NEET UG exam to be held in Dubai this year for first time: Education ministry▪︎

In a first, medical entrance exam NEET will be conducted in Dubai this year, the Ministry of Education said on Thursday.

Announcing the new NEET-UG examination centre, the Education Ministry on Twitter wrote: "NEET (UG)-2021 exam centre has been created in Dubai in addition to the one already at Kuwait city."

The Education Ministry had earlier this month announced that for the first time the exam will be conducted in Kuwait to facilitate the Indian student community in the Middle East.

"The National Testing Agency (NTA) has decided to create one more centre city in Dubai in addition to the one already created at Kuwait city during the year 2021," HRD Secretary Amit Khare said in a letter to Foreign Secretary, Ministry for External Affairs.

The number of cities where the exam is conducted will be increased from 155 to 198. The number of examination centres will also be increased from 3,862 used last year.

In 2020, it was conducted on 13 September amid strict precautions in view of the coronavirus pandemic. A total of 13.66 lakh candidates had appeared in the exam of whom 7,71,500 qualified.

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