement of the examination in question relating to NEET UG-2020 as well as JEE (Main) April, 2020. In our opinion, though there is pandemic situation, but ultimately life has to go and the career of the students cannot be put on peril for long and full academic year cannot be wasted.”
“…the examination is going to be held with due precaution and it is not going to be postponed. Thus, we find no merit in the writ petition.”
In this background, it is intimated that, for the first time, due to COVID-19 pandemic, the candidates of JEE (Main) were provided opportunity five times to change their option of Center City. A total of 661911 Candidates availed this opportunity and they were considered for centers based upon their latest (revised) option.
Now the National Testing Agency (NTA) has also released the Admit Cards for the JEE (Main) Examinations scheduled from 01-09-2020 to 06-09-2020. 649223 Candidates have downloaded their Admit Cards so far, against a total number 858273. NTA is happy to share with the JEE (Main) 2020 candidates that it has been able to offer the first choice of preference of center cities to 99.07% of the candidates. 142 candidates have, subsequently requested for a change in their allotted center city due to various reasons, and the NTA is considering these requests positively.
As far as, NEET (UG)-2020 is concerned, again for the first time, the Candidates of this examination were given opportunity five times to change their choice of Center City. A total of 95000 Candidates availed the same and they have been accommodated against their revised choices
The NEET (UG)-2020 exam is now scheduled on 13-09-2020 and the total of 15,97,433 Candidates are registered for the same. The Admit Cards will be released shortly. Overall, 99.87% Candidates will be accommodated against their first preference of Center City.
