The newly formed National Testing Agency (NTA) would now conduct the national- level examinations like NET, NEET, JEE (Mains) that were organised by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE).
As per the schedule, the National Eligibility Test (NET) would be conducted in December and JEE (Mains) twice a year, in January and April. NEET would be conducted in February and May, said HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar.
CBSE UGC NET:
NET, a qualifying test for admission in higher educational institutions in the country, would be the first exam to be conducted by the newly formed body.
The NTA would also conduct National Eligibility cum Entrance Test Common Management Admission Test (CMAT) and Graduate Pharmacy Aptitude Test (GPAT), Javadekar said.
The students can appear both the times in National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) and the best of the two scores would be taken in account for admission, the minister said. NEET is conducted for admissions to medical institutions across the country.
So far, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) conducted NEET on behalf of the Medical Council of India and the Health Ministry and NET on behalf of the University Grants Commission (UGC).
Here's the tentative schedule of the examination:
UGC-NET:
JEE (MAIN) IN JAN 2019 AND APRIL 2019:
Jan 2019
April 2019
NEET (UG) FEB 2019 AND MAY 2019
Feb 2019
May 2019
CMAT AND GPAT IN JAN 2019
HERE'S WHAT PRAKASH JAVADEKAR SAID:
"The exams will be more secure and at par with international norms. There will be no issues of leakage and it would be more student friendly, open, scientific and a leak-proof system," Javadekar told reporters.
The NTA would benefit the students and they would have the option of going to computer centres from August-end to practice for the exams
MORE ON THE REPORT:
Meanwhile, the Union Cabinet had approved setting up of NTA to conduct entrance examinations for higher educational institutions.
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