₹1k for aspirants going out of state for NEET
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
Chennai: 05.05.2018
Tamil Nadu chief minister Edappadi K Palaniswami on Friday announced ₹1,000 each to medical aspirants who have to travel to centres outside the state to appear for the National-Eligibilitycum-Entrance Test (NEET). The student and a person accompanying him or her will also be paid travel allowance equivalent to second class train fare.
“In order to address the difficulties faced by a few students appearing for the competitive examination at centres in other states, I have ordered travel allowance equivalent to second class train fare to the student and a person accompanying him or her, and ₹1,000 cash for other expenses,” the CM said.
NEET director Sanyam Bharadwaj said 1,000 to 1,500 students may have to travel outside the state to write NEET.
Tamil Nadu students can call toll-free helpline number: 14417 for any assistance, the chief minister said.
33.8K candidates to take NEET at 49 centres in city on May 6
While 33,842 candidates will take the test at 49 centres in Chennai on Sunday, 1,07,480 candidates will take it at 170 centres across the state. According to CBSE sources, 82,272 candidates wrote the test from 149 centres across TN in 2017.
Factoring in a 10% increase, the CBSE had expected 90,000 students to apply for the test this year, but nearly 17,000 more had enrolled for the test.
This year, 25,206 more candidates were allotted centres in Tamil Nadu compared to last year, say CBSE sources adding that 31% more candidates got allotted to their preferred centres.
Students who are to take the test in centres outside the state can avail of an advance payment from district educational officers, through the heads of schools, or claim cash they spend by producing travel documents. Those who receive cash in advance have to produce the documents to the officers upon their return. All students have to submit photocopies of hall tickets for the test and school ID cards.
Earlier in the day, opposition parties slammed the government for “its inefficiency” and for “putting students under enormous” pressure. DMK working president M K Stalin said the government should at least arrange special buses for students writing the exams in Kerala. In the case of those forced to to go to Rajasthan, it should provide air fare and accommodation for both students and their parents, Stalin said in a Facebook post.
MNM leader Kamal Haasan described “forcing poor students to sit for NEET in Kerala and Rajasthan” as a “gross injustice” in the age of the internet. “They can be enabled to sit for NEET in Chennai,” he said.
AMMK deputy general secretary T T V Dhinakaran said his party had arranged for a few of its office bearers to act as coordinators in 10 different cities in Kerala, where students from Tamil Nadu will be appearing for NEET. Needy students can contact the coordinators by telephone if they require accommodation and AMMK members will guide the students to the exam centres.
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
Chennai: 05.05.2018
Tamil Nadu chief minister Edappadi K Palaniswami on Friday announced ₹1,000 each to medical aspirants who have to travel to centres outside the state to appear for the National-Eligibilitycum-Entrance Test (NEET). The student and a person accompanying him or her will also be paid travel allowance equivalent to second class train fare.
“In order to address the difficulties faced by a few students appearing for the competitive examination at centres in other states, I have ordered travel allowance equivalent to second class train fare to the student and a person accompanying him or her, and ₹1,000 cash for other expenses,” the CM said.
NEET director Sanyam Bharadwaj said 1,000 to 1,500 students may have to travel outside the state to write NEET.
Tamil Nadu students can call toll-free helpline number: 14417 for any assistance, the chief minister said.
33.8K candidates to take NEET at 49 centres in city on May 6
While 33,842 candidates will take the test at 49 centres in Chennai on Sunday, 1,07,480 candidates will take it at 170 centres across the state. According to CBSE sources, 82,272 candidates wrote the test from 149 centres across TN in 2017.
Factoring in a 10% increase, the CBSE had expected 90,000 students to apply for the test this year, but nearly 17,000 more had enrolled for the test.
This year, 25,206 more candidates were allotted centres in Tamil Nadu compared to last year, say CBSE sources adding that 31% more candidates got allotted to their preferred centres.
Students who are to take the test in centres outside the state can avail of an advance payment from district educational officers, through the heads of schools, or claim cash they spend by producing travel documents. Those who receive cash in advance have to produce the documents to the officers upon their return. All students have to submit photocopies of hall tickets for the test and school ID cards.
Earlier in the day, opposition parties slammed the government for “its inefficiency” and for “putting students under enormous” pressure. DMK working president M K Stalin said the government should at least arrange special buses for students writing the exams in Kerala. In the case of those forced to to go to Rajasthan, it should provide air fare and accommodation for both students and their parents, Stalin said in a Facebook post.
MNM leader Kamal Haasan described “forcing poor students to sit for NEET in Kerala and Rajasthan” as a “gross injustice” in the age of the internet. “They can be enabled to sit for NEET in Chennai,” he said.
AMMK deputy general secretary T T V Dhinakaran said his party had arranged for a few of its office bearers to act as coordinators in 10 different cities in Kerala, where students from Tamil Nadu will be appearing for NEET. Needy students can contact the coordinators by telephone if they require accommodation and AMMK members will guide the students to the exam centres.
