The National Testing Agency (NTA), on Wednesday, issued an official notice and said that the dates for the National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test (UG) – 2021 (NEET-UG 2021), which was earlier supposed to be held on August 1, will be postponed. A new date for the same has not been announced yet.
The NTA released the notice in response to a fake public notice that was circulating on social media with the subject line 'Conduct of National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test (UG) – 2021'. The test conducting body has denied issuing any notice declaring the exam date of NEET 2021 to be September 5.
The official notice read as, "The fake/unauthorised public notice has been viewed seriously by the NTA, as it is being circulated by some unscrupulous elements with a motive to misguide the aspiring candidates/parents/guardians/public at large. The NTA is still in consultation with the concerned stakeholders for finalising a suitable date for the conduct of NEET (UG) – 2021, keeping in view the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic."
In addition to this, the NTA also advised students of NEET (UG), their parents/guardians, and other stakeholders to beware of such fake notices. Candidates were further asked to only rely on the public Notice(s) /information/ dates announced by NTA through its official websites i.e. .nta.ac.in and ntaneet.nic.in only.
Meanwhile, on Tuesday, the Education Ministry announced the new exam dates for JEE (Main) April and May sessions 2021. The remaining sessions of JEE Main 2021 will be held from July 20 to 25 (third session) and July 27 to August 2 (fourth session). These exams were earlier going to be held in April and May but were delayed because of the COVID-19 pandemic-induced lockdown. The registration window is open for candidates at jeemain.nta.nic.in.
