Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday urged the government to take into account concerns of Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) and National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) students who have been demanding postponement of the entrance examinations. The GOI must listen to the Students Ke Mann Ki Baat about NEET, JEE exams and arrive at an acceptable solution," the Congress leader said in a tweet. — Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) August 23, 2020His response comes amid the demands from students and parents to postpone the entrance exams in view of the surge in COVID-19 cases. On Saturday, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader and Delhi`s Education Minister Manish Sisodia had also requested the Central government to cancel the JEE and NEET. On August 17, the Supreme Court dismissed a petition seeking the postponement of the NEET and JEE scheduled to be held in September 2020.

Source: dna August 23, 2020 06:00 UTC