NEET UG 2025 Exam Analysis Updates: Students rate Physics challenging among all

Members of the Brahmin community staged a protest outside a NEET exam centre here, demanding accountability after some students of the community were asked to remove their "sacred thread" (Janivara) before entering the exam hall.

This incident comes close on the heels of a similar one during the Common Entrance Test held for engineering and other vocational courses on April 16, where the sacred threads of Brahmin boys were also removed.

Following the incident, the state government initiated action against the officials involved, including registration of a case. It also issued directions to prevent such occurrences in the future. However, on Sunday, the Brahmin candidates were either asked to remove the sacred thread or had it cut before entering the exam hall. Enraged over this, hundreds of community members gathered outside the NEET exam centre, raised slogans and staged a sit-in demonstration.

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NTA starts NEET UG Exam

This year, the NTA has taken "all measures" to ensure the integrity of the exam. Candidates will undergo thorough checks by district police, in addition to NTA's standard security protocols, before entering exam centers.

Question papers and OMR sheets will be transported under full police protection to prevent any tampering or leaks. Authorities will closely monitor coaching centers and online platforms to prevent organized cheating networks.Exam centers will be equipped with CCTV cameras to ensure transparency and accountability.

Three men were detained by the Special Operations Group of Rajasthan Police for allegedly trying to dupe a NEET candidate of Rs 40 lakh by promising him the question paper, an officer on Sunday said. The accused were identified as Balwan, 27, Mukesh Meena, 40, and Hardas, 38, according to police. On Friday, the three took the student and his family members to Gurugram and asked for the money, at which point the student's family asked them to show the paper.

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As the NEET examination approaches, authorities are ramping up security measures to prevent malpractice. Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Cyber Sanjay Kumar announced that full preparations are in place, with advisories issued and two specialised teams deployed. Speaking to the media, Kumar urged the public to report any illegal offers related to the exam.

"We are entirely prepared for the NEET exam. The advisory has been issued for the examination. If anyone makes any illegal offer, then I request everyone to report it. We have formed two teams. We have a social media team who is putting an eye on everything and another is the raid team," the DIG Cyber said.

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Mock drills were conducted in all NEET-UG exam centres across the country Saturday as 22.7 lakh candidates are set to appear for the exam Sunday, a year after the paper leak controversy rocked the medical entrance examination sending the Centre and the NTA into a tizzy. The exam will be conducted in 5,453 centres in around 500 cities, compared to  4,750 centres last year. Around 22.7 lakh candidates have registered for the exam, down from 24 lakh last year.

–Original and valid photo identification: Any one of PAN card, Driving License, Voter ID, Passport, Aadhaar Card, Ration Card, or Class 12 admit card with a photograph.

–PwBD certificate (if applicable): Candidates claiming relaxation under the Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PwBD) category must carry the certificate issued by the competent authority.

Candidates without these documents, especially the admit card and valid photo ID, will not be allowed to enter the examination hall, as per NTA rules.

Physics remains the wildest forest it always was — dense, unmapped, and full of labyrinthine puzzles that don’t give up their answers easily. It’s not a subject that opens its arms to you like Biology frequently does. Solving a Physics question is often like trying to unscrew a rusty bolt — the more you rush, the tighter it gets.

Earlier, if a Physics question seemed too challenging, you could simply pick easier ones from Section B. Now, there’s no section division. Every single question is compulsory, and you have three hours. Physics will not suddenly become easy just because the rules have changed. The calculations will still chew through your minutes. That means you must save time aggressively in Biology and Chemistry by flying through the easy questions, spending less than a minute per question, and sometimes even thirty seconds if you can. You need to move through the memory-based questions quickly, without second-guessing yourself. Save your brainpower and minutes for the bigger Physics challenges arriving later.