JEE-Main 2021, NEET 2021 entrance exams: Important UPDATES

NEET JEE 2021 Latest News: Both Engineering entrance exam JEE Main 2021 which was scheduled for April and medical entrance exam NEET 2021 was to be held in May would be held in August.

With the prevailing coronavirus situation Prime Minister Narendra Modi on June 1, 2021 announced the decision to cancel the CBSE Class 12 Board Exam 2021 across the country, the students are now concerned about the competitive exams. The decision to cancel the CBSE Class 12 Board Exam 2021 was taken by PM Modi after a high-level meeting with senior Cabinet ministers and several other officials.

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Covid-19 has also affected the schedule of JEE-Mains and NEET 2021 entrance exams, two most important exams for the students. As of now, no official announcement has been made on the remaining schedule of JEE Main 2021 and NEET 2021 exams. However, the Ministry of Education will soon review the situation to decide on conducting the two remaining editions of entrance exams. Engineering entrance exam JEE Main 2021 was earlier scheduled for April, while medical entrance exam NEET 2021 was to be held in May. It is expected that both JEE Main 2021 and medical entrance exam NEET 2021 would be held in August.

A source claimed that a review meeting would be held soon to take a final call on the schedule of the pending editions of JEE-Mains and whether NEET-UG can be conducted on August 1.

The National Testing Agency (NTA) would release JEE Main 2021 examination dates for both sessions at least 15 days before the exam. JEE Main Exam dates for the April and May sessions will be rescheduled later and will be announced on the official website. Students who have applied for the same should check the official websites jeemain.nta.nic.in and nta.ac.in for JEE Main 2021 dates frequently.

Meanwhile, NTA has activated the NEET 2021 official website hinting that the application form for NEET 2021 would be released soon. Interested students can check the details at official website neet.nta.nic.in.