Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Apr 20: Observing that allotment of NEET centres in other states to aspirants from Kashmir valley is going to be very inconvenient, president Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Movement, Shah Faesal has sought personal intervention of Director General, National Testing Authority (NTA) and Union HRD Minister, Prakash Javedkar to arrange adequate number of examination centres locally for the Kashmir based NEET aspirants.
The exam is scheduled to begin from May 5, 2019. He said that it will be very inconvenient for the Valley based students to travel all the way and spend money on accommodation in other states, if their examination centres are not arranged locally.
“NEET aspirants from Kashmir will be un-necessarily put to inconvenience if their examination centres are not arranged locally due to the dilapidated Srinagar-Jammu National Highway, which remains frequently disrupted and skyrocketing air-fares from Srinagar.
“After Pulwama attack, it has become very difficult for Kashmiri students to get accommodation in other states. This factor needs to be kept in mind”, he added.
Faesal has requested the Director General, NTA to consider these compulsions and allow an adequate number of NEET centres locally for the Valley based candidates.
Strongly advocating the cause of NEET aspirants from Kashmir valley, Faesal said that last year also some candidates missed the NEET examination as they could not reach to their allotted centres outside the state due closure of the highway and disruption in the air traffic due to bad weather.
He added that Governor Satya Pal Malik should personally intervene into the matter and resolve the issue of Kashmiri aspirants.
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