IIT Kharagpur is going to commence the GATE 2022 examination tomorrow, February 05, 2022. After much struggle between the conducting body and students, the Supreme Court yesterday ordered to hold the examination on the pre-determined dates. The GATE authorities have notified the correct guidelines for the students going to participate in the entrance test. GATE 2022 is going to be held on February 05, 06, 12, and 13, 2022 across multiple centers of the country.
However, there is uncertainty amongst the candidates regarding what if anybody is COVID-19 positive? Will the authorities allow those candidates who are showing any symptoms?
The answer to these queries are yes, the convenor has made all the necessary arrangement to tackle this situation as well. As per the instruction section of the GATE 2022 admit card, the candidates shall be checked for their physical symptoms such as temperature, runny nose, etc on the exam gate itself. In case, any of these is found then that candidate shall be taken to an isolation place for appearing in the exam.
The only condition pertaining to the above rule is that if the candidate is COVID+ on the day of examination or has come out of hospital will be denied entry. Only asymptomatic candidates shall be allowed to appear in the exam. Another thing that candidates should make sure that they must not be in close contact with a COVID patient or he will be denied entry.
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In case, any of the violations regarding the COVID protocols are found then, the candidature shall be canceled and legal action could also be taken against that student. It is advised to go through the instruction section of the IIT GATE 2022 admit card as it has a lot of rules that have to be followed on the date of examination.
Earlier yesterday, a plea for postponing the examination was dismissed by the Supreme Court who considered this demand to be unethical and not in the best interests of the students who have reached the exam city assigned to them.
