medical aspirants have been eagerly waiting for the updated schedule of the entrance examination heres what experts aspirants have to say about delayed neet ug 2021 examinationclarity on date is neededthe second wave of covid19 pandemic has been very severe causing an atmosphere of uncertainty and fear in the society it has affected the mental health of people at large students morale has been hit hard irrespective of the kind of examination their focus level of preparation and motivation has plummeted talking specifically about neet ug 2021 i feel a delay in holding the examination by a month or 45 days will give them some additional time to overcome the ill effects of the pandemic they can reorient and focus back on their studies it will rather improve their performance what is worrisome is the delay in fixing the date of examination not the delay in holding the examination a delay of 30 to 45 days will improve their performance and help selfmotivate them dr sanjay singh dean faculty of dentistry jamia millia islamiastress induced memory lossjust like any other sector education has also gone into a lockdown mode students have been left in the lurch with the cancellation of board exams likewise the indefinite postponement of neet which is the stepping stone for a student to start a career in the medical profession has left many in a state of indecisiveness students are billowed in a whirlpool of emotions that include confusion fear anxiety and panic one reason for this is that focused and time scheduled preparations are hampered as students are unaware of the time they are left with to complete the preparation another reason is that like every human a student depends on hisher memory to write exams stress induced memory loss is a factor that hampers a students performance in any exam the indefiniteness regarding the neet date is a major stress for students and it could impact their performance it is indeed disheartening to see this fate of the future doctors of our nation dr sneha s assistant professor sri ramachandra medical college chennaistudents anxious as uncertainty loomsthe continuous uncertainty over announcement of date is leading to anxiety among students whether it is fresh batch or gap year students they feel helpless and depressed due to absence of clarity on exam date it is very difficult for neetug aspirants to study with focus due to so much uncertainty no matter if the examination is held by september it is imperative to fix a date for commencement of registration and exam m murali krishna senior professor adyant educational institution bhubaneswarblessing in disguiseyet another year of a delayed academic session is frightening the delay is also expected to result in a high cutoff as students will be more prepared while the delay does cause fatigue and distraction on the other it provides students with more time to fix their weak areas instead of wasting time they can utilise time at their disposal in such a manner that