National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test held yesterday across the country. It was conducted by Central Board of Secondary Examination (CBSE). 13.2 lakh NEET aspirants appeared at this year's exam compared to 11. 2 lakhs last year. The reason behind the increase in the number of students' is that several states preferring NEET to state-level Common Entrance Tests (CETs) for admission in health sciences.
According to the exam observers, the dramatic increase in a number of students may also be attributed to the more number of them clearing 12 class exams and various policies and scholarships provided by the govt. As far as the question paper is concerned, it is said to be easier than the last year.
According to the responses about the nature of question from several NEET aspirants, who appeared at the Exam yesterday i.e. May 6, 2018, most questions were not time-consuming. There were similarities between the weight of marks in this paper and the 12th standard syllabus. Physics was the toughest section amongst the three and it was also lengthy.
24 questions were asked from the 12th standard syllabus and 21 questions from the 11th standard syllabus. This section had 2 difficult questions, 9 moderate questions and 34 easy questions. There were many calculation-based questions.
Chemistry section was moderate and lengthy. 20 questions asked from the 12th standard syllabus and 20 questions from the 11th standard syllabus. This section had 1 difficult question, 20 moderate questions and 24 easy questions. Most questions were based on simple concepts.
According to them, Biology was the easiest section amongst the three, however, according to him, this section was not lengthy. 46 questions were asked from the 12th standard syllabus and 44 questions from the 11th standard syllabus. This section had 9 difficult questions, 33 moderate questions and 48 easy questions. Most students found the paper moderate and expected marks in the range of 350-400.
NEET 2018 was easy to moderate with 170 questions based on NCERT and only 10 questions were found tricky as interlinking two topics.
"Out of the total 180 questions, 110 questions were found easy; 45 questions were of moderate difficulty level, whereas 25 questions were of high difficulty level. Biology was found to be the easiest of all; Chemistry was easy to moderate while students found Physics to be the toughest.
According to the teachers who keenly watch the NEET Exam, the minimum marks expected to qualify NEET for any college is 135+-5. However, students opting for government colleges would require 510+-5.
According to CBSE, the dates for OMR and answer key release will be intimidated soon. NEET 2018 results will be released on June 5, 2018. All India counseling and state-wise counseling to medical and dental admissions will commence after that.
It is expected that the qualifying score is around 150 for general category. Any score in excess of 525 should get the students admission in top colleges through the state quota channel.
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