Srinagar, Mar 28 (KNO): Fate of hundreds of NEET-SS candidates from Kashmir hangs in balance as many of them couldn’t travel to Jammu, Delhi and other places on Friday as many flights were cancelled at the Srinagar airport due to strong and gusty winds.
According to the details available with the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) many candidates had booked air tickets to reach their examination centres to appear in the examination scheduled to be held on Saturday morning. However, there was complete chaos at the Srinagar Airport today due to cancellation of flights.
Several candidates told KNO that aspirants from Kashmir are forced to spend more than Rs 20,000 per head and at least two to three days of travel to other states to appear in the examination.
"We often face such issues as we are facing today as weather in Kashmir can change anytime. We aren't against setting up an examination centre in Jammu but there is a need for such centres in Kashmir as well," they said.
"We are made to pay through our nose for flight tickets and hotel accommodations. Besides we face uncertainty due to weather vagaries,” aspirants said, as per KNO.
They once again requested concerned authorities to look into the matter and take immediate steps to set up NEET-SS examination centres in Kashmir from next season.
Pertinently, candidates during the last few years have many times written to the National Board of Examination and Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha and other authorities to set up examination centers in Kashmir—(KNO)