Why is the National Testing Agency (NTA) taking its own sweet time to decide on the academic calendar for the year 2025?
Last year, it was on September 19, that the NTA released its examination calendar for the academic year 2024-25 listing major examinations such as the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Main, National National Eligibility cum Entrance Test for the Undergraduate (NEET-UG), Common University Entrance Test (CUET), and the University Grants Commission-National Eligibility Test (UGC-NET).
There are speculations that the examination schedule may be released soon, but the delay is causing a sense of anxious anticipation among students and aspirants who are eagerly awaiting the dates so that they can start preparing for the end-game.
On October 17, the NTA announced that the JEE Main exam will now have a new pattern. Under the new format, the optional questions in Section B that were introduced during the COVID-19 pandemic will no longer be included.
Furthermore, the NTA announced that the first phase of the JEE Main 2025 application process will begin soon. More information about the application procedure will be available on the NTA's official website, nta.ac.in
According to a report by Hindustan Times, the Goa board has rescheduled the Class XII final examinations to provide students ample time to prepare, as the JEE examinations usually end in January which leaves them with less time to prepare for the Board exams.
Here are a few additional details to pay attention to:
1) The NEET-UG exam will take place in a single session for admission to undergraduate medical courses.
2) The CUET exam for undergraduate and postgraduate admissions at central universities and other participating institutions will be conducted in a single session but over multiple shifts for several days.
3) The UGC NET, which assesses the eligibility of Indian nationals for Assistant Professor positions, Junior Research Fellowship (JRF), and PhD admissions, is expected to be held two times a year.
