JEE, NEET may be held Twice a Year
The lower house of the Indian Parliament has initiated a debate on holding the engineering entrance exam JEE (Joint Entrance Examination) and the national medical entrance exam, NEET (National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test) – twice a year. NTA to hold NEET, JEE The Union Minister of State for Human Resource Development (HRD) Mr. Upendra Kushwaha made a signigcant statement in the Lok Sabha. “The NTA (National Testing Agency will initially conduct those entrance exams which are held by the CBSE. The exams will be conducted online at least twice a year, thereby giving an adequate opportunity to the candidates to bring out their best,” Mr. Kushwaha said. The NTA will be an autonomous and self-sustained premier testing organisation, to conduct the entrance exams for the higher educational institutions. Reducing the burden on CBSE The NTA is expected to take over the responsibility from Central Board of Secondary Education, CBSE for conducti...