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Odisha CM urges education minister to postpone NEET, JEE

Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], August 25 (ANI): Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday urged Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal to postpone NEET 2020 and JEE Main 2020 due to outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic.

ANI Aug 25, 2020 17:13 IST googleads

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik [File Photo/ANI]

Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], August 25 (ANI): Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday urged Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal to postpone NEET 2020 and JEE Main 2020 due to outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic.
"In view of the prevailing COVID-19 situation in the country, it would be highly unsafe and perilous for the students to appear in these tests," CM Patnaik said.
Notably, the National Testing Agency (NTA) is scheduled to conduct the JEE (Main) on September 1-6 and NEET on September 13.
He also informed the Union Education Minister that transportation in Odisha has been disrupted because of the lockdown enforced by many district administrations in an attempt to contain the spread of COVID-19.
"Odisha has got vast tribal pockets having geographically inaccessible areas...the students of these areas may be deprived of appearing in these tests, as they will have to travel long distances to come to the examination centres," Patnaik stated in the letter.
Reiterating the request for postponing the exams, Patnaik added, "Whenever NTA holds these tests, it may be directed to open centres in all the 30 districts of the State so that students have to travel maximum 2-3 hours to reach the test centres and go back home the same day and thus ensure maximum participation of the students in these tests." (ANI)

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