Chennai: The number of students who registered NEET (national-cum-entrance feasibility tests) 2021 from Tamil Nadu has dropped 7% compared to the previous year.
For the second year in a row, the number of applicants from the country has dropped after reaching 1.4 lakh applicants before the pandemic in 2019.
Of the 1,21,617 applicants for NEET 2020, the number has dropped to 1,12,889 for NEET 2021, according to the agency registration data National testing.
Among applicants, 71745 (63.5%) were female candidates and 41,144 (36.5) were male candidates.
Experts quote the delay in conducting general medical entrance tests and increasing cut-off for medical acceptance as an excuse to soak in the application.
Meanwhile, the number of students who chose to write examinations in Tamil increased by 16% because the number rose from 17.101 at 2020 to 19,867 in 2021.
NEET 2021 is scheduled to be held on September 12, 2021.
“For the past two years., Cut-off for medical acceptance Increasing 100 signs.
Students are currently reluctant to take a test without training because the cut-off for government universities has reached 570 and 580 values.
This year students are not present even regularly classes as classes are held online.
So, students who are mentally not ready may have decided to register after preparing for a year, “Jayaprakash Gandhi’s career consultant said.
He further said the quota for government school students could be the reason behind the increase in the number of students who chose to write in Tamil.
The student counselors say delay in conduct NEET could be the reason for the dip in applicants from Tamil Nadu.
“Because of the pandemic, the NEET exam has been carried out in September for the past two years.
More medical receipts are delayed, students who are not confident and hesitant combine engineering colleges.
If the NEET exam is carried out in May.
Registration will be more than Tamil Nadu , “said Manickavel Arumugam, a counselor student.
From government schools and assisted countries, 11,236 students have registered on the exam.
Last year, around 10,000 students apply for exams.