The National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) 2018 was conducted here on Sunday. Compared to Physics section, candidates found Biology and Chemistry section quite easy. For some, the paper was a scoring one and questions were asked only from NCERT books.
The three hour long exam began at 10 am and concluded at 1:00 pm. The students reached the exam hall till 7:30 am and the paper began sharp at 10:00 am.
In State capital the exam was conducted in about 23 centers. Notably, NEET exam is conducted by Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) for admissions in Dental and Medical colleges.
According to the students the overall paper of NEET was average. The students shared that most of the questions were direct and to-the-point from the NCERT books. Some students were satisfied with the Chemistry and Biology section while some complained about the tricky ‘Physics’ section.
“Biology section was really easy, by Physic took a lot of time due to tricky questions,” shared a candidate Prabhat Kumar.
Another candidate, Mansi said, “The numerical and conceptual part of Physics part was too lengthy. Else the paper was good.”
The paper consisted of 180 objective type questions from sections Physics, Chemistry and Biology. Approximately, 6000 candidates appeared for the examination from Bhopal. However, from across the country about 13.36 lakh candidates gave NEET 2018 competing for 66000 seats across the country.
As per the instructions by CBSE, strict arrangements for security check were made at the exam centers. The candidates were asked to take off their shoes, socks, and wrist watches, while the female candidates were asked to leave hair bands, scarves and stoles outside the hall as they were all set to appear for NEET 2018.
The students were asked to leave their footwear outside the exam hall and no kind of accessories were allowed inside the centre. Admit cards were also checked before allowing entry in exam hall. Besides, checking with metal detectors was also carried out the examination hall and anything tricky was asked to be left outside the hall, even the sun glasses.