Two students have approached the Supreme Court through a letter petition to Chief Justice of India (CJI) SA Bobde seeking postponement of National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test (NEET) and Joint Entrance Exams (JEE) on humanitarian grounds amid the coronavirus pandemic. The letter further said that more than three million people have been infected in India and over 50,000 people have lost their lives. So many precautions are being taken to protect the lives of adult citizens of India, which is a very welcome step. The letter also said that their exposure and risk will be far greater than the children of the privileged and financially affluent families. The Supreme Court had on August 17 dismissed a petition seeking the postponement of the NEET and JEE exams to be held in September 2020, observing that the career of students cannot be put under jeopardy for long.

Source: dna August 29, 2020 11:15 UTC