Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Sunday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, urging him to defer the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) and National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) till the COVID-19 situation improves. "Aspirants are under tremendous mental pressure as to how they could remain immune while attending exams physically. The spectre of corona will be haunting the students during the examination period stretching from September 1," he wrote to PM Modi. Requesting Hon PM Sh @narendramodi Ji to postpone the date of JEE NEET exam pic.twitter.com/2Rq8f7IzUp — Adhir Chowdhury (@adhirrcinc) August 23, 2020The National Testing Agency (NTA) on Friday announced that JEE will be held from September 1 to 6 and NEET on September 13. On August 17, the Supreme Court dismissed a petition seeking the postponement of the NEET and JEE scheduled to be held in September 2020.

Source: dna August 23, 2020 11:37 UTC