Give us adequate time: 10,000 NEET aspirants write to NTA seeking postponement
New Delhi: Pointing out that the counselling for the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test 2021 is yet to be completed, more than 10,000 aspirants of NEET UG 2022 have recently written to the National Testing Agency (NTA) requesting to postpone the exam and allocate them with enough time for preparation.Apart from this the aspirants have also pointed out how the date for NEET on July 17...
New Delhi: Pointing out that the counselling for the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test 2021 is yet to be completed, more than 10,000 aspirants of NEET UG 2022 have recently written to the National Testing Agency (NTA) requesting to postpone the exam and allocate them with enough time for preparation.
Apart from this the aspirants have also pointed out how the date for NEET on July 17 is almost clashing with the dates for CUET & JEE Mains.
In the letter, the MBBS aspirants said the date for this year's National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) has been announced, even though counselling for last year's exam hasn't finished, adds PTI.
"Many NEET aspirants and droppers from 2021 waited till the mop-up round of NEET 2021 counselling in the hope of getting a medical seat but didn't get one. The mop up round ended in the first week of April… in many states, state counselling is not finished till now," stated the letter.
Pointing out that the current schedule will be problematic for both the droppers and freshers, the letter further added, "This year, many students could not calculate their percentage of getting a seat due to the changed reservation policy in NEET 2021 counselling and suddenly after three days, NTA announced on April 6 that NEET 2022 will be conducted on 17 July 2022."
"Also, CUET is scheduled for 1st and 2nd weeks of July and JEE mains second attempt is scheduled from 21 July 2022. In between NEET on 17 July will be a great burden for students," the aspirants pointed out.
Last year's exam was initially scheduled for August 1 but was postponed to September 12 due to the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Meanwhile, citing the clash of the exam date with the schedule for previous year's counselling schedule, the aspirants of NEET PG 2022 had also been demanding a deferment of the exam. Even though several medical associations came in support of the students and some of the doctors approached the Supreme Court, the authorities did not agree to the demands for postponement.
The Supreme Court had last week dismissed petitions seeking postponement of the 2022 NEET-Post Graduate examinations, saying any change to the May 21 date "will create chaos and uncertainty and deficiency of doctors in hospitals".
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