NEET candidates allowed to change exam center in the application form

NEET candidates allowed to change exam center in the application form

Candidates who have applied for the NEET exam can now change their exam city option in the application form. Under the current circumstance, the NTA has expanded the scope of editing the application and now students will be able to edit their choice of examination centers. Candidates can edit the exam application until April 14.“NEET(UG)-2020 applicants, in the view of current #COVID19 situation, I have advised @DG_NTA to further expand the scope of making corrections in the application forms allowing students to include the choice of cities for centers,” tweeted Dr. Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank."The NTA will make efforts to allot the city of examination to the candidates in order of choice now opted by them in their application form. However, due to administrative reasons, a different city may be allotted and the decision of the NTA regarding allotment of center shall be final," said Vineet Joshi, Director General, National Testing Agency (NTA).There will be additional charges for editing the exam center choice and students can pay the amount using credit card/ debit card/ net banking/ Paytm.Earlier, students had also requested NTA to allow them to change the exam center options due to the hardships they may have to face due to the COVID-19 pandemic.