JEE Mains / NEET 2020: Divide between students and parents continue as Parent’s Associations move to SC. Will the exam happen?
By : CIOL Bureau |August 11, 2020 9
A Gujarat’s Parent’s Association filed a plea before the Supreme Court days after a group of students. The former seeks that SC rules out the possibility of postponing exams. On the other hand, the latter seeks to postpone the exams indefinitely. Even before, NTA has twice postponed the JEE Main and Advanced and NEET 2020 Exams till September.
Gujarat Parents Association’s plea stated that if NTA postpones the NEET 2020 and JEE Main exams, it will result in loss of an academic year for students. This will have a great bearing on their professional career and life.
“These exams are so important that they determine students’ career and also the entire life. As such, the Respondent Authorities must take into consideration as a relevant factor, the fact that any further deferment of the examination will further add to the stress levels of the students resulting in further traumatising the students with the uncertainty of their future and thereby severely impacting their academic performance in the ultimate examination to be held in future,” the petition said.
The students who filed a plea earlier stated that NTA should postpone the exams. If it conducts them, it risks the life of lakhs of people, especially young students.
Where is the divide?
We conducted a poll last week, on what students wanted. A large percentage favoured that NTA should postpone NEET 2020 and JEE exams. But there were some still, either wanted the exams to happen, or students give them voluntarily. A Student told CIOL, “There are chances that vaccine might never come out, or worse the pandemic continues for years. Are we to sit at home?”
While some opine the exams to happen, another student stated that she belongs to a very middle-class family. “We won’t have money if I test positive and my whole family does. I can’t voluntarily leave exams because what if admissions happen next year? That will set me back from my colleagues. There shouldn’t be discrimination.”
JEE and NEET 2020, which were initially scheduled to be held in April and May respectively. The NTA then postponed it to July due to Covid-19 outbreak. On July 3, it came out with public notices to hold of JEE and NEET in September.
NTA is the central government body that conducts JEE and NEET exams. Will it move to cancel exams?
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Jump into a conversationNobody wanted a delay for the exam in the month of March when the cases weren’t even 1000. I think exams could have been conducted then …but then fear was more and corona cases were high ..but now it’s not about when will exam happen it’s all about how will it happen …it’s impossible to sit with mask for 5-6hours and give our entrances…being a neet aspirant we only have one chance in an year and nobody wants to ruin their 2years rigorous prepartion and all the sacrifices go waste just because of the whole corona scenario and anxiety in the examination centre …and I think it would be very stupid decision to conduct exams now… nobody is asking for cancellations it’s just that delay it until situations get better..also the Russia vaccine has been registered and I think they will able to produce that in bulk till the end of the year…so I think now postponement makes sense…and about the loss of academic year as earlier said by IIT director they are ready to accommodate changes even if exam get delays…
I am personally against the notion of postponement of the JEE/NEET exam. The exam has already been postponed twice and further delay will cause academic loses to the students. With the increasing awareness about mental health especially in such times it is important to take into consideration the anxiety and stress the students are facing. Due to continuous postponement, many students are getting anxious,feel pressurized and many are getting demotivated. This will eventually lead to a state of Burnout and will cause the student to lose out in the exam. Hence it is necessary to hold the exam as soon as possible to relieve the students of this pressure of competitive exam. As for the safety of students, NTA has released SOPs to be followed both inside and outside the centre. The govt is doing what they can from their side. It is upto the students as well to realise the importance of social distancing and wearing masks. It is only a matter of 3 hours. Using santizer before touching the laptop mouse(in case of JEE online exam) is important…students should be considerate of not only their health but the health of those around then as well. Cancelling JEE/NEET is not an option because these exams are a gateway for the career of many students. Dropping the year can be an option but this will only lead to setbacks. We have to give the exams in this academic year only and in the pandemic time only. There is no guarantee that the number of cases will decline by the month of November or December. The possibility of getting a vaccine by the end of the year is also very less. Hence our safety is in our hands only. We just have to go to the assigned centre, sit for a few hours and come back. Just a matter of few hours.
If I get infected during the exams is govt ready to pay the bills of my treatment? The answer is no. I can also not blame u for the loss of my academic sem in college where I am continuing my hons as well as preparing for mains. Bt the delay in exams should not be done too long like it could be postponed till October.. Bt right now we are all in anxiety depression and aren’t able to give final boost to our preparation.. Bt I cannot condemn u for this. Bt what an illogical plan when u could have conducted exams in April or May u postponed it to Sept when cases are in 50000? Just officially state that govt is ready to pay the Bill’s of students and their families if they get affected.. We have seen ur sop in KCET Bed UP and other exams.. I don’t believe ur words that I will not get infected there.
