Combined result of NEET I and NEET II to be declared on 17 August

The combined result of NEET I and NEET II will be declared by 17 August.

Over 90% of the 4.75 lakh plus candidates who registered for the NEET II exam for admission to medical and dental colleges took the test on 24 July in 56 cities - including in violence-hit Srinagar.

In a statement, the CBSE, which conducted the National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test (NEET), said the test was conducted at 739 centres in 56 cities.

Strict vigil was maintained at all centres and no untoward incident was reported, it added."Total candidates registered for the examination were 4,75,785. As per preliminary reports received from across the country, over 90% candidates were present in the examination," the statement said.

The NEET examination was also held peacefully in Srinagar and 93% of the registered candidates took the exam there, it added.

The CBSE made elaborate arrangements to ensure smooth and fair conduct of the examination. Besides CBSE officials, over 2,000 observers were deputed.

All state governments supported the CBSE by deputing security forces at the centres, the statement said.

A special team was sent to Srinagar in advance to ensure complete preparation for the conduct of NEET II. The Jammu and Kashmir government has given extraordinary support to the CBSE and its team, the statement said, adding that the J&K government provided two examination centres, deputed invigilators at short notice, made security arrangement for candidates across Srinagar division.

HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar expressed happiness over the successful completion of the test and the CBSE Chairman visited a few examination centres in Noida and Ghaziabad to oversee the conduct of examination, the statement said.

The NEET result will be declared at www.aipmt.nic.in (NEET I result and NEET II result).

--PTI