CHANDIGARH: After a lot of controversies, the National Eligibility Entrance Test (NEET) was held today. Over 8,421 candidates appeared for the exam in Chandigarh, which had 13 examination centres. A record number of students took the exam amid the pandemic and heavy rain. Covid protocol was followed in the exam centres.
To pass NEET, candidates need at least 50 percentile. This means 147 or above marks in the 720 mark exam. Anyone who gets 50 percentile is eligible for admission in the All India Quota (AIQ).
The cut off is different for candidates belonging to the reserved category. For those in the SC, ST and OBC category, minimum of 40 percentile is needed. The requirement for differently abled candidates is 45 percentile. For differently-abled candidates in reserved category, the requirement is 40 percentile.
Kavita Singh, who appeared for the exam at a government school in Sector 19, Chandigarh, said the Biology paper was the easiest while Physics was difficult.
NEET trainer Dr Arvind Goyal said, “There was a question on earthworm which is not part of the syllabus prescribed by NTA.
Asking out of syllabus questions is not the usual trend. and some questions were directly picked from the previous years’ papers but overall, it was a scoring paper.”
The exam had its share of controversies on the day it was held. A student who came to Sector 19 centre from Kaithal was asked to leave the examination room as the photo on his Adhaar card did not match the one on his admit card.
Also, a student belonging to the Sikh community was asked to remove his Kada on the grounds that no accessories were allowed inside the examination hall. A scuffle ensued between the parents of the student and exam centre staff over this.
