National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET-UG) for medical admissions was conducted across Andhra Pradesh on Sunday with heightened security and an impressive attendance rate of over 98 per cent.
Students get their documents verified on arrival at an examination center to take the NEET exam at the Government Women's College in Visakhapatnam on Sunday. (Photo: K Murali Krishna)
Visakhapatnam: The National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET-UG) for medical admissions was conducted across Andhra Pradesh on Sunday with heightened security and an impressive attendance rate of over 98 per cent.
In NTR district, collector Lakshmisha said 13,455 out of 13,625 registered candidates appeared for the exam. High attendance rates were observed in other districts too. In Kurnool, 4,381 out of 4,466 registered candidates took the test across 16 centres. In Tirupati, 4,333 candidates appeared for the exam while 112 didn’t turn up. In Bapatla district, top officials inspected security arrangements at Yarlagadda Annapurnamma Government Women's College in Chirala town, where 416 students wrote the test. In Visakhapatnam district, a total of 16 centres have been allocated. Out of 7344 students, 7179 appeared for the exam and 165 were absent.
The authorities prohibited mobile phones, digital watches, Bluetooth devices, calculators and other electronic gadgets inside the centres. In Srikakulam, the police deployed drone cameras for surveillance around examination venues.
The examination was held from 2pm to 5pm. In Visakhapatnam, at the AU centre, biometric issues arose for 70 students. This caused a delay of about 20 minutes.
Soumya Sikha from Rourkela found Biology easy but Physics lengthy, while W Snikita described Physics and Chemistry as challenging. Devesh Santosh from Maharashtra felt the paper was time-consuming. Sravani, a nursing graduate aspiring to become a doctor, considered the overall examination process satisfactory.
Sai Geeta, the mother of Soumya Sikha, said, “The police were cooperative, and the parents who dropped off their children were also helpful. There was a biometric issue, and many students faced problems with their Aadhaar cards, so the support from others was appreciated. I am currently pursuing a PhD in Hindi, and I was studying my course materials while waiting outside for my daughter.”
Soumya Sikha, who already secured admission to a corporate college for Psychology, said, “I wanted to write the NEET exam to fulfil my mother’s dream. She had aspired to write the exam herself but couldn’t, as she comes from a village in Odisha. So, I took it up to fulfil her dream. I felt Physics was the most difficult. I spent one and a half hours on Biology and used the remaining time for the other subjects.”
Sravani, a qualified nurse who aspires to become a doctor, said, “I appeared for the exam. I am from Tuni in Anakapalli district, and I felt the overall paper was good.”
( Source : Deccan Chronicle )
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