Coronavirus: Students arrive at test centres for NEET re-exam

Following the directives of the Supreme Court, the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test is being held across the nation for the students who missed the exam due to coronavirus pandemic. The results of the NEET exam will be declared on October 16.

New Delhi: The National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) is being held on Wednesday across the nation for the students who missed the exam due to COVID-19.

The National Testing Agency (NTA), the body organising the re-exam has put in place a raft of measures such as increasing the number of exam centres and reducing the number of students in a room because of the COVID-19.

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In Varanasi, the candidates arrived at an examination centre on Wednesday to appear for the exam amid stringent checks and protocols given the COVID-19 pandemic.

The national-level entrance was conducted on September 13 but students who could not attend the test due to COVID-19 restrictions were allowed to appear for the same on Wednesday in various parts of the country.

The Supreme Court had earlier dismissed a petition seeking the postponement of the NEET scheduled to be held in September 2020 observing that the career of students cannot be put in jeopardy for long. NEET is an entrance test for medical and allied programs, being held by the National Testing Agency (NTA).

ANI report

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