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POSTPONING OF JEE NEET 2020 UPDATES   On  August 17, the Supreme Court rejected the petition a group of 11 students filed where they demanded postponing the 2020 JEE (Joint Entrance Examination) Main and NEET (National Eligibility cum Entrance Test) exams--conducted every year across the country by the National Testing Agency (NTA)--are scheduled in September; JEE Main from September 1 to 6 and NEET on September 13. Justice Arun Mishra of SC, who headed a three-judge bench hearing the petition, said: “Life cannot be stopped. We have to move ahead with all safeguards.... Can we just stop exams? We should move on.” The Supreme Court decision has opened a Pandora’s box. Thousands of students have gone on hunger strike demanding the postponement of the examinations and political parties have taken up the issue, citing the safety of children amid a pandemic and spike in Covid cases. Students supposed to take the exam are left confused, and parents and academicians are divided....

27/08/2020 JEE NEET postponements due to COVID-19  Amid several protests on JEE NEET postponement due to COVID-19 outbreak, the education minister, Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ on Wednesday said in a video that a large number of candidates and parents wanted to take the entrance examinations.  He also said that following the order of the Supreme Court decision on conducting NEET, JEE exams along with the request of students as well as parents, the National Testing Agency (NTA) has decided to conduct the engineering and medical entrance examinations. #JEE  #NEET