Attention NEET 2021 candidates! Check expected exam date

NEET 2021 exam date: Attention NEET 2021 candidates! NTA Director-General Vineet Joshi on Tuesday said that the exam date for the medical entrance examination, National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test (NEET) 2021 will be announced by February-end or early-March.

While speaking to India TV digital on the delay of the NEET 2021 dates, Joshi stated that the process is taking so long because 28 boards, two ministries and the NTA is involved in brainstorming sessions.

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As per a report by india.com, after being postponed for twice, the NEET 2020 was held on September 13 last year. More than 13.66 lakh candidates appeared for the exam out of which 7,71,500 candidates had qualified.

Joshi further added that the NTA is in consultation with all its stakeholders and is taking into consideration all the aspects which will prove beneficial for the students. It is expected that a decision on the exam date will be reached by the end of this month.

In an attempt to lessen the burden on the students, the NTA had also written a letter to the Union Health Ministry asking if it was possible to conduct the entrance exam twice a year.

Last year the NEET was held in 11 languages including Tamil, Telugu. English, Hindi, Urdu, Hindi, Assamese, Bengali, Odia, Marathi, Kannada and Gujarati.