Chandigarh to have 5 centres for JEE, 32 for NEET

Tribune News Service

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Chandigarh, August 29

The city will have at least five centres for around 7,000 JEE (Main) aspirants and 32 centres for nearly 15,000 candidates of NEET (UG), scheduled to be held next month.

Amid the growing protest demanding cancellation of the upcoming NEET-JEE test across the country, the NEET has been scheduled for September 13, while JEE will be held from September 1 to 6.

The principal of KB DAV School, Sector 7, Pooja Prakash, has been appointed city coordinator for the NEET exam in Chandigarh. She refused to give any details of the examination centres.

Meanwhile, sources said only limited number of students would be allowed to sit in one examination room. “Considering the social distancing norms, half of the room’s seating capacity will be filled during the examination. Students will be given a demo for maintaining social distance while teachers are likely to attend a dummy seminar on the same. School managements have been asked to sanitise their buildings and also arrange things accordingly,” said a source.

In 2019, there were 19 examination centres for around 16,000 NEET aspirants in Chandigarh.

“Candidates have been instructed to wear face masks, which will be replaced with new masks to be provided at the exam centres,” the source added.

Teams of the UT School Education department, along with the nodal agency for the examination, National Testing Agency (NTA), have also visited a few centres.

“Majority of government schools have been chosen as exam centres. For JEE (Main), which is a computer-based test, different centres have been shortlisted,” said another source.

NDA/Naval Academy exam on September 6

City schools will also hold National Defence Academy (NDA) and Naval Academy (NA) exams together for the first time. Various private schools have been roped-in to conduct the exam. Last year, more than 12,000 candidates attempted the NDA examination in Chandigarh.