Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank has weighed in to the on-going debate of whether or not the NEET (for medical courses) and JEE (for engineering courses) 2020 should be postponed. Defending the government’s stand on conducting the national exams in September, Nishank said that their decision is a result of "constant pressure from parents and students".

“Students and guardians constantly put pressure on us to conduct NEET & JEE exams. SC too opined that full academic year can’t be wasted. After two deferments, exam dates have been finalised. 85% of JEE aspirants have already downloaded their admit cards!"

- Shri @DrRPNishank pic.twitter.com/VxOAlomESG

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In an interview with DD News, Nishank said that 85 per cent of students who will appear for the exams have already downloaded their admit cards.