In the view of CycloneJawad over the coastal states – Odisha, Andhra Pradesh and West Bengal, theNational Testing Agency has postponed the entrance exam of the Indian Instituteof Foreign Trade (IIFT). The test was scheduled for 05.12.2021, Sunday.
The test has beenrescheduled in some of the cities of the above-mentioned states. According to theofficial notice by the testing agency, the test has been cancelled in – AndhraPradesh’s Vijayawada and Visakhapatnam, Odisha’s Bhubaneshwar, Sambalpur andCuttack, and West Bengal’s Kolkata and Durgapur.
The official noticeread, “In view of the cyclone which is expected to hit the coastal areas ofOdisha on 04.12.2021 and the consequent disruption of normal life in thecoastal areas of Odisha, Andhra Pradesh and West Bengal, it has been decided topostpone the exam scheduled to be held on 05.12.2021 at the exam centres insome cities, to a later date.”
“Hence, theabove-mentioned exam will not be held in the exam centres located in somecities on 05.12.2021,” it further read.
The notice has alsoadvised the students to be in touch for further updates. “Candidates areadvised to be in touch with the NTA website www.nta.ac.inor https://iift.nta.nic.in for furtherupdates on the exam.
For any clarification,candidates can write to NTA at iiftmba-ib@nta.ac.in or call NTA Help Desk at011- 4075 9000 or 011-6922 7700,” the notice read.
The deep depressionhas been intensified over the Bay of Bengal into Cyclone Jawad, on Friday. TheIndian Metrological Department has said that the weather system is likely toreach the west-central Bay of Bengal off the north Andhra Pradesh-south Odishacoasts by Saturday morning.