NEET JEE Maharashtra govt to consult universities, students on implementing SC order about JEE-NEET
Mumbai/UNI: Maharashtra Minister for Higher & Technical Education Uday R Samant on Friday said that state government will consult universities and students and then decide how to go about implementing the SC order on holding the JEE-NEET examinations.
Addressing the media here, the Minister said that the state had never asked for cancelling the examinations, but only sought to defer them till a more opportune time in view of the Covid-19 crisis.
In view of the latest development, he said, “We respect the SC verdict. We shall take into account the health and safety concerns of the students before deciding how to conduct the exams."
On Thursday, the ruling Maha Vikas Aghadi partners – Shiv Sena, Nationalist Congress Party and Congress – had urged the Centre to consider postponing the exams in view of the pandemic lockdown that would make it difficult for candidates to reach exam venues, besides exposing them to risks of the Coronavirus.
Earlier, state Tourism Minister Aditya Thackeray had written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking his intervention in the matter in view of the health concerns of students and their families.
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