Fighting coronavirus: Students fly to India to take exams despite Covid-19 concern

Fighting coronavirus: Students fly to India to take exams despite Covid-19 concern

Scores of students from the UAE have travelled to India, amid strict quarantine protocols, to take the JEE and NEET examinations, the highly competitive entrance tests for engineering and medical schools in India.

The JEE examinations began on Tuesday. Ramesh Pokhriyal, India's Union Minister of Education, said it is being held to ensure that students do not miss an academic year amid the coronavirus.

The NEET is scheduled to take place on September 13. Earlier, it was to be held on July 26. However, after a barrage of requests from GCC parents and retired civil servant CV Ananda Bose, the tests were postponed.

The exam is open to non-resident Indians (NRIs) and these candidates have to take the exam in India