NEET 2019: Over 15 lakh candidates registered, NTA needs 3,000 test centres

The agency has released a notice on “the process of fixing examination centres for National Eligibility cum Entrance Test-UG, 2019”. NTA has asked CBSE affiliated schools, JNVs, KVs and AICTE-affiliated colleges to give ‘consent’ on using their campuses as exam centre.

The exam-conducting body has stated in the release, “There is a need of more than 3,000 centres across the country”. The last date for the institutes to give consent is February 28, 2019.

Talking to indianexpress.com, director general, NTA, Vineet Joshi said, “We have already received consent from enough schools and colleges and are in process of selecting exam centres. There will be enough centres to accommodate all the students.”

Meanwhile, the application process for the joint engineering entrance (JEE) Main 2019 April session registrations is on. According to Joshi, over 6 lakh candidates have already registered for the exam and the number is expected to double.