Team Herald
PANJIM: The National Students Union of India (NSUI) Goa unit has urged the Central government to postpone the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) and Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) in wake of rising COVID-19 cases in the country, including Goa.
The National Testing Agency (NTA) reiterated that JEE (Main) will be held from September 1 to 6 and NEET (UG) exams on September 13, as scheduled earlier.
The Supreme Court has dismissed a petition seeking the postponement of NEET and JEE, which have been scheduled to take place in September.
“At a time when the cases of COVID-19 are increasing daily, classes are taking place online and there is a medical emergency in our country during a pandemic, the government cannot expect the students to answer exams by going to the exam centre which can indeed lead to multiplying of cases,” NSUI said on Wednesday.
It added that organising the examination would be wastage of time as many students are already suffering from the pandemic.
“Hundreds of students are already suffering from COVID-19 and cannot answer their exams. Organising these exams would lead to them wasting one year. Time and again we have requested the government to cancel all exams. NEET and JEE aspirants are generally below 18 years of age and are the future of the country. Asking them to answer exams would be putting the entire country at a health risk and putting their future at stake,” it added.
