Greeva Garg–
The Indian Ministry of Education has decided to add a Centre in Dubai for conducting the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET).
In facilitation to Indian Students living in the Middle East, to take up the NEET examination, the Education Ministry has announced that the exam will be conducted in Kuwait.
“The National Testing Agency (NTA) has decided to create one more centre city in Dubai, in addition to the one already created at Kuwait City during the year 2021,” HRD Secretary Amit Khare said in a letter to Foreign Secretary, Ministry for External Affairs.
“The Indian community in the Gulf countries may appropriately be informed about this. I would also be grateful if the Indian embassies in Kuwait and Dubai are advised to extend their full cooperation to the NTA in the conduct of the exam, in a fair and secured manner,” Amit Khare stated.
NEET examination this year will be conducted in 13 languages, where Punjabi and Malayalam are the new additions.
The exam was earlier decided to be conducted on August 1 but has been postponed to September 12. The number of cities and centres all over has been increased.
NEET exam will be conducted while taking strict precautions amid the COVID-19 pandemic.