NEET UG 2021: Final decision on NEET exam date to be announced soon

NEW DELHI: A high-level meeting for CBSE Class 12 board exam 2021 was conducted on May 23, 2021. The meeting was chaired by the defence minister, Rajnath Singh, along with state education ministers and other stakeholders. The final decision on class 12 boards is likely to be taken by June 1, 2021. Thus, an update on NEET exam date 2021 can be expected anytime soon after June 1. The National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) is scheduled to be held on August 1, 2021. Authorities are expected to inform any changes in the NEET 2021 exam date after considering the decision on CBSE class 12 board exams.

High-level meeting for NEET 2021 exam date, CBSE class 12 board exams

To make a decision on conducting CBSE class 12 board exams followed by NEET exam date 2021, a high level meeting was held on May 23. The meeting primarily focused on proposals for conducting CBSE Class 12 board exams. Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ and state education ministers were also present in the meeting on May 23.

No decision has been made yet on CBSE class 12 board exams 2021 and NEET exam date. As per the education minister’s tweet, states have been asked to submit their suggestions for Class 12 board exams by May 25, 2021. Based on suggestions a collaborative decision will be announced at the earliest.

I'm confident we will be able to arrive at an informed, collaborative decision regarding the Class 12th board exams and remove the uncertainty among student's and parent's minds by informing them of our final decision at the earliest. pic.twitter.com/eVny4JV3Yf

— Dr. Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank (@DrRPNishank) May 23, 2021

How class 12 boards affect NEET exam date 2021 ?

Ideally, NEET exam is conducted after the conclusion of CBSE class 12 board exams. Last year, after two postponements, the NEET UG exam was conducted on September 13, 2020, after the completion of Class 12 board exams on July 15. Any decision on NEET 2021 exam date depends on Class 12 board exam dates. Thus, an update on NEET exam date is expected soon after announcement of Class 12 exam dates in the next few days.

Majority of NEET aspirants are Class 12 students. Delay in board exams and NEET 2021 exam date has created panic and confusion among students. Thus, a clarity on CBSE Class 12 board exams 2021 and NEET exam date would bring some relief to students.

Will NEET 2021 be postponed?

As per the last notification by the National Testing Agency (NTA), the NEET 2021 exam date is August 1. There is no official notification on NEET postponement yet. However, factors such as rising COVID-19 cases and postponement of Class 12 board exams are contributing to NEET 2021 postponement.

Along with the exam date notification, the NTA mentioned that the application form of NEET will be available shortly on the official website - ntaneet.nic.in or nta.ac.in. However, the NEET 2021 form fill up date which is usually released in November-December has not been released yet. For the last session, NEET application form was released on December 2 and the process continued for more than one month till January 6. After closing the applications, the NTA usually opens the correction window followed by the release of the NEET UG admit card. The entire process takes at least five months.

At present, the NTA has just two months left to conduct the NEET exam on August 1, 2021. The NEET application form 2021 has not been released yet. Considering the present circumstances, the chances of the NEET exam getting postponed are high.

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