Nearly 90 pc candidates appear for NEET amid pandemic - Nearly 90 per cent candidates

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Nearly 90 per cent candidates appeared in the medical entrance exam NEET held at over 3,800 centres across the country on Sunday amid strict precautions in view of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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The National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) began at 2 PM, but entry to centres started at 11 AM. Students were allotted different slots for staggered movement to ensure social distancing.

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As many as 15.97 lakh candidates had registered for NEET, which was earlier postponed twice in view of the pandemic.

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Based on random sampling, the National Testing Agency (NTA) said that the attendance for the exam was between 85-90 per cent. However, the official attendance figures were not available yet. The attendance in 2019 was 92.9 per cent.

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The candidates who missed the exams after testing positive for COVID-19 will get another opportunity to sit for the test, the date for which will be announced later.

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