Those parents and students who want to exam to be happen should you think that those students who give the exam of kcet,keam can suffer from covid-19 .you only think about your children future if by any chance students can suffer by Covid-19 only because of few students and parents exam should be postponed in December and no exam in September we want postponment of JEE MAIN and Neet entrance exam till December because in this rainy season students became wet and if fever takes place students found Covid-19 .We want from HRD Minister to postpone this JEE MAIN and Neet to the December of month so that every student can prepare happily and give the exam without tension and that time normalcy is also restored please Gujarat parent stop this plea to Supreme court that conduct of exam in September
#Postponejeeneet
#NoexaminSept.
#JeeNeetinDecember
#Septemberexam postponment
-Of course,15 lakhs students stepping out of home within these 2-3 days amid this covid-19 pandemic when the cases are setting records every new day is very dangerous and can be life threatening for lakhs and lakhs of citizens.
-Not only the 15 lakhs students,but their 15 lakhs guardians are also at risk and the lakhs of other family members they will be contacting with after the exams.
-Lakhs of students will be travelling from their home villages to the exam centres so they could write the exams which itself constitutes a high risk factor.
-There isnt enough exam centres for those 15 lakhs to be sitting 6 feet apart from each other in addition to the fact that many schools and such buildings have turned into quarantine centres.And not every exam centre will be maintained and sanitized properly For the sake of some,we cant put thousands as bait.
-And many fear that postponing the exams further will only let them lose an academic year.I agree But we need to understand the situation right now is neither one’s fault. Losing a academic year is troublesome and career deciding for many. But it is never worse than the idea of losing health and life.Even the institutes will surely consider this.
– They may get distracted and find it troublesome to study the same thing for months. But no one is to be blamed. Instead it is better if you are practicing the same things every day.
-And many fear that there is no assurance that postponing the exams to later will make them safer.I agree. But scientists are working on the corona vaccines everyday. Even Russia have recently claimed to have made a vaccine for corona. The things might get better in the coming months.
Instead of assuming noone will be infected by the virus during these exams ,it is safer to hope that the scientists will be able to solve the problem in coming months.
-What is the use of clearing the exams if you have to spend the next few months in hospital.
And imagine giving out your months and years of preparation in the fear that the person sitting next to you might be a corona carrier.
Government have lot of resources to take exam. If they want.
NEET and JEE are not compulsory to anyone. Those who wish to opt out of these exams can very well save there life from COVID 19 forever by not getting out of their houses. But it must be conducted for all those who are brave enough to realise that their profession is to deal with diseases. N sitting at home does not guarantee anyone that he / she will be fully protected from COVID. In future, one has to face it. So postponing or cancellation of exams is not the solution to the problem. Just because a few are worried, rest all who are preparing hard for these exams for more than 2 years should not suffer. Government must organise these exams with necesssary precautions and social distancing during exams. Thats the solution!
-Of course,15 lakhs students stepping out of home within these 2-3 days amid this covid-19 pandemic when the cases are setting records every new day is very dangerous and can be life threatening for lakhs and lakhs of citizens.
-Not only the 15 lakhs students,but their 15 lakhs guardians are also at risk and the lakhs of other family members they will be contacting with after the exams.
-Lakhs of students will be travelling from their home villages to the exam centres so they could write the exams which itself constitutes a high risk factor.
-There isnt enough exam centres for those 15 lakhs to be sitting 6 feet apart from each other in addition to the fact that many schools and such buildings have turned into quarantine centres.And not every exam centre will be maintained and sanitized properly For the sake of some,we cant put thousands as bait.
-And many fear that postponing the exams further will only let them lose an academic year.I agree But we need to understand the situation right now is neither one’s fault. Losing a academic year is troublesome and career deciding for many. But it is never worse than the idea of losing health and life.Even the institutes will surely consider this.
– They may get distracted and find it troublesome to study the same thing for months. But no one is to be blamed. Instead it is better if you are practicing the same things every day.
-And many fear that there is no assurance that postponing the exams to later will make them safer.I agree. But scientists are working on the corona vaccines everyday. Even Russia have recently claimed to have made a vaccine for corona. The things might get better in the coming months.
-Instead of assuming noone will be infected by the virus during these exams ,it is safer to hope that the scientists will be able to solve the problem in coming months.
-What is the use of clearing the exams if you have to spend the next few months in hospital.
-And imagine giving out your months and years of preparation in the fear that the person sitting next to you might be a corona carrier.
dear government and HRD minister students health is more important than these exams. I know this is very difficult decision to take but in this current situation life is most important than any thing.
so please think about it seriously and now when cases are making record everyday it is so stupid to conduct exam now.
#potponejeeneet
#health is important
#noexaminseptember.
and even student cannot prepare properly for exam because of the serious situation so think about it this virus is not a joke .