New Delhi: Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ announced on Sunday (May 3) that he will be conducting an interactive session with students on May 5 at 12 noon to address their education related concerns amid the COVID-19 crisis.
The minister is expected to announce fresh dates for the Joint Engineering Entrance (JEE) exam and National Eligibility and Entrance Test (NEET) post his webinar.
“The fresh dates will be announced by HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ on May 5. This will put an end to uncertainty for the aspirants. The minister will also interact with students online the same day,” a senior ministry official was quoted as saying by PTI.
The exams have been postponed amid the nationwide lockdown which is now extended till May 17.
This year, more than 15 lakh students across the country have registered for NEET, the entrance exam to get admission in medical colleges in India, whereas more than 9 lakh have registered for JEE Mains, the entrance exam for engineering colleges except for IITs.
Besides this, the students can post their education related queries to the education minister with #EducationMinisterGoesLive. The live session will be held tomorrow on Twitter(@DrRPNishank) and Facebook (@cmnishank) handle of HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal.