The National Testing Agency (NTA) has announced that it will not release the admit card or hall ticket for the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test in the wake of coronavirus and lockdown of country for 21 days (NEET) 2020 on Friday, March 27.
The NEET admit card 2020 has been delayed according to the latest sources.Once the NTA NEET Admit Card 2020 releases, students can download it online from the official website ntaneet.nic.in/ntaneet.
While there is uncertainty over the NTA NEET 2020 exam date, it was earlier scheduled to be conducted on May 3. In a statement to Indian Express, an official from NTA stated, “The NTA will not release the admit card of the NEET-UG examination today, as the dates may get postponed due to the situation arising out of coronavirus outbreak”.
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About the Postponement of NEET Exam:
Currently, a number of exams are being postponed due to COVID-19, so the authorities will also have to make sure that none of the examinations clash with each other. With so many factors to keep in mind, NTA has a lot on their plate right now and students can be assured that a definitive decision will be made and announced as soon as possible. Till then, all of the students are advised to stay safe and study hard for the upcoming exams.
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This year, a total of 15,93,452 lakh candidates have applied for the NEET entrance exam. Out of these, around 33,357 candidates are from Jammu and Kashmir (J&K).
The NTA NEET UG gives eligibility to apply for undergraduate medical, dental and Aayush programmes. The admissions to all the state and central medical colleges, dental institutes, AIIMS and JIPMER will be eligible only through NEET exam.
The objective type OMR-exam is held for a duration of three hours. The paper will be held in the afternoon session and will have 45 questions each in Physics and Chemistry sections. The Biology part will have 45 questions each from Botany and Zoology
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