Tough Physics Paper Surprises NEET-UG Aspirants, Cut-Off Likely to Drop
NEET-UG: Physics Paper Considered Tough by Aspirants
NEW DELHI: A sense of relief swept over 20.8 lakh students and their families on Sunday as the crucial NEET-UG exam, determining admission to undergraduate medical courses, finally came to an end. Parents, filled with anxiety, waited patiently for more than three hours outside the heavily secured exam centres, until their children emerged after 5 p.m. Many students shared that the Physics section was particularly challenging.
The exam consisted of 180 questions—45 each from Physics, Chemistry, Botany, and Zoology—and carried a total of 720 marks, awarding four marks for each correct answer and deducting one mark for every incorrect response. At Kendriya Vidyalaya-4 in Delhi Cantonment, 480 students appeared for the test. Speaking to this newspaper after the exam, several candidates expressed that the Physics section was unexpectedly difficult, with many saying the questions were too tough to solve within a minute.
Pawni Singh said, “The Physics questions were totally unexpected. Most of us had enough knowledge about Circuits, but questions on Alternating Current had appeared. I found the paper tough.” A student requesting anonymity said, “The Physics questions required a lot of calculations. One minute was just not enough to answer one question. So, I ended up leaving many in this section blank to avoid negative marking. It might be the case with many other students too, so I expect the cut-off to be much lower than 600 this year.”
Siva Shree’s mother was completely relieved it was over. “My mother stayed awake with me for many nights at a stretch to help me study for the exam. I found Biology easy and on expected lines. Maybe, if I had practiced better, I could have done well in Physics. Still, I feel I might get into a private medical college,” Siva Shree said.
Neerja Arup, attempting the exam for the second consecutive year said that the questions were lengthy and the paper was tough too. “It was quite easy last time, but unfortunately, it was marred by malpractice. I have less expectation of scoring high this time,” she said. Many on social media opined that the cut-off would definitely be lower than previous years, as the paper was tough.
