7,294 candidates appear for NEET-UG exam in Tiruchi

As many as 7,960 candidates appeared for the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) conducted by the National Testing Agency in Madurai on Sunday. The district recorded 96.81% attendance.

Though 8,222 candidates had registered for the examination, 262 were recorded absent.

The exam, which is conducted as an eligibility test to secure admission to undergraduate medical and dental programmes, was conducted in 15 centres in the district.

Apart from students who underwent self-preparation and attended private coaching classes, many government school students trained in government-run free NEET coaching classes also appeared for the examination.