NEET 2021: Students request Education Minister for clarity on syllabus cut

NEW DELHI: Every year lakhs of students appear for the National Entrance-cum-Eligibility Test (NEET) to get admission to under-graduate medical seats in India. This year for NEET 2021 the exam is expected to be conducted in the month of June, however, the National Testing Agency (NTA) or the concerned authorities have not yet confirmed the exam date. With no clarity on the syllabus reduction, teachers and students have repeatedly raised requests on Twitter.

As syllabus cut and some relaxations were announced for Central Board of Secondary Education’s (CBSE) board exam and JEE Main respectively, medical aspirants are asking Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ or NTA to give clarity on NEET 2021 syllabus reduction. These are the crucial months of preparation and uncertainty on the NEET 2021 syllabus has created unnecessary hassle in the mind of medical aspirants.

Take of NTA on NEET 2021 syllabus

National Testing Agency (NTA) has not released or made any official announcement regarding the syllabus of NEET 2021. For now, aspirants are advised to avoid fake news or rumors related to a reduction in the NEET syllabus. However, it is highly expected that the decision on the NTA NEET syllabus will be made soon and any update related to the same will be intimated to you soon after the availability.

Demand on social media for clarity on NEET syllabus

Social media is full of questions and tweets related to NEET 2021 syllabus reduction, which can be checked from below.

Direct NTA to fix up revised NEET 2021 Syllabus
A medical aspirant of the NEET 2021 session requested the education minister to direct NTA to fix up the revised syllabus and exam date as early as possible.

@DrRPNishank
Sir,Kindly direct NTA to fix up NEET 2021 exam date as well as revised syllabus at the earliest. Apart from that a thought of conducting NEET twice a year will be a welcoming step under your care.

— A TRUE PATRIOT (@DPrantar4) January 11, 2021

NEET 2021 syllabus is important for proper preparation
A tweet requesting the education minister to declare the NEET exam date and update on the syllabus has been made by a NEET aspirant.

@DG_NTA @DrRPNishank @EduMinOfIndia sir please declare the date and the syllabus for the NEET ug because this will help us to schedule our studies and prepare properly . I'll suggest please conduct neet twice offline mode with full syllabus no extra in questions , exam will twice

— Sanketgour (@Sanketgour4) January 10, 2021

“Announce the NEET syllabus, we are in tension” - Medical aspirant
An aspirant has requested Pokhriyal to declare the exam date and revised syllabus for NEET 2021. Due to delays in announcements, both students and their parents are under tension.

@DrRPNishank SIR PLEASE DECLARE NEET EXAM DATE AND SYLLABUS ,STUDENTS AND PARENTS ARE UNDER TENSION FOR YOUR DELAY ANNOUNCEMENT ,DONT MAKE PANIC TO PARENTS AND STUDENTS SIR

— RAMESH SIR CHAIRMAN MM PU BIDAR (@cf9f310675e9440) January 5, 2021

Know about the NEET exam

As of now, NTA will be conducting NEET 2021 in offline mode, admission will be granted to 80,055 MBBS, 26,949 BDS, 50,720 AYUSH, and 525 veterinary seats. The exact dates of NEET 2021 are yet to be announced.

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