NEAT PG 2021: The NEET PG test has been postponed due to the increasing number of coronary infection cases in the country. The new test date will be announced after the status check. This information was provided by Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan on Thursday. The admission test was to be held on April 18 in PG courses in medical colleges across the country. It has 1.70 lakh students across the country.
Dr. Harsh Vardhan said, “It is decided to postpone the NEET PG examination, taking into consideration the health and safety of young medical students.”
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Neet PG was also asked to postpone the exams by various boards including CBSE, university exams and entrance exams. A group of doctors have also filed a petition in the Supreme Court seeking to postpone the NEET PG test. The petition stated that hundreds of candidates who are offering the NEET PG are treating corona patients these days. Calling them a test center to take the test could endanger the lives of thousands. The petition referred to the central government’s decision to cancel the CBSE 10th examination and postpone the 12th examination Applicants have previously said that the private PG test was to be conducted in January 2021 but was postponed due to Kovid-19 status. But then the situation was better than ever. Then there were fewer cases of corona infection.
Stalin had raised questions about conducting a Niot PG test in Corona
DMK president MK Stalin questioned whether it was the right time for the NEAT PG test. Leader of Opposition in Tamil Nadu Assembly, Stalin said, “The second wave of Kovid-19 has now been canceled by CBSE. With the increase in the number of new cases and deaths, is this the right time for a postgraduate course for national eligibility and admissions testing as our physicians struggle with this challenge? ”
