No dupattas, no sacred threads: Intensive frisking takes centre stage yet again during NEET exam
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More than 15 lakh students will be taking up The National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET exam) on May 5, Sunday. (Photo | A Sanesh, EPS)The exam conducted by National Testing Agency across India has students registered for the under graduate medical entrance, the only gateway to enter medical and dental colleges. (Photo | Pattabi Raman, EPS)The exam will be held in select centres of 154 cities across India, between 2 pm to 5 pm. (Photo | Prasantmadugula, EPS)Candidates are instructed to enter before 1.30 pm after which no candidate will be allowed to enter the exam hall. (Photo | A Sanesh, EPS)Candidates are expected to follow the all the instructions for the exam. (Photo | R Satish Babu, EPS)The test will consist of one paper in all languages containing 180 objective type questions (four options with a single correct answer) from physics, chemistry, and biology. (Photo | R Satish Babu, EPS)As per the official guidelines, students appearing for NEET should be dressed in light clothes with short sleeves worn with salwar/trouser. (Photo | Pattabi Raman, EPS)The CBSE had notified candidates will be subjected to extensive and compulsory frisking before entering the examtion centre using metal detectors. (Photo | V Karthikalagu, EPS)The NEET dress code bars students from wearing any outfit having big buttons, brooch/badge and flower. (Photo | Pattabi Raman, EPS)Allaying the apprehensions of the candidates, an NTA official said that frisking would be carried in a very ‘decent’ manner. (Photo | Pattabi Raman, EPS)
