JEE Main and NEET exams to be conducted twice a year: Javadekar
New Delhi, July 7 (IBNS): Human Resource Development Minister PrakashJavadekar on Saturday said competitive examinations like the JEE (Main) and NEET (UG) will be conducted twice before admissions in the next academic session.
"This gives a choice to the students especially if they fail to appear in a test due to unwarranted circumstances," Javadekar said.
He also informed that the syllabus and the pattern of question paper would remain the same and there will be no increase in the exam fees currently being charged.
He also informed that the examinations for all candidates will be conducted in computer-based mode only (Starting from next exam UGC-NET exam).
He further informed that these examinations will use highly secured IT software and encryption to ensure delivery of tests just in time.
This will ensure no leakages and other malpractices, the Minister said.
Javadekar has said that the National Testing Agency (NTA) has started its work and will be conducting various entrance examinations for higher educational Institutions from next academic sessions onwards.
Addressing a press conference in New Delhi today, he said that the NTA will bring a qualitative difference in the examination process by its focus on research and scientific test design using services of Experts, Researchers, Statisticians, Psychometricians, Test Item Writers and Education Specialists.
The item writers would be trained to ensure that the quality of questions is as per the test design.
The experts, statisticians and item writers/subject matter experts are already identified for being inducted into NTA.
The new system will be student-friendly, fair, transparent and flexible, the Minister added.
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