Delays infuriate NEET examinees across city
Fingerprints were taken after the exam began.
MUMBAI: The cavalier conduct of supervisors at some centres during the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET), which was held on Sunday all over the city, left examinees fuming. They complained about losing several minutes as the supervisors began the exercise of taking their fingerprints after the examination commenced.
The exam was held between 10 am and 1 pm, and the paper had 180 questions across four sections. Some medical aspirants said the question paper was ‘difficult’ and ‘tricky’, especially the Physics and Chemistry section as it had too many calculation-based questions.
“By 9.30 am, all students are expected to be present so that all formalities can be done before the examination commences. However, even after this, while we were writing the paper, people kept coming for other formalities,” said Neelkant Singh, whose exam centre was a Kalyan-based school.
Rathish Choubey, another student, said, “It was distracting us while we are trying to keep calm and write the exam paper. They should have understood this before interrupting us.”
In some Navi Mumbai schools, the students were asked to submit their Aadhaar card while entering. According to the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), which conducts NEET examinations all over the country, a student should only bring his or her ‘admit card’ and two passport-sized photos.
“We were asked to bring Aadhaar card and when we said we did not have them, they told us they wouldn't allow us to enter. However, we immediately called the CBSE helpline after which the schools agreed to allow us in,” said a parent, who did not wish to be named.
There are four parts in NEET — Physics, Biology, Chemistry, Botany — and each section has 45 questions. “Questions in Physics were calculation-based so it takes extra time; while in Botany, the questions were conceptual. Overall, I expect a rank above 430,” said Aarthi Radhamani,a student.
WHAT IS NEET?
The NEET-UG entrance examination in India, is for the students who wish to study any graduate medical course, dental course or postgraduate course ingovernment or private medical colleges in India. The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) conducts NEET. Around 13 lakh students appeared for NEET-UG 2018 conducted on May 6.