Around 8.58 lakh students have registered to appear for the JEE (Mains) examination, while 15.97 lakh candidates will appear for NEET.
On Friday, the Indian National Congress will hold a nationwide protest against the Modi government over its move to go ahead with the NEET/JEE Examinations amid coronavirus pandemic, NDTV reported.
“In line with concerted opposition to this mindless and dictatorial move of the central government, Congress will be holding protests on Friday at 11 am in front of central government offices at state and district headquarters,” Congress General Secretary KC Venugopal said on Wednesday in a statement.
“They will oppose the decision of the government to hold these exams during the pandemic. While holding exams during Covid crisis has put students in a state of extreme mental stress, the grim flood situation in states like Assam and Bihar will further put students from those states at a severe disadvantage,” he further added.
JEE is slated to take place between September 1 to September 6, whereas NEET is scheduled for September 13. Around 8.58 lakh students have registered to appear for the JEE (Mains) examination, while 15.97 lakh candidates will appear for NEET.
The central government has been facing heavy criticism from the opposition as well as students.
Hashtags demanding postponement of the exams have been repeatedly trending on Twitter. But the BJP government has not bowed down on this matter and maintains that exams will be conducted on scheduled dates.
Union Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal on Tuesday defended the centre’s move to hold the exams and said that the government is under pressure from parents and students to conduct the tests.
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