Bhubaneswar:
The Odisha authorities has made elaborate preparations to facilitate free transportation and lodging for candidates showing for the NEET examination on Sunday in 83 centres throughout seven cities within the state, an official stated.
A complete of 37,459 candidates will seem for the Nationwide Eligibility cum Entrance Take a look at in Odisha.
“The state authorities has made preparations without cost transportation and lodging amenities for candidates and their guardians,” NEET state nodal officer Polly Patnaik stated.
State-run buses might be out there to facilitate free motion of candidates and their guardians from completely different districts to the examination centres, she stated.
The examinations might be performed from 11 am to five pm in strict adherence to well being security protocols to forestall the unfold of the coronavirus illness.
Ms Patnaik stated candidates should bear thermal screening earlier than coming into the centres in Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Angul, Berhampur, Rourkela, Balasore and Sambalpur.
The East Coast Railway may also run particular trains for NEET aspirants, an official stated.
“The trains will run from Khariar Highway to Sambalpur by way of Titlagarh, Rayagada to Sambalpur, Bhadrak to Bhubaneswar by way of Cuttack and Keonjhar to Bhubaneswar by way of Cuttack,” the official stated.
The Bhubaneswar Municipal Company (BMC) has organized lodging for NEET candidates and their dad and mom at 5 engineering faculties.
Medical groups might be deployed on the faculties the place college students and their guardians will keep earlier than the examination, BMC Commissioner PC Chaudhury stated.
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