Higher Education Secretary Amit Khare on Wednesday said that students risk losing an entire academic year if NEET and JEE examinations are postponed. Now, a section of students is demanding that the exams should be held after Diwali,” Khare told The Indian Express. West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday urged the chief ministers of non-BJP ruled states to jointly move the Supreme Court over the issue. Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh suggested holding NEET and JEE exams online. Professional examinations like NEET & JEE can be done online & I think GOI should agree, its happened in the past & it’s happening all over the world, why can’t it happen here?

Source: Huffington Post August 27, 2020 06:53 UTC