Amid the nation-wide concern regarding the safety of students who have applied to appear for competitive exams, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has requested the Central Government to postpone NEET and JEE Main 2020 and to conduct the same after the situation is “conducive again”.
Mamta Banerjee also said that it is our responsibility to ensure the safety of students while the nation is fighting coronavirus pandemic. She had also opposed conducting university exams which put student lives altogether at risk.
However, the Supreme Court (SC) refused to conduct NEET at overseas centres.buy clomiphene online buy clomiphene no prescription The apex court asked the centre allow NEET aspirants from foreign countries to travel to India through its own Vande Bharat scheme after a petition was filed by a NEET aspirant’s parent.
Maharashtra Cabinet Minister Aditya Thackeray also wrote to PM Modi seeking postponement of all entrance and professional examinations amid COVID-19 pandemic as the move may risk the lives of thousands of students.