The Supreme Court on Monday junked the petition seeking deferment of the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) and Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) and gave a green signal for the conduct of examinations scheduled to be held in September 2020. Hearing the plea seeking to postpone the examinations in view of the coronavirus crisis, a bench headed by Justice Arun Mishra said that deferring the exams will put the career of students in peril. The bench also said that it has taken into account Mehta's submission that the exams will be conducted with precautions. The plea sought directions to the central government to hold JEE and NEET examinations till the COVID-19 crisis is over and the situation in the country becomes normal. The NTA has scheduled the exams to be conducted in September.

Source: dna August 17, 2020 07:30 UTC