Odisha govt requests NTA to conduct NEET UG 2021 in all 30 districts of state

The Odisha government has requested NTA to conduct the NEET UG 2021 exams in all thirty districts instead of the selected seven.

The Odisha government has requested from the National Testing Agency, NTA, to conduct the NEET-UG 2021 examination in all the thirty districts and not in the selected seven districts. The request is made by the Additional Chief Secretary, Health and Family Welfare, PK Mohapatra in the view of the ongoing covid-19 pandemic. In a letter to NTA’s Director-General, Vineer Joshi, the Additional Chief Secretary, Health and Family Welfare, PK Mohapatra has stated that the state's plea should be taken into consideration and the NEET UG examination be conducted in all the 30 districts.