Boon for Jammu and Kashmir: Gets 4 more centres for NEET 2019

Considering the demand for additional centres in the region, the NTA has allotted the new examination centres for NEET examinees.

Srinagar: The National Testing Agency (NTA) has allotted four additional centres in the state of Jammu and Kashmir in order to accommodate all the 9,250 aspirants from the Kashmir Valley for the largest entrance examination for Under-Graduate (UG) medical courses, National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) 2019.

"Four additional centres allotted now will accommodate the remaining 3,500 aspirants so that none of this year's NEET aspirants from the Valley has to travel outside to take the test", an official confirmed to IANS.

NTA had already set up NEET exam centres in the Valley for 5,750 aspirants. The remaining 3,500 aspirants had been demanding additional centres so that none of them needed to travel to centres outside the Valley.

It has been reported that following the demand for setting up of additional NEET centres in the Valley, two advisors of the Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik -- Khurshid Ahmad Ganai and K.K. Sharma -- had taken up the matter with the Union Human Resource Development (HRD) Ministry.

Now, considering their demand the NTA has finally allotted the new examination centres.

The four additional centres are being set up here in the Kashmir University, Gandhi Memorial College, Green Valley School and Kashmir Harvard School, reports IANS.

NTA officials informed the news agency that the medical aspirants were being advised on April 25 through SMS about their centre allotments.

National Eligibility cum Entrance Test is the gateway for admissions to medical (MBBS), dental (BDS), and AYUSH courses in the country.