The calendar is designed to help aspirants pace their preparations as per the date. The fixed calendar reportedly includes entrance tests like JEE, NEET-UG, and CUET, among others.
The government is working on setting a timeline for important entrance exams in the country to streamline the process. By having a fixed calendar, exam dates will be more transparent and there will be less chance of last-minute misunderstandings. This will also allow aspirants to pace their preparations as they will know exactly when the exams are taking place.Â
The fixed calendar is reportedly going to include entrance tests like the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE), National Eligibility Entrance Test (NEET-UG), and Common University Entrance Test (CUET), among others.
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The Ministry of Education is expected to announce changes to the exam schedule soon, which will streamline the process for admission to undergraduate and medical schools as well as engineering schools.
According to a leading news daily, the University Grants Commission (UGC) has already appointed a committee to develop the exam calendar. This should make the process smoother and more efficient for students.
A recent report of a fixed calendar for the entrance tests comes at a time when the National Testing Agency (NTA) is expected to announce the JEE (Main) exam by this week. The report added that a section of JEE (Main) and NEET-UG candidates have been demanding that the two engineering entrance exams be taken in April and May and the medical entrance exam in June.Â
However, the officials suggest that this would further delay the academic calendar, which has already seen disruptions caused by COVID-19 in recent years.
“If the first JEE (Main) is conducted in April, the aspirants, many of whom take all three exams, would be appearing for back-to-back exams without any gaps. Also, the idea of conducting the exam twice is to give an opportunity to improve as well as to ensure that in case a candidate is unable to appear in one due to various reasons, s/he will get some time to prepare. Back-to-back exams won’t serve the purpose,” the official was quoted as saying by the national daily.