Amritsar, April 20
The National Testing Agency (NTA) postponed April session for JEE (Main) 2021 in view of the Covid-19 pandemic adding to the series of announcements of delay or cancellation of exams due to the virus.
The UGC-National Eligibility Test (NET) scheduled to be held from May 2 to 17 has also been postponed in view of the pandemic, Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ announced on Tuesday.
While the move is being considered a necessary intervention under the given circumstances, the repeated delay in conduct of competitive exams is causing stress among students, say experts.
Dinesh Paneri, academic mentor and managing partner at FITJEE, said, “The situation is not new as earlier too, there had been a lot of uncertainty over the conduct of competitive exams such as JEE and NEET. Although, concerned authorities tried to consider all possible options under the given circumstances, the delay is already causing stress and anxiety among students. Not j
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