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NEET (UG) 2021 to be conducted only one time: Education Minister
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Days after the National Testing Agency (NTA) announced the date to conduct the NEET (UG) 2021 examination, Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank stated on Monday that the competitive exam will be conducted only one time this year, thus ending speculations of NEET being held multiple times, similar to the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE Main) format.
In a written reply in Lok Sabha, Pokhriyal stated, In 2021, the NEET (UG) will be conducted by NTA only one time. NTA has informed that they have not received any memorandum in this regard.
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NEET to be conducted only once in 2021, Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank tells Lok Sabha
The National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test (NEET) will be conducted only once this year, Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank informed the Lok Sabha on Monday.
In a written reply to the lower house, Nishank said the National Testing Agency (NTA) under the Ministry of Education conducts NEET for the undergraduate programmes in medical sciences, in consultation with the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. In 2021, NEET (UG) will be conducted by NTA only one time. NTA has informed that they have not received any memorandum in this regard, Nishank said.