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No shoes, no earrings: NEET candidates undergo tough security check
The National Eligibility-Cum- Entrance Test (NEET) was conducted at 2,200 examination centres in 104 cities across India. Unaware of the do's and don'ts, many aspirants who appeared for NEET for the first time today, faced a piquant situation in parts of Tamil Nadu, with some even forced to resize the sleeves of their shirts and abandon their footwear to meet the norms.
Updated on: May 08, 2017 8:38 AM IST
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Candidates line up outside a NEET exam centre in Bhopal. The National Eligibility-Cum- Entrance Test (NEET) was conducted at 2,200 examination centres in 104 cities across India. (Mujeeb Faruqui/HT Photo)
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About 11,50,000 candidates took the test to get admission to 52,305 medical and dental seats. (Raj K Raj/HT PHOTO)
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A man helps his wife take off her earrings outside an exam centre in Bhopal. The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), which conducts the test, issued a slew of instructions for the candidates, including restriction on use of toilet in the last 30 minutes of the exam. (Mujeeb Faruqui/HT Photo)
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A candidate seen removing a religious thread from his wrist. The instructions listed for them included restrictions on bringing any article other than those mentioned in the list. The candidates have also been asked to follow a certain dress code. (Mujeeb Faruqui/HT Photo)
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An officer on duty checks a candidate using a metal detector. Candidates were not allowed to carry any material except the admit card and photographs inside the examination hall and were not allowed to leave the centre without completing the entire process. (Mujeeb Faruqui/HT Photo)
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A physically challenged candidate reaches his exam centre. (Mujeeb Faruqui/HT Photo)
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In Chandigarh, Entry of the students had begun at 7:30 am till 9:30 am. (Raj K Raj/HT PHOTO)
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Students were made to enter the exam halls in two slots. (Raj K Raj/HT PHOTO)
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First slot was between 7:30 am and 8:30 am while second slot began at 8:30 am till 9:30 am. The exam started at 10 am. (PTI)
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Clocks at exam centres will be synced with the CBSE website’s time. (Raj K Raj/HT PHOTO)
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Aspirants with their admit cards before a National Eligibility-Cum-Entrance Test (NEET), in Bhopal. (PTI)
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Girls were asked to remove hair clips and were asked to being told to open their ponytails. (Mujeeb Faruqui/HT Photo)
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In Chandigarh confusion prevailed over Sikh students wearing iron bangle (kada) and carrying small sword (kirpan) as the candidates have been asked not to bring any articles or materials other than those listed by the CBSE. (Mujeeb Faruqui/HT Photo)
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