Amid the consistently rising Covid-19 contagion, National Testing Agency (NTA) announces the postponement of JEE (Main) exams.
“The JEE (Main)- 2021 May session is currently scheduled on 24, 25, 26, 27, and 28 May 2021. However, keeping the present situation in mind, the JEE (Main)- 2021 May session is also being postponed”, says the notice issued by the NTA.
In addition to this, Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal informs in a tweet, “Looking at the present situation of Covid-19 and keeping students safety in mind, JEE (Main)- May 2021 session has been postponed.”
Looking at the present situation of COVID-19 and keeping students safety in mind, JEE (Main) – May 2021 session has been postponed .
Students are advised to keep visiting the official website of NTA for further updates.@DG_NTA pic.twitter.com/utMUGrmJNi— Dr. Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank (@DrRPNishank) May 4, 2021
Well, in the wake of the prevailing situation in the country, NEET exams have already been postponed, and also, MBBS pass-outs/MBBS Final years/Nurses as interns will be deployed in Covid management & Covid duties to boost up the availability of medical personnel.
Although, the Covid-19 situation in India is getting ponderable, indeed. Several states including Bihar, Haryana have announced a complete lockdown in the states.
The total number of cases in India stands at 20.3 million along with 3,57,316 infections reported in a span of 24 hours. Though, as per the reports of the union health ministry, more than 15 crore doses of Covid-19 vaccines have been administered to date.
