NEET, JEE, UGC NET and CMAT exams now conducted by National Testing Agency

New Delhi, July 7 National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET), Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) and National Eligibility Test will now be conducted by National Testing Agency, Union Minister Prakash Javadekar reported on Saturday. Till now, these exams were organised by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE).

Javadekar also said that students can appear for NEET twice a year and the best score will be considered for affirmation. It will be conducted in February and May each year.

NET, the test to determine eligibility for college and university level lectureship, will be led in December. JEE (Mains), for admission to various undergraduate engineering and architecture courses, will be held in January and April every year.