Context: After JEE Main, the National Testing Agency (NTA) is gearing up for conducting the medical entrance exam NEET, scheduled to be held on September 13, for which over 15 lakh candidates have registered.

• To maintain social distancing, the NTA has increased the number of centres from 2,546 to 3,843 for the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) while the number of candidates per room has been reduced from earlier 24 to 12.

About NTA:

• National Testing Agency (NTA) is an Indian government agency that has been approved by the Union Council of Ministers and established in November 2017 to conduct entrance examinations for higher educational institutions.
• The NTA is responsible for conducting the Joint Entrance Examination – Main (JEE Main), National Eligibility cum Entrance Test-Undergraduate (NEET UG), National Eligibility Test (NET), Common Management Admission Test (CMAT) and Graduate Pharmacy Aptitude Test (GPAT).

https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/national-testing-agency-gears-up-for-holding-neet-on-sept-13/article32536973.ece?homepage=true

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