NEET re-test held across 97 centres amid tight security
Students being frisked outside an examination centre in New Delhi on Sunday.R.V. Moort | Photo Credit: R.V. MOORTHY Thousands of students in Delhi on Sunday appeared for the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) re-examination held under heightened security after the original test was cancelled over allegations of a question paper leak. More than 22 lakh students took the test conducted by the National Testing Agency across 5,440 centres in 551 cities nationwide. In Delhi, the re-test was held at 97 centres with elaborate security arrangements in place. Many candidates said female students underwent double frisking at security checkpoints. “We were even asked to open our hair and undergo a thorough physical check by the security personnel,” said a student who did not wish to be named. Fatigue and anxiety For many candidates, the weeks between the cancellation of the original May 3 exam and Sunday’s re-test were filled with uncertainty, fatigue and anxiety. Meemansa, a resident of Palam who was allotted a centre at PM Shri Kendriya Vidyalaya, Masjid Moth, said the disruption had …
