S. Vishnu Sharma
Entrance exams 2021 are now the matter of utmost attention and students are expecting some announcement from the authorities in this regard.
It was till recently the issue of CBSE 12th board exams were a cause for concern among students and parents.
The question that bothered students and parents was ‘will 12th class exams of CBSE be conducted or not?’ However, the answer for that question was obtained at a high-level meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
The meeting decided to cancel board exams of CBSE for class 12 this year. This has brought much relief to students.
However, another question now awaits students and their parents. What about entrance exams 2021 like NEET UG 2021, JEE Mains 2021?
Entrance exams 2021
There could be some decision in this regard at the earliest.
Sources point out that Education Ministry of Government of India will review the situation and look into the possibility of conducting entrance exams 2021.
Soon the decision is made, the better it is, says T.S. Gowrishankar, a physics teacher with a CBSE school.
The entrance exams 2021 like NEET UG 2021, JEE Mains 2021 have importance that is on par with the 12th class board exams, he says.
Students have to prove their mettle in these entrance exams 2021 if they are to enter into the higher education arena.
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The previous year saw competitive exams for higher education entrance being conducted beyond their schedule, reminds R. Srinivasan, who runs a tutorial for coaching NEET aspirants.
It remains to be seen as to when will the entrance exams 2021 be conducted this year, he says.
JEE Mains 2021 was to be conducted four times. Only two editions of this one among the entrance exams 2021 could be conducted and other two editions were postponed.
NEET UG 2021 is meant to be conducted on 1 August this year.
As the issue of 12th class exams of CBSE has been sorted out, some announcement is expected to be made at the earliest with regards to entrance exams 2021.
Sources say, JEE Mains 2021 April and May editions could be held in July and August.
G. Krishnakumar, a senior faculty at a JEE Mains coaching centre says, CBSE 12th class results may be declared first.
Post the declaration, entrance exams 2021 would be conducted, he says.
Also among the entrance exams 2021, JEE Advanced has a significant presence. There are questions awaiting answers about this one among the entrance exams 2021.
JEE Advanced for this year was to be conducted on July 3. However, the date for this one among the entrance exams-2021 is changed.
The new date would be announced soon. Sources tracking the education world say, soon after JEE Mains is conducted, there could be some development with regards to JEE Advanced 2021.
The registration for this one among the entrance exams-2021 begins after the JEE Mains exam process is over.
As of now there are only questions, soon one can expect clarity to prevail as far as entrance exams 2021 are concerned.
It is note that students appear to be divided as far as holding entrance exams 2021 are concerned. A few want the exams, while many are demanding cancellation.
Why the divide in opinion? Not all feel the time is conducive to conduct entrance exams 2021 at present owing to COVID-19 situation.
Many students point out towards the last year when NEET UG and JEE Mains were conducted. They ask if the tests were conducted then, entrance exams in 2021 can be conducted.
Not all agree to this point. However, the government announcement with regards to entrance exams during this year may give a clear picture.
Educationists view that students must continue their preparation and keep visiting the official websites for information about entrance exams this year.
The website for NEET UG 2021 is ‘https://ntaneet.nic.in/Ntaneet/Welcome.aspx’
and ‘https://nta.ac.in/medicalexam’
JEE Mains 2021 website is ‘https://jeemain.nta.nic.in/webinfo2021/Page/Page?PageId=1&LangId=P’
and ‘https://nta.ac.in/Engineeringexam’
Official website for JEE Advanced 2021 is ‘http://jeeadv.ac.in/’
Students can visit the above websites with regards to various entrance exams to get the latest information.