As over 4,000 students have registered to answer the NEET (UG) on Sunday, they will be allowed to take inside ...Read MorePANAJI: As over 4,000 students have registered to answer the NEET (UG) on Sunday, they will be allowed to take inside the examination hall with them transparent water bottle, a 50ml hand sanitiser, masks and gloves. NEET (UG) will be held on September 13 from 2pm to 5pm in pen and paper mode.
In Goa, the exam is being conducted through 15 centres.
The students have been provided staggered entry time on their admit cards, as per which they have to report at the exam centre. The staggered exit time will be decided by the exam centre.
The students and parents have been instructed that at all times they have to practice physical distancing of at least 6 feet as far as possible and have to mandatorily use face covers/masks.
The instructions to be followed for the exam and advisories regarding Covid-19 have already been issued to the students in their respective admit cards. Students have been told that they have to strictly adhere to these instructions, which include things like maintaining hygienic habits like covering mouth while sneezing and frequently using hand sanitisers.
It has already been mentioned in advisories to candidates with their admit card that they have to report as per the staggered time slots given to avoid crowd at the examination centres.
Besides the transparent water bottle and 50ml hand sanitiser students will also be allowed to carry items inside the exam hall like “admit card along with Self Declaration/Undertaking (available on the Admit Card) regarding recent health status of the candidate; valid government ID proof; additional passport size photograph (same as uploaded on application form) for pasting on attendance sheet.”
In Goa, besides entry to medical and dental college seats, NEET score is also the eligibility to get into ayurveda, homeopathy, nursing and the allied health graduate programmes at Goa Medical College.