As chorus to postpone various examinations, including NEET and JEE continue to grow amid the COVID-19 pandemic, top political leaders like Rahul Gandhi, Mamata Banerjee, MK Stalin and several others have joined students' demands and have urged the Centre to postpone exams till normalcy in the country is restored.
The Supreme Court has dismissed the plea to postpone the JEE Main 2020 and NEET 2020 exam, which are scheduled to be held in September. The JEE Mains is scheduled to be conducted from September 1 to 6, while the NEET 2020 will be conducted on September 13.
Amrita Vishwa Vidhyapeetham has gone ahead and started its campus placement drive by inviting companies to conduct the recruitment process online. For all its School of Engineering students, Amrita has put virtual processes in place to make it easy for both students and recruiters. In the age of COVID-19, students’ lives are in flux.
Amid the call to postpone several exams due to the coronavirus pandemic, UPSC aspirants have put forth their concerns regarding the UPSC 2020 prelims, scheduled to be held on October 4, 2020. Lakhs of aspirants have taken social media by storm and are demanding the postponement of UPSC Prelims-2020.
Notice has been issued to nearly two dozen private schools across Noida and Greater Noida for alleged non-compliance of the Right to Education (RTE) Act and denying admission to economically-weaker students.
DMK president MK Stalin has written a letter to Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal requesting him to postpone the National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test (NEET) and the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) 2020, till the COVID-19 situation is brought under control.
Online classes for students in Telangana will begin from September 1, the school education department said in its order on Monday.
Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank reviewed various activities of NIOS (National Institute of Open Schooling) today and suggested creating a dashboard that must contain detailed information and contacts of all centres across the country
In the classes held virtually, downloadable soft copies of notes and audio and video clips of lectures are uploaded to the university website, and students need to log in to their respective classes to get access to the study materials, the official told PTI.
The Supreme Court on Monday declined to pass direction to the Central government to hold the National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test (NEET) Undergraduate (UG) 2020 examination in Gulf countries, but asked the government to allow students to come via Vande Bharat Mission flights to give the exams.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to postpone NEET and JEE examinations that are scheduled to be held in September.
Shiv Sena MP from Worli and son of Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray, Aaditya Thackeray has written a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi in wake of UGC, other universities wanting to conduct exams amid pandemic situation in the country saying it will risk lives of many.
Institutions offering MBA and PGDM courses have been allowed to admit students based on marks obtained in qualifying undergraduate exams as several entrance tests could not be conducted due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE) said.
Earlier on Tuesday, the Supreme Court had reserved its judgment on a plea challenging UGC decision to hold final year exams by September end. The court had asked all the counsels to submit a note on their submission within three days.
Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank has sought the suggestions of school principals and teachers on the implementation of the new National Education Policy (NEP) on Sunday.
Joining the chorus in support of JEE and NEET students, Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi on Saturday asked the government to act on their concerns, stating that the coronavirus situation has not subsided yet. The two exams are scheduled to be conducted in September.
Delhi's Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia has demanded cancellation of JEE and NEET competitive examinations in the current circumstances, stating that an alternative should be devised.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday asked the government to take into account concerns of JEE and NEET students who have been demanding postponement of the entrance examinations.
Delhi University Entrance Test (DUET) for admissions 2020 will be held from September 6 to 11, the National Testing Agency (NTA) has informed. For admissions in colleges falling under the Delhi University, students seeking graduation, post-graduate courses, have to qualify the exam.
Telangana TSCET 2020: The Telangana State Council for Higher Education (TSCHE) has announced the schedule for the Common Entrance Tests (CETs). In order to ensure social distancing during the examinations in view of the Covid-19 pandemic, the authorities decided to conduct key tests like EAMCET and PGECET on four days each with two shifts per day.
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