NEET to be held in 18 towns in Tamil Nadu
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This 12 months, medical aspirants from Tamil Nadu can seem for the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test in 18 towns, following the inclusion of examination centres in Chengalpattu, Virudhunagar, Dindigul and Tiruppur.
Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan knowledgeable this to Health Minister Ma. Subramanian throughout a gathering in New Delhi on Thursday. Last 12 months, the take a look at was held at 14 locations.
The National Testing (*18*) elevated the variety of centres from 10 to 14 in 2018, following complaints that aspirants had been being pressured to journey lengthy distances, generally to the neighbouring States, for taking the take a look at.
Last 12 months, round 1.21 lakh candidates had registered themselves for the take a look at. Of the 99,610 aspirants who took the take a look at, 57,215 certified.
With the State trying ahead to add 11 extra medical schools this 12 months, an extra 1,650 MBBS seats will be added.
As a number of boards throughout the nation have diminished the Class XII syllabus owing to the COVID-19 pandemic, the National Testing (*18*) has launched adjustments in the examination sample.
There will be two components in every part — A (35 questions) and B (15 questions) — in every of the 4 topics: physics, chemistry, botany and zoology. The take a look at is for 720 marks.
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