Activist Pawan Bhadana Gets Permission For Protest At Jantar Mantar Against The Merger Of JEE & NEET Into CUET
In light of the latest announcement made by the UGC chairman, several students have come out to protest against the planned move to merge the JEE and NEET into the CUET exam. Student activist Pawan Bhadana is organizing a major rally at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi (on 17th August 2022) and has already obtained provisional permission from the Delhi Police.
What Are The Key Concerns Being Highlighted By The Students?
· Both JEE & NEET aspirants are requesting the NTA to conduct a reexam owing to the several difficulties faced by candidates this year (cheating, rigging, technical issues etc.)
· Many students and experts feel that the UGCs planned move to merge the JEE & NEET may not be ideal. Both the exams test different skillsets and should have different levels of difficulty
· This year’s competitive exam cycle was met with lot of criticism from students as they felt that they had very less time to prepare. The gap between the CBSE boards, JEE Mains, NEET and CUET was very less which added to the stress of preparing for these exams
Students are demanding that all their concerns should be addressed by the NTA and a structured resolution should be provided. The JEE, NEET & CUET are major Indian competitive exam which are conducted by the NTA (National Testing Agency). All three exams had a combined applicant pool of more than 4 million students.
