After JEE Main, National Testing Agency gears up for medical entrance NEET

After JEE Main, the National Testing Agency (NTA) is now gearing up for conducting medical entrance exam NEET scheduled to be held on September 13 for which over 1.5 million candidates have registered.

The Joint Entrance Exam (JEE Main), which began on September 1 for admission to engineering colleges, will conclude on Sunday.

The crucial exams are being conducted in September after being postponed twice in view of the Covid-19 pandemic.

According to NTA officials, 1.59 million candidates from across the country have registered for NEET, which is a pen-paper based test unlike JEE.

In order to maintain social distancing,