Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank, Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister announced JEE Main and NEET exam dates on Tuesday. JEE Main will be conducted in multiple sessions from July 18 to July 23. Also, the medical entrance test will be held on July 26.

The dates of JEE Advanced are not decided but is expected to be held in August.

Meanwhile, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), on its official website, had declared that HRD Minister would connect with teachers, students, parents via social media handles. He will also answer the questions of the students.

The JEE (Main) 2020 and NEET 2020 exams were previously re-scheduled by the ministry, due to the lockdown in the country in the wake of the coronavirus crisis. The new date for the JEE (Main) 2020 exams was since then anticipated.

On the other hand, the last date to apply for the CSIR-UGC NET 2020 exams has been extended till May 15. Students can visit the official website csirnet.nta.nic.in to apply for the CSIR-UGC NET 2020.

Over nine lakh candidates have registered for JEE Main. In contrast, over 15.93 lakh students are likely to take up the NEET 2020 exams, according to the National Testing Agency (NTA).

Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank and students had interaction for the second time. The session was earlier scheduled to be held on May 2, 2020. However, it was postponed for May 5.

STUDENTS-MINISTER INTERACTION

In last month the Minister interacted the students and answered some serious questions of students and their parents.

One of the students complained that even though actions have been taken to deliver academic material online such as online classes, poor internet was creating education problems in rural areas.

The HRD Minister on reply to the complaint has said that online classes are available on 32 DTH channels which can be used by the rural students to continue their studies at home even if they face internet problems.