CBSE springs a surprise, NEET results come a day early

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The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) surprised the aspirants of the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) when it announced the result of the examination on Tuesday, a day prior to the scheduled date of August 17.

The  CBSE caught the aspirants of NEET Phase I and II off guard but by late evening the site of the CBSE started showing load of wild rush of the students and the students had to wait to get their score. 

Initial information suggests that Dehradun resident Ankita Pandey is the state topper in the prestigious medical entrance examination with an all India ranking of 298. The result also took the coaching classes and experts off guard; they accepted that they were not anticipating the NEET result in advance.

The Managing Director of Doon-based Aviral classes, D K Mishra said that that those who have qualified for counseling should take expert advice for the same as quite a lot of youngsters are not aware of many vital information. He said that one student can fill choices for unlimited colleges.

After the ruling of the Supreme Court, the Union government decided to hold the common entrance examination, NEET, for all the medical colleges of the country. The NEET I was held on May 1 while to give a chance to those who missed the paper, the CBSE conducted another examination - NEET II- on July 24. 

After the declaration of result on Tuesday many experts are of the view that those who opted only for NEET I stand to gain. About 7 lakh aspirants from across the country took to NEET this year, which is now a single common entrance test for MBBS and BDS courses in medical colleges of the country.

Daily Pioneer
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