Congress to hold protests over NEET, JEE exams

August 28, 2020 08:52

The Congress has announced it will hold protests across the country on Friday against the Centre's move to push ahead with all-India entrance exams for engineering and medical courses amid the coronavirus crisis.

The Centre has said it decided to hold the exams based on feedback from parents and students, who do not want to lose the academic year.

The National Testing Agency that conducts key entrance exams in the country has also backed the Centre's decision as an attempt "to save one academic year".

In a statement AICC general secretary KC Venugopal said the move is in line with concerted opposition to this "dictatorial move" of the government.

State units of the Congress will be holding protests on Friday at 11 am in front of central government offices at state and district headquarters, he said.

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