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Over 4 lakh students appeared for the test in English, Marathi and Urdu. Express Photo
EVEN AS confusion prevails over the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) to be made as the sole entrance test for admission to medical colleges across the country, Maharashtra conducted its statewide common entrance test MH-CET for medical and professional courses Thursday as per schedule.
Over 4 lakh students appeared for the test in English, Marathi and Urdu. Part I of the exam consisted of physics and chemistry papers and was held from 10 am to 11.30 am, while part II (biology) was conducted from noon to 1.30 pm and part III (mathematics) from 4-5.30 pm.
Nikita, a student of Wilson College, said, “The physics portion of the paper was tedious. Questions were not tough but took a lot of time in solving.” Another aspirant found the biology paper tricky, “with at least 20 out of100 questions difficult to attempt”.
While the results of MH-CET 2016 will be declared on June 1, students still don’t know whether this state-level test will be considered for the admission process. Simran Dhawali, a student of Shivaji Science College, Nagpur, found the exam easy, except for some questions in physics. She said her performance got affected by the “drastic last-minute Supreme Court ruling”.
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“Almost three days before the exam were wasted in deciding what to prepare and what not to. My main focus was MH-CET, but now since NEET is being made compulsory, I had to spend time preparing for the May 1 AIPMT too,” she said.
“Every year there is a confusion regarding the exam. Last year, they had removed NEET and this year they have brought it back, making the paper pattern difficult again,” said Bhakti Shah, who did not take the AIPMT and will now sit for NEET (round 2) on July 24.
“Why is there an unfair treatment to students who appeared for AIPMT early on May 1. They should also have also been given two-and-a-half months of extra time to prepare better for the exam,” argued Warsha Dhawale, a parent.
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