#shiftNEETUG: Students demand postponement as exam dates clash with other entrance exams

NEW DELHI: Medical aspirants have once again started to campaign on social media demanding postponement of the National Eligibility cum Entrance Examination, NEET-UG 2021, citing the clash of dates between several exams. Students have been reaching out to the National Testing Agency (NTA) to postpone NEET-UG exams using #shiftNEETUG.

NEET aspirants also have been campaigning for the postponement of the medical entrance exam using several hashtags like #postponeNEETUG, #PleaseRescheduleNEETUG. Over the past few months, they have been continuously requesting education minister Dharmendra Pradhan and NTA to postpone, reschedule or cancel the entrance exam due to possible third wave of COVID-19 and less preparation time.

NEET 2021 is scheduled for September 12, 2021. Amid several exams scheduled in September, NEET 2021 exam date is very close to CBSE improvement exams 2021, MHT CET 2021, Karnataka’s CoMEDK exam, Odisha JEE, and MP Class 12 improvement exams etc.

The National Testing Agency (NTA) has not yet given any indication about NEET 2021 postponement. The NEET 2021 admit cards will be issued from September 9.

#shiftNEETUG

Requesting to postpone the medical entrance examination, the NEET-UG Students Association asked the authorities to postpone exam by at least 18-20 days. “NEET UG is the toughest exam of the country which can't be managed in such a stressful situation. Kindly take a decision to Postpone at least 18-20 days.”

These are the exams which are scheduled between 1st September to 25th September. NEET UG is toughest Exam of the country which can't be managed in such a stressful situation.Kindly take a decision to Postpone at least 18-20 days. @dpradhanbjp #shiftNEETUG pic.twitter.com/vJDd8TJQZn

— NEET UG Students Association (@NUSA_NEETUG) August 23, 2021

Fearing the possible third wave of COVID-19, a student requested for NEET postponement and tweeted that the “Government of India is completely ignoring students concern, which is shameful.”

◆ Experts continuously warning about #ThirdWave
◆ Students are not vaccinated
◆ In many state covid cases are high, Many state have restrictions
◆ Exams dates are clashing

But GOI completely ignoring students concern, which is shameful.#shiftNEETUG#CBSEpvtStudentsInCrisis

— Awanish (@awanishkr_) August 24, 2021

Students have also been sharing memes on Twitter relating to the NEET exam date 2021.

#shiftNEETUG exists.
Le batch 2020 students:- pic.twitter.com/EImmYzBbnO

— RUTVIK ⚡ (@RutvikTr) August 23, 2021

Another student asked the education minister to reschedule NEET UG 2021 exam by at least one week to 10 days as many exams are clashing.

#shiftNEETUG#NEET Aspirants are asking to reschedule only for one week to 10 days as many exams are clashing @dpradhanbjp@DG_NTA you all should pre plan the exams after consulting all the examination bodies at center and state level

Students r suffering

— Adv Anubha Shrivastava Sahai ?? (@anubha1812) August 23, 2021

Saying that there is no gap between exams, a student asked the authorities “Is this a conscious decision?”

Students will not tolerate this .
Is this a conscious decision?
Here there is not a single gap between the exams.
The government needs to reconsider its decision.@IndiaToday @indiatvnews @ndtv @dpradhanbjp @DainikBhaskar @aajtak #shiftNEETUG pic.twitter.com/WDXVBnScwW

— Kriti (@Kriti14822) August 23, 2021

NEET UG admit card 2021

As per the official notice, the tentative NEET hall ticket 2021 release date is September 9. The authorities said that the NEET admit card 2021 will be released on the official website neet.nta.nic.in three days before the exam.

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