NAGPUR: The delayed and much-anticipated National Entrance-cum-Eligibility Test (NEET) for undergraduate medical courses was held on Sunday across the country. Overall the paper was moderately difficult, say academics, though a few individual questions were tough.
Academic Sameer Phale said, “Biology was from NCERT, so those who had prepared from there would do very well. However, I felt that physics section was quite tough. In fact, it was tougher as compared to the last two years. I spoke to my students and they also felt that physics subject was tough. For chemistry, I would say that today’s paper was moderate.”
Academic Narendra Wankhede too agreed that compared to other subjects physics was tough. “Comparatively it was tough but overall I felt it was okay. Yes, we found that it took a long time for students to complete the physics section. Biology and chemistry did not pose much of a challenge for students. Physics will be the deciding factor for MBBS admission,” said Wankhede. He also felt that cut-offs may go down by 5% as compared to last year.
NEET is conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA) and is a pen-paper test. NEET is the gateway exam for admission to MBBS, BDS, BAMS, BSMS, BUMS, and BHMS courses.
The test pattern of NEET-2021 consisted of two sections. Each subject had two sections; section A had 35 questions and section B had 15 questions. Of these 15 questions, candidates could choose to attempt any 10. Each question carried four marks. For each incorrect answer, one mark will be deducted from the total score.
The result is expected by the end of the month and it will be displayed on the website: https://neet.nta.nic.in// and thereafter candidates may download their score cards.
