With less than 24 hours to go for the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) 2018 examination, medical aspirants must be in their final phase of preparation. Aspirants should keep in mind all the guidelines issued by the CBSE to avoid any last minute hassles. Here are the do’s and don’ts that medical aspirants must adhere to as per guidelines issued by the CBSE:
1.Exam time and duration
NEET 2018 will be conducted on Sunday, May 6, from 10.00 am to 1.00 pm. The exam duration will be three hours. Reporting time for candidates will start from 7:30 am. No candidate will be allowed entry to the exam hall after 9:30 am. The test booklet distribution will begin by 9:45 am.
Also, no candidate will be allowed to leave the hall before the exam is over. However, candidates are allowed to attend to nature’s call.
It is important to note that, Sikh MBBS aspirants who carry a ‘kirpan’ or wear a ‘kara’, will have to report an hour earlier for the entrance test for screening.
2.Carry these to the exam hall
Admit card as downloaded from the NEET website with a passport size photograph affixed on it with your name and date.
Additional passport size photographs. These must be same as that on the admit card.
ID proof: Students should carry any ID card issued by the government of India. As per the latest directions from the Supreme Court, Aadhaar cannot be made mandatory for any exams in India. NRIs, PIOs, foreign nationals and OCIs should carry their passports as well.
3.You can’t carry these to the exam hall
No stationery items, including pens, pencil box, plastic bag or pouch, scale, calculators, pencils, erasers, etc, will be allowed inside the NEET exam hall. Candidates will be provided with ball-point pens at the exam centres.
Watch, camera, electronic items, metallic items, wallets, belts, shades and handbags are banned inside exam halls.
Food or any eatables are also not allowed inside the hall.
Students should take off accessories and jewellery items, including nose pins, rings, earrings, badges, necklaces, etc. It’s ideal to avoid all such jewellery items on the exam day.
4.Dress code for Female Candidates:
Female candidates can wear light half sleeve clothes which should not have brooch / badge, big buttons, flowers etc. with trouser / Salwar.
Candidates with Slippers or Sandals having low heels are only allowed and female contenders with shoes are not allowed to enter the exam hall or for writing the exam paper.
Female Muslim applicants can wear traditional dress like Hijab / Burqa. However, those candidates wearing traditional dress have to come in the prescribed time before the commencement of test for undergoing the checking process.
It is said that, female applicants are requested to not wear ring, pendants, necklace, nose ring, earrings, or any kind of jewelry as those jewelry have to be checked before entering in to the exam center or hall.
5.Dress Code Rules for Male Candidates:
Male applicants have to wear light colored clothes such as Jeans, Shirt having half sleeves only, Pant. The shirt buttons have to be medium in size and not bigger.
Wearing Kurta Payjama is not allowed.
Wear only sandals or slippers as shoes are not allowed in to exam hall.