INI CET 2021 exam to be held on June 16

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, May 29

The coronavirus pandemic already had a devastating impact on the academic calendar. Further to that there have been many delays and increase in uncertainty related all competitive examinations like NEET, JEE, etc.

Conducted by AIIMS, Institute of National Importance Combined Entrance Test (INI CET) exam is conducted for providing admission into the PG courses such as Masters of Surgery (MS), Doctor of Medicine (MD), Master of Dental Surgery (MDS), Doctorate of Medicine (DM), and Master of Chirurgie (MCh) offered by eight AIIMS including AIIMS Delhi, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Jodhpur, Patna, Raipur and Rishikesh, and NIMHANS Bengaluru, JIPMER Puducherry, and PGI Chandigarh.

The exam was scheduled to be held on May 8, 2021 but was postponed for the time being, in view of the rising Covid-19 cases. The revised date of INI CET 2021 is announced, it is on June 16, 2021.  The admit card will be released on June 9, 2021.

In view of the ongoing pandemic situation, INI CET aspirants are now anxious and worried. Because some of the doctors are serving in COVID wards as COVID- warriors and frontline workers. This is a tough time for aspirants because taking exams without prior information during the pandemic is a hurdle for them. And some states are in lockdown or near lockdown situation and each and every state has its own guidelines for the pandemic like a number of days for quarantine etc. The aspirants are already burdened with the pressure of serving the country and saving the lives of Covid patients and taking the exam on such a short prior notice is tough.  Due to rising pandemic cases, day by day aspirants vary in taking risks.

Commenting on the same, Gaurav Tyagi, Founder - Career Xpert said, “This is really a surprising decision for all the aspirants. Aspirants are also astonished at knowing about the date of the exam. Because already the government gave time in regards to NEET PG so aspirants were thinking all such exams like INI CET etc. will also be held somewhere in the month of July or August". 

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