The Ministry of Education, citing the pandemic had postponed all offline examinations scheduled in May 2021.
Higher Education Shri Amit Khare, while allowing online examinations to continue stated that the decision to conduct offline exams will be reviewed in the first week of June.
The decision about several medical entrance exams is yet to be taken. While the PG exam for NEET has been postponed, the INI CET entrance conducted by the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) is scheduled for the second week of June.
We have collated a list of dates of various medical entrance exams for you:
NEET PG 2021
With no change in the COVID-19 situation in India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has decided to postpone NEET-PG for at least 4 months and the exam will not be held before 31st August 2021
NEET UG 2021
While no further decision was taken about NEET-UG, the registration for the exam which was supposed to commence from May 1 is expected to begin from the second week of June.
INI CET 2021
The INI CET exam, held by the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) was earlier postponed to August. However, in the last week of May, the institute decided to conduct the exams from June 16, despite medical graduates being asked by the government to offer their services for at least 100 days during the second wave of the pandemic.
Meanwhile, 23 MBBS doctors have filed a petition in Supreme Court seeking postponement of the Institutes of National Importance Combined Entrance Test (INI CET 2021) which is conducted by the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, reported Live Law.
The petitioners stated that the decision is in contrast to the statement made by the PMO earlier, which said that all PG exams will be conducted only after August 2021 that students would be notified about them at least a month prior.
AIAPGET 2021
In the wake of rising COVID-19 cases, National Testing Agency (NTA) had postponed AIAPGET 2021 exam for three months. The All India Ayush Post Graduate Entrance Examination 2021 was scheduled to be held on June 7, 2021.
DNB PDCET 2021
The exam has been postponed following the recent COVID-19 curbs issued in different parts of the country. The exam was scheduled for May 9.
