The Ranchi Deputy Commissioner (DC) Chhavi Ranjan on Monday directed various schools (examination centres) holding NEET examination to have separate rooms for students who are symptomatic of coronavirus infection. The Ranchi DC issued guidelines to schools at the meeting with various examination centres.
The Ranchi DC said that if any aspirants are symptomatic of corona virus infection then the school authorities should arrange separate rooms for such students. The DC also said that SDM Lokesh Mishra a day before the examination will visit all examination centres to assess whether such facilities. Also as per district administration directives there will be a health desk at all examination centres to comply that examination centres follow Covid 19 guidelines.
The NEET examination which is gateway to MBBS and dental courses in government and private medical colleges is conducted by National Testing Agency (NTA). The examination is scheduled on September 13 (Sunday).
The district administration meeting was attended by SDM Lokesh Mishra, City SP Saurav, Additional District Magistrate (law and order) Akhilesh Kumar Sinha and others. The NTA has issued corona guidelines for conducting examinations and maintaining social distancing. As per NTA guidelines medical aspirants entering examination centres temperature will be checked through thermal scanners. Social distancing should be kept at examination centres for entry of students. The respective examination centres should create a circle and if required barricading should be made for entry of students.
Social distancing should also be followed while making seating arrangements for students. For entry and exit of students from rooms there should be a separate time slot so that social distancing should be followed. The respective examination centres have also been asked to keep a reserve of masks as in case any students are found not wearing masks than he or she should be provided with masks.
The district administration also directed that medical screening of centre superintendents/invigilators should be done before the examination date. For parents and attendants there should be separate sitting arrangements for them so as to check the spread of infection.
The Ranchi district administration decided to issue fresh Covid 19 guidelines after the Union Government went ahead with the idea of conducting NEET and other competitive examinations scheduled in September. Opposition parties including JMM have opposed Centre’s move to conduct NEET, JEE and other examinations fearing spread of Covid infection.