Outstation candidates stay back in city to self-isolate

Outstation candidates stay back in city to self-isolate

TNN | Sep 3, 2020, 04.11 AM IST

Lucknow: Outstation candidates who appeared for the Joint Entrance Examination (Mains) in the city on Wednesday have opted for self-isolation as a precautionary measure to avoid carrying the virus back home to their families if they are infected.

One such candidate, Advik Pandey, said, “I have a two month-old niece and a joint family. Since I used public conveyance, I was exposed to the crowd and I don’t want to take any risk. I will self-isolate before returning home.”

He added, “I have stayed in Lucknow earlier to prepare for the exam and had requested the landlord for a room on rent with food for 10 days for which I have paid Rs 3,000.”

Like him, a number of candidates who had attended city-based coaching centres or those who had acquaintances here have arranged for rooms or booked a hotel.

“My senior in an engineering college here arranged a room with tiffin service for me. I could have returned the same day but one of my relatives will be arriving with his own vehicle to take NEET,” said Akhil Singh, who came from Ambedkarnagar. He said “I will return with him instead of using public transport again.”

Bahraich engineering aspirant Arpita Sengar is living at her family friend’s place in Aliganj as a paying guest and will leave after a week. “My aunt lives on the ground floor and was kind enough to give me a room on the first floor. I arrived two weeks before the examination. Now when I am done with the examination I will stay a week more.” She said it will not only help in self-isolation but would be a better option in case she gets infected as health facilities were better here.

“I have come from Siddharthnagar and am planning to stay in a hotel for a week in self-isolation. I don’t want my family to land in trouble,” said Ankur.