Chennai: Tamilnadu Health Minister M Subramanian has said that the State is against NEET and taking all efforts not to conduct NEET for medical admission.
However, he said the students should prepare for it as they should not be found wanting if NEET is held due to some reasons.
His comments have come at a time when the Union government has announced that the NEET entrance test for undergraduate medical and dental programmes will be held on 12 September.
The application process will begin at 5 p.m. on 13 July through the National Testing Agency website, Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan announced.
‘In order to ensure social distancing norms, number of cities where examination will be conducted has been increased from 155 to 198. The number of examination centres will also be increased from the 3,862 centres used in 2020,’ he said.
He added that face masks will be provided to all candidates at examination centres. The NTA will also ensure that staggered time slots during entry and exit, contactless registration, proper sanitisation and seating with social distancing are implemented, in line with Covid safety protocols.