Postpone NEET UG 2022: Aspirants Urge NTA to Delay Medical Exam Beyond July 17. Read Full Letter Here

Postpone NEET UG 2022: Saying that the exam date is too close to other competitive exams, over 10,000 MBBS aspirants on Wednesday in a letter urged the National Testing Agency (NTA) postpone the medical entrance exam. As per the earlier notification, the crucial exam is scheduled to be held on July 17 this year.Also Read – NTA UGC NET 2022 Registration Ends on May 20: Check Application Fee, Steps to Apply Here

The medical aspirants in the letter to the NTA said the date for this year’s National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) has been announced, even though the counselling for last year’s exam hasn’t finished yet. Also Read – Explained: What is Article 142 of Constitution That SC Invoked to Release Perarivalan in Rajiv Gandhi Assassination Case?

They said that many NEET aspirants and droppers from 2021 waited till the mop-up round of NEET 2021 counselling in the hope of getting a medical seat but didn’t get one. “The mop up round ended in the first week of April… in many states, state counselling is not finished till now,” they mentioned in the letter. Also Read – Rajiv Gandhi Assassination Case: Convict Perarivalan Walks Out of Jail After 31 Years

Expressing concern, they said many students this year could not calculate their percentage of getting a seat due to the changed reservation policy in NEET 2021 counselling and suddenly after three days, NTA announced on April 6 that NEET 2022 will be conducted on 17 July 2022.

NEET exam last year was initially scheduled for August 1 but was postponed to September 12 due to the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.

“Also, CUET is scheduled for 1st and 2nd weeks of July and JEE mains second attempt is scheduled from 21 July 2022. In between NEET on 17 July will be a great burden for students,” they said in the letter.

“Pursuing MBBS is a dream of lakhs of students and the emotions of their parents and teachers are connected therewith. But due to this declaration of premature dates, they are starting to give up on their dreams. Please allocate them an adequate amount of time so that they can prepare well for the exam,” the letter stated.

The demand to postpone NEERT UG 2022 comes days after the Supreme Court dismissed petitions seeking postponement of NEET PG 2022, saying any change to the May 21 date will create chaos and uncertainty and deficiency of doctors in hospitals.