New Delhi, May 15: The National Test Agency (NTA), which is conducting National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test (NEET) 2019 will re-issue the admit cards at ntaneet.nic.in for the candidates appearing for the exam on May 20, 2019.  In its earlier notification, the NTA had stated that the candidates from Odisha, Karnataka and also from Siliguri who did not appear for the NEET 2019 on May 5, 2019, due to unavoidable circumstances will be given another chance to appear for the exam. NEET 2019 UG Exam on May 5: NTA Issues Dress Code & Other Important Guidelines for Candidates.

As the exam date is drawing closer, the admit cards for these regions could be announced anytime soon. Candidates from Odisha could not appear for the exam held on May 5 due to the cyclone ‘Fani’. Over 11 lakh people had been relocated to safe shelters. As normalcy is returning to the state, the NTA is making all necessary arrangements necessary to conduct the exam. NTA NEET 2019 Exam: From Admit Card to Dress Code Things for Students to Remember Before Appearing in MBBS and Medical Entrance Test.

Meanwhile, in Karnataka, 365 candidates whose exam centre was located in Bengaluru and were travelling in 16591-Hampi Express to Bengaluru could not reach their examination centre on time. Minister of Human Resource and Development, Prakash Javadekar made an announcement on its Twitter handle to re-conduct the NEET exam for such students.

In Siliguri, 155 candidates could not appear for the examination as the examination centre had a shortage of question papers in Hindi. This case was reported from the centre number: 460906, Surendra Institute of Engineering and Management, Dhukuria. Candidates can download their admit cards through candidate login by entering credentials like Application No. and Password.

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