2,600 appear for NEET UG in city

Ludhiana: The National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (Undergraduate) 2023, was held here on Sunday at four exam centres across Ludhiana. In the exam, 2,677 of the 2,737 registered candidates appeared in a single shift from 2pm to 5.20pm.
NEET UG is the most sought-after national entrance exam for MBBS, BDS and other medical streams’ aspirants, annually conducted by the National testing Agency (NTA).
NTA city coordinator Dr Paramjit Kaur informed that 947 candidates appeared at Nankana Sahib Public School, Gill Road; 415 at Darshan Academy, Bhamia Kalan; 539 at BCM Arya Model School, Shastri Nagar; and 776 at Atam Devki Niketan, Kidwai Nagar. She said that 60 students were absent, taking the city’s attendance to 97.8%.
After appearing in the exam, students told TOI that they found the biology portion of the exam to be the easiest, although a little time-consuming. Meanwhile, they found the chemistry and the physics parts to be challenging, while they shared that most of the questions were based on the NCERT syllabus.
Sanya, a private school student who has been preparing for the exam for the last two years, said, “I was nervous as it is the first time I am sitting for a competitive examination. Chemistry and biology have remained my strong areas, but considering the level of the paper the cut-off could be really high.”
Another student, Ritvik Ananad shared that although the exam was a bit tricky, he still hopes to secure a seat in the MBBS programme at a government college in the state.
Head of a Dugri based coaching institute, Tejpreet said, “Most of the students claim that the exam was easy and it was based on the NCERT syllabus. A few questions in the Chemistry portion were tricky.”