NEET 2021 exams date, syllabus, schedule, registration news, online-offline mode: Check latest update from Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal

NEET 2021 News: In a live interaction with students, teachers and parents, Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal has ruled out any reduction in syllabus for medical entrance exam NEET. Further, answering a question relating to syllabus and dates of NEET, Ramesh Pokhriyal asserted that the schedule for NEET (UG) 2021 is being finalized in consultation with the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and the National Medical Commission (NMC).

"The same would be declared in near future. The syllabus will remain the same as the previous year. In terms of mode of conduct of examination, online and offline, the health ministry and NMC are being consulted in this regard," he said.

However, talking about JEE-Main, Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal said that the government is examining suggestions about conducting the Joint Entrance Examination-Main four times from next year to ensure that the candidates do not miss out on opportunities due to clash of examinations or the COVID-19 situation.

"The suggestion of Joint Entrance Examination (JEE)-Main 2021 to be held four times in a year will be examined positively, beginning in the end of February, thereafter in March, April and May-2021, for three to four days during each time. The syllabus for JEE (Main 2021) will remain same as the previous year and a proposal is under examination where students will be given choice to answer 75 questions (25 questions each in Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics) out of 90 questions (30 questions each in Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics)," the minister said. He mentioned that for JEE (Main) 2020, there were 75 questions which had to be answered by the candidates (25 questions each in Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics).

NEET was postponed this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.