The Central and Western Railway in a joint statement announced that students appearing for Joint Entrance Exam (JEE) and National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET), being conducted in September 2020, will be permitted to travel by special suburban local services on the Mumbai Suburban network of Central and Western Railways.

ALERT-- JEE, NEET exam students and accompanying parents/guardians can travel in Mumbai local trains on exam day on the basis of admit cards and proper tickets. Extra ticket booking windows will be opened. @mid_day

— Rajendra B. Aklekar (@rajtoday) August 31, 2020

"The Admit Card of candidates appearing for JEE and NEET will be considered as authority to enter suburban stations with companions (parents/guardians) on exam days. Station and Security officials at stations have been instructed to allow the students to board the trains on the exam days. Additional booking counters will be opened at important railway stations for the convenience of them," Central Railway chief public relations officer Shivaji Sutar said.