NEET 2019: Students find biology easy, fret over physics, chemistry

Those From CBSE Stream Find The Examination Easier Than State Board Candidates

TIMES NEWS NETWORK

6.5.2019

Students who appeared for NEET in the city on Sunday found the question paper moderately easy. While they sailed through biology, questions on physics and chemistry were a struggle.

Both CBSE and state board students were confident of scoring good marks in the common medical entrance test.

“The physics portion was quite tough, biology was easy and chemistry was moderate. I have been preparing since last year. Most of the questions were from CBSE portions so I found it quite easy,” said Vishnu, said a student.

Thenmozhi found the question paper lengthy.

“The paper was lengthy but not difficult. I have been preparing since the past two years at Velammal Bodhi at Ponneri,” she said.

This is her second attempt.

Like her, there were many who were taking a second shot at the exam.

Bhuvanesh, who has appeared for the second time, said he found the exam easier than last time and was confident of scoring above 500. He had scored 270 last year.

Most of the CBSE students found the exam easier compared to the state board students.

“If we had conducted the exam a few years ago, our students would not have found NEET as difficult. As time passes, the students will get used to the exam and prepare for it better. It is good that 85% of the seats will go to students from Tamil Nadu,” Dr Nandakumaran, a parent said.

Students said like previous years, the frisking at exam centres was strict.

“They had three metal detectors to check every person and students were not allowed in jeans though it wasn’t mentioned. Also, they made students plait their hair and no rubber bands were allowed,” said Nandana, who wrote the exam at Asan Memorial School in Egmore.

Sulaim, another student, said, “It was tiring as we were without food and we were made to drink water from a container common for all.” Parents had started crowding in front of exam centres from 11.30am onwards, while the students were allowed inside at 12pm.

At Kola Saraswathi School, the crowd created such a chaos that police had to deal with the traffic and parking situation.

RACE AGAINST TIME: Solemn looking students come out of an exam centre. Preparing for NEET is no mean task. (Below) Some students were so wrapped up in their last minute revisions that they had to dash to the exam halls

Parents day out

From reciting hymns, reading religious texts and meditating, parents did it all, as their wards were busy writing NEET. The parents had lined outside PSBB School in KK Nagar as early as 8.30am. They remained calm and waited patiently as their wards entered the centre. When they did, they ran amok occupying every corner of the street. Some had brought bed sheets, hand fans and picnic baskets.

Testing times

Many of the students looked tired after they came out of the exam halls as they had to skip lunch. “They started letting in students from 12pm. Many of the students hadn’t eaten anything since morning,” said a parent. Some of the students were also dehydrated. “We did not want to waste our time going to the toilets. It took five minutes as we were accompanied by an invigilator,” said another student said.

Help on the spot

The instructions were clear on the number of photographs that a candidate needs to carry. But many of the students bungled up. Authorities at Asan Memorial School were prepared to face the situation. They had hired a photographer to take passport-size photos of candidates on the spot. The centre had also arranged to download Aadhaar cards of students.

All the questions were from NCERT books. Cut-off is likely to increase this year. The toppers would be able to score 10 to 15 marks more. We have found more than one correct answers to one question in chemistry and biology each

ANURAG TIWARI, NATIONAL ACADEMIC DIRECTOR,
AKASH INSTITUTE