NEET throws a curveball for students this year
The Hindu
Medical aspirants find biology tougher than physics and chemistry
As many as 22,000 students took the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) in the city on Sunday. In Tiruvallur district, of the 3,137 who registered, 2,899 took the test.
Separate centres were allotted for students taking the test in Tamil as well, said officials coordinating the test. “It went smoothly with cooperation of the police, the School Education Department and the public. More aspirants took the test in Tamil than in the previous years,” said an official.
Though for aspirants, the test held several surprises. Traditionally, the physics section is the toughest and biology (zoology and botany) the easiest. But this time many found Biology tougher.
N. Prasath, a repeat test taker, said he had prepared on his own last time and scored 534 marks and was allotted a seat in a self-financing college. He chose to retake the test and opted for online coaching. “I usually take an hour to complete physics section, but today, it took only 40 minutes. In the chemistry section, the questions were direct initially, and we could answer in one step. Then they became increasingly difficult and for a few problems we had to do decimal level calculations,” he said.
Parents who had come from distant areas waited outside for their children to finish the test and began thronging the gates of test centres 5 p.m. onwards.
Reshwanth Sai, also a repeat test taker, said the physics and chemistry sections were easier than biology. A first-time aspirant found the test easier than expected. “After having seen last year’s question paper while preparing, this year’s seemed easier. I spent a lot of time over a few questions in the botany component,” he said.
Students said the additional 20 minutes they got this year was a boon.
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