“Pre-Covid, the NTA would have spent Rs 400 per candidate for conducting the JEE (Main) alone,” he added. NEET is to be held on 13 September and JEE Main is scheduled from 1-6 September. It said that to ensure social distancing, candidates will be seated in alternate seats in case of JEE (Main). He said over 7 lakh candidates have downloaded JEE-Main admit cards while over 10 lakh aspirants have downloaded NEET admit cards. Demands to postpone Congress workers in Chennai and Delhi held a protest on Friday to demand postponement of the exams.

Source: Huffington Post August 28, 2020 06:56 UTC