The application correction window for NEET (UG) 2020 and JEE Main 2020 has been extended till lockdown ends which is May 3, 2020. Dr Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’, The Union Minister for Human Resource Development has informed the candidates on twitter about it. The decision has been taken regarding the requests received from aspirants and parents of candidates to extend the correction date or making changes in the application form which now also includes a change in exam centre to tackle the hardship due to COVID-19.
The announcement further adds that the National Testing Agency will make all the necessary efforts for the students to make sure that they receive their examination centre cities as per their choice marked in the application form. While making all the necessary changes in the NEET 2020 examinations and JEE Main April 2020 students must make sure that they pay the application fee online.
📢Announcement
In view of many requests received from aspirants & parents of candidates of NEET(UG)-2020 and JEE(MAIN)-2020, I have advised @DG_NTA to further extend the date of making corrections in the Application Form including choice of cities for centres to 3rd May 2020. pic.twitter.com/5GGPJG98uM— Dr. Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank (@DrRPNishank) April 14, 2020
The notifications are also available on the NTA official website. All college entrance exams, board exams and recruitment exams have come to a halt because of the global Coronavirus pandemic.
Details you can edit in NEET application form: Personal details, Place of birth, Medium of question paper, Choice of exam city, Academic details of Class 10, 11 and 12, Permanent and correspondence address, Details of parents/guardians and Dress code.
Details you can edit in JEE application form: Name, Photo/Image, Paper, Category, Language, Aadhaar number, Date of Birth, Communication address, Contact number and exam city centre.
JEE Main 2020 April Application Correction Form Dates
| JEE Main 2020 Registration Started On | February 7, 2020 |
| Last date of Registration | March 12, 2020 |
| Application Fee Last Date | March 12, 2020 |
| Image Correction | April 1- May 3, 2020 |
| Application form Correction window | April 1- May 3, 2020 |
| Exam City centre correction | Till May 3, 2020 (5:00 pm) |
NEET (UG) 2020 April Application Correction Form Dates
| NEET 2020 Registration Started On | December 2, 2019 |
| Last date of Registration | January 6, 2020 (11:50 pm) |
| Successful transaction of application fee | January 7, 2020 |
| Application form Correction | January 15- January 31, 2020 |
| Application fee last date extended | February 3 – February 9, 2020 |
| Correction Window Extended | Till May 3, 2020 (5:00 pm) |
This is the third time the NTA, National Testing Agency has opened the application form portal for editing. This time students who apply for the engineering entrance exam (JEE Main) or medical entrance exam (NEET) can edit their application forms till the lockdown ends. There is no fresh announcement of the exam dates by NTA.
