No Time To Prepare, Dates Clashing With CUET: MBBS Aspirants Demand NEET Postponement

Hashtag ‘PostponeNEETUG’ has been trending on microblogging site Twitter and the aspirants have also started an online petition which has been signed by over 24,000 students.

Thousands of MBBS aspirants have demanded the postponement of medical entrance exam NEET scheduled on July 17, saying it's "too close" to other competitive exams, giving them limited time to prepare. Hashtag ‘PostponeNEETUG’ has been trending on microblogging site Twitter and the aspirants have also started an online petition which has been signed by over 24,000 students.

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In their petition, they said the counselling of National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (Undergraduate)-UG 2021 ended just in March, and the 2022 edition is scheduled on July 17.

"How are we to revise such a vast syllabus in just 3 months? Moreover, other important exams like the Board Exams, CUCET, JEE Mains are also scheduled around the same time. Imagine the trauma and pressure we students are having to go through with all these significant exams scheduled one after the other. Is this a fair decision?" the petition demanded.