Chennai: Candidates for writing the national feasibility test (NEET) 2021 on Sundays are very vigilant because most of the training they have is online.
Experts say many students lose face-to-face training and peer learning and performances can be dipped this year.
Many training centers and schools prepared students last time by giving them an artificial test on Saturday afternoon, what they wrote wore masks and gloves.
Along with their knowledge and skills, the Sunday exam is likely to test the endurance of students because the first batch must enter the exam hall at 10:30 a.m.
for the beginning of 2PM because of the Covid protocol.
From Tamil Nadu 1.10,971 students are scheduled to appear for exams at 225 exam centers.
In Chennai, 17,992 students will appear in 33 exam centers.
J S Dharani, a medical candidate from Ayanavaram, said the preparation in online mode was a new and difficult experience.
“Training and school institutions guide us continuously.
In positive records, faculty members are available until 9:30 a.m.
to clarify our doubts,” he said.
He said the entry time was staggered and wearing a mask for four to five hours in the exam hall would test the durability of students.
“We have attended the Mock test wearing masks and gloves from 2pm until 5 pm.
I feel comfortable for the first hour, but feel uncomfortable after that,” he said.
Ebenezer Kirubakan G, a candidate from Tambaram, said, given the concepts were difficult in preparation for online mode.
He did aerobic and wore a mask at home in the past few weeks to prepare for the exam.
He said the introduction of choice would help students.
Now students need to answer only 180 of 200 questions.
B Pavan Kumar, Deputy Director, Fiitjee Chennai, said the lack of peer competition and face-to-face coaching by mentors would have an impact on the performance of middle-level students.
P France, Academic Director, Narayana Educational Institution, said that this year students got two to three months offline coaching.
“We apply the same type of training system and the pattern follows offline to online.
But, they have to sit before the system for hours.
Students are rather tense.
But, they get acquainted with online coaching and better adjusted,” he said.
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