Over 9,000 students write NEET in Madurai
The Hindu
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A total of 9,094 students took UG NEET (National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test) that was conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA) across 20 centres in Madurai district on Sunday. Students started arriving at the examination centres from 10.30 a.m. with their parents. Students alone were allowed inside the centres from 11 a.m. to 1.30 p.m. after verification of their admit cards and thermal scan. All other COVID-19 protocols and guidelines mandated by the NTA were followed in the exam centres, said P. Hamsapriya, the Academic Director of Mahatma Group of Schools and NTA’s city coordinator for NEET. There were 1,247 absentees in all the centres. The exam was over at 5 p.m.
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