The National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) which was cancelled in Odisha due to Cyclone Fani will now be held on 20th May 2019. The exam was postponed only for students whose centres were based in Odisha.
Higher Education Secretary (HRD Ministry) R Subrahmanyam has tweeted saying, "On the request of Odisha government in wake of the Cyclone Fani, the NEET (UG) 2019 exam, which was scheduled to held on 5 May, was postponed only for the candidates having examination centres in Odisha. The examination for the above candidates will be held on 20 May from 10am to 1pm.”
See R Subrahmanyam's Tweet: https://twitter.com/subrahyd/status/1125356119612805120?s=09
The exam centres will remain the same in Odisha but NTA will be releasing revised admit cards for the candidates soon. Candidates should check the official website ntaneet.nic.in for further updates.
Cyclone Fani hit Odisha last Friday, with windstorm of speed up to 175-180 kilometres per hour (maximum 200 kmph). At least eight people were killed in the storm and thousands of houses were blown away, causing major loss to economy.
NEET 2019 is also postponed for those students of Karnataka who missed their examination due to 8 hours train (Hampi Express) delay and also for students of Siliguri who did not get their Hindi medium paper.
But the candidates should approach the City Coordinators of Bengaluru and Siliguri and submit their grievances along with documentary proof before 5 pm of 10/05/2019. Their exam will also be conducted along with Odisha on 20th May 2019 (from 10 am to 1 pm), for which a fresh admit card will be issued to them.
Read full notification:
1. Karnataka: https://nta.ac.in/Download/Notice/20190506163859.pdf
2. Odisha: https://nta.ac.in/Download/Notice/20190506131554.pdf
