With watches banned inside exam halls, the agency placed a clock in each of the 95,000 rooms used for the June 21 retest and will continue the practice in future exams.
School Education Director and State NEET Nodal Officer S Kannappan said attendance in districts hovered around 75%, though the overall state figure was not yet available.
Nine states in the country will have more than 1 lakh students aspiring to become doctors, with the maximum number appearing from Uttar Pradesh - 3,56,291 - along with 5,401 candidates from abroad.
During the review, the Home Secretary directed States, UTs and central agencies to strictly follow security protocols and ensure smooth, flawless conduct of the examination.
During the review, Somanathan also emphasized the need for ensuring a smooth, transparent and secure conduct of the re-examination through close coordination among all concerned stakeholders. The NEET ...
He warned that the "full might and weight of the law" will fall on any person trying in any manner to distort, disrupt or tamper with the integrity or smooth conduct of the re-examination.
