HRD ministry postpones all entrance exams

New Delhi: The Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) has decided to postpone entrance exams including JNU, UGC, NET and IGNOU PhD and several others keeping in mind the lockdown.
Human Resource Development Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank said: “This includes admission examinations of Jawaharlal Nehru University UGC NET, IGNOU PhD, ICAR exam, NCHM-G and management course.” The deadline for all these exams has been extended by one month.
The Central government has also decided to postpone the NEET examinations. Admission cards were to be issued for the NEET exams but have not been issued. The JEE Main examinations have also been postponed. The MHRD has also directed the CBSE, NIOS and NTA to prepare a revised schedule of examinations.
Along with this, autonomous bodies and the NCERT have been asked to prepare an alternative academic calendar.
IGNOU has extended the last date for submission of the form for the term-end examination to be held on April 30, 2020 without any late fee. Students can submit the June TEE examination forms on the official website of IGNOU. The deadline for submission of assignments has also been extended to April 30. (IANS)