Chennai: The engineering entrance exam (JEE Main) and medical entrance exam (NEET) will be held in July.
Union Minister for Human Resource Development Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ today said JEE Main will be held from 18-23 July and NEET will be held on 26 July.
Earlier, the Minister had announced that these exams will be held in May-end, however, with lockdown being extended till 17 May, the exams are expected to be postponed further.
Over nine lakh students have registered to appear for JEE Main and over 15.93 lakh have applied for NEET 2020, as per the National Testing Agency (NTA) – the exam conducting body.
While Joint Entrance Exam-Mains (JEE-MAINS) is conducted for admission to engineering colleges across the country, the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) is conducted for medical colleges.