By Sakshi Malhotra
New Delhi, October 2020: National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) is one of the highest competitive examinations that open doors to some prestigious colleges for medical students. Since the day Union Education Minister Mr. Ramesh Pokhriyal has announced the dates of results, this news keeps all the aspirants awake at night. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the NEET Examinations were put on hold until further notice by the government, but after a prolonged discussion in the supreme court on the conduct of the NEET Examination, it went smoothly with compulsory measures of COVID-19 on the 13th of September. The government took all the necessary precautions in all the centers. A total of 85-90 percent of 15.97 lakh candidates appeared in the examinations, and those students who were not able to occur due to being in containment zones or being tested positive for covid-19 have another opportunity to give the test.
The results examination will be announced on the 16th of October and the cut-off for this year are likely to be higher. Earlier the results were to be announced on the 12th of October, but after the government decision, the second exam has been conducted on the 14th of October. The one who could not appear in the first exam gets a chance to appear in the second examination. The main reason for the cut off being high can be the lockdown because students got much time to prepare themselves for exams. Also, this year the strength of test givers was more as compared to the previous year. After analyzing the examination paper, the experts state that this year’s paper was effortless compared to last year.
Geeta Jain, Founder of Mediconation, said to Prittle Prattle News by sharing a press release, “The NEET Examination is the most important in a student’s life, and this year has even made it worrisome for the students. Now the results of NEET are to be announced on the 16th of October. The main criteria on which the cut off will be decided are the number of candidates and the newspaper’s difficulty level, and the things that favor the students this year. The paper was easy, and the physics section was easier than last year, so it’s likely to be higher this year. Also, NTA has kept the relaxation for the students this year due to the pandemic. The general category students need to score 50 percentile, and the SC, ST & OBC categories require 40 percentile to qualify for the NEET exam. It’s the best decision to announce the results as early as possible to avoid further delay in the academic session. I believe the results will be pleasing for all the aspirants and all the best to them for their future.”
About Geeta Jain
Mrs. Geeta Jain experienced glorious 13 years of counseling the students and didn’t fail to set a benchmark by guiding over more than 4500 students. Ms. Geeta Jain founded Mediconation in the year 2017. They established their headquarters in Noida and started expanding their three branches in Bhopal, Pune, and Bombay. Mediconation is one of the leading education consultancies with a Pan-India presence, and since then, it has opened doors of opportunities for Indian Medical aspirants and worked towards filling the gap of Medical professionals in India. She has guided over 2000 students to pursue MBBS at various foreign medical universities to ensure that their lives are at ease. Ms. Geeta Jain has another initiative by the name Brainmotors, and its purpose is to serve the society and spread awareness about mental health care in India. She has been felicitated by the Shiksha Bharti award to make medical education affordable for Indian students and has also received the esteemed Atal RatnaSamman for educational excellence.
