As has been informed by Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh, the state will not observe any curfew on Sunday in order to ensure easy movement for students who will be appearing for the NEET 2020 exams. As was directed by the Supreme Court in a hearing earlier, the exams will be conducted as per schedule are supposed to be held on September 13, 2020 from 2 pm to 5 pm.
None the less, the shops that work with non-essential items will not open and the guidelines have been laid out for the curfew that generally happens during Sundays. This was an attempt to ensure social distancing on weekends, however, Students will not have any issues and they can travel easily.
Despite the curfew that has been imposed, the students have been exempted and allowed free movement so that there is no problem in reaching their desired centres. All this was informed during a Facebook live session.
Among other guidelines and SOPs, the centres are supposed to follow all the necessary measures given that there will be a alrge number of students along with parents and other staff members who will be at the centre. It is those things that make the guidelines being followed all the more necessary.
Meanwhile, the Odisha government has also enabled free accommodation to the centres in Bhubhaneshwar for the exams that will be conducted on Sunday. Bhubaneshwar Municipal Corporation has done the required arrangements and lakhs of students will be traveling from the cities around in order to write the exams for both medical and dental colleges. This was done in lieu of the lockdowns and the disruptions caused in movement.
