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JEE, NEET 2020: Should exams be postponed? Education minister answers

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JEE, NEET 2020: Should exams be postponed? Education minister answers

JEE, NEET 2020: Should exams be postponed? Education minister answers

Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal said that students across the country want JEE, NEET examinations.

Pokhriyal also spoke on admit cards being downloaded for JEE, NEET exams. This comes amid debates by several states over postponement of exams. Amid growing chorus for postponement, academicians wrote to PM Modi.

Over 150 academicians said delaying exams will mean compromising students’ future.

Directors of several IITs also said delay in exams will lead to a ’zero academic year’.

On Wednesday, CM of seven states and Congress chief discussed JEE, NEET and echoed postponement of the examinations amid Covid-19.

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