The exams NEET and JEE are for undergraduate medical and engineering aspirants respectively. Also read| NEET, JEE mains 2020: Moved SC in view of health, safety of students, say opposition partiesThe National Testing Agency had issued a directive to conduct NEET on September 13 and JEE from September 1-6. The apex court on August 17 rejected the petition to postpone NEET and JEE entrance exams by saying that life must go on and students can’t lose a precious year due to the pandemic. Also read| NEET, JEE 2020: Odisha govt to make transportation and accommodation provisions for 37000 candidates“The government will provide buses to ferry candidates from their home town to the designated entrance venues. Odisha on Friday logged 3,252 new coronavirus cases, 2503 recoveries and 14 deaths, which have taken the state’s tally to 97,920.

Source: Hindustan Times August 29, 2020 07:15 UTC