NEET SS 2023: 2 hours delay, glitches; ‘NBE took Rs 4,250 exam fee, where did it go?’, medicos ask

NEW DELHI: NEET super specialty (NEET SS 2023) faced technical glitches, mismanagement, and two hours of delay in several exam centres across the country. The National Board of Examinations (NBE) is holding the NEET SS exam 2023 pan India; today is the second day of the exam.

“Most of the NEET SS exam centers were in pathetic condition. Not to speak of AC and coolers, even exhaust fans were not working. NBE took (Rs) 4,500 from each candidate for the exam. They need to answer where all the money goes?” Ashutosh Singh, an aspirant, tweeted on X.

NEET SS 2023 is the single eligibility-cum-ranking exam for admission to various DM/MCh and DrNB super specialty courses. The examination is conducted in two days in two shifts. First shift is held between 9 AM to 11:30 AM and afternoon shift from 2 PM to 4:30 PM.

NEET SS exam timings, paper

A candidate who gave the exam on September 29 tweeted, “NEET SS was delayed by almost 2 hours. I napped, stretched, and then decided to chat with the invigilator. He asked, 'How come you all are not creating a fuss? Very calm, you doctors are.' I said, 'Yes, our medical board never fails to teach us tolerance.'”

NEET SS was delayed by almost 2 hours. I napped, stretched, and then decided to chat with the invigilator. He asked, 'How come you all are not creating a fuss? Very calm, you doctors are.' I said, 'Yes, our medical board never fails to teach us tolerance.'

— samarthana (@DrSamarthanaVk) September 30, 2023

“This happened pan-india? I thought it was just my centre from Kolkata. I was in the second batch which was scheduled at 2:00-4:30PM, entered the centre at 1:45PM & came out around 5:40PM,” another candidate said.

This happened pan-india? I thought it was just my centre from Kolkata.
I was in the second batch which was scheduled at 2:00-4:30PM, entered the centre at 1:45PM & came out around 5:40PM.#NEETSS

— Prateek Shukla (@PrateeksPrateek) September 29, 2023

“Delayed start by 2 hours!! Huge mismanagement. No server. No food till 6pm. Worst experience ever.”

#NEETSS
Delayed start by 2 hours!!
Huge mismanagement
No server
No food till 6pm
Worst experience ever

— Aarkey Gupta M.S DNB (@DrRAHULKUMARGU1) September 29, 2023

Tagging NBE, another candidate wrote, “Today's NEET SS EXAM was conducted in utter inhuman condition at one centre of Bhubaneswar. ION DIGITAL ZONE PATIA is a centre where about 200-250 candidates were cramped in a room with inadequate ventilation and air conditioning. Whole afternoon it was very hot , humid.”

@NbeIndia Today's NEET SS EXAM was conducted in utter inhuman condition at one centre of Bhubaneswar. ION DIGITAL ZONE PATIA is a centre where about 200-250 candidates were cramped in a room with inadequate ventilation and air conditioning. Whole afternoon it was very hot , humid

— chinmaya mohapatra (@DrChinmaya1) September 29, 2023

“Very poor arrangement , thousands of fee by @NbeIndia but students are facing only scorching heat, no proper facility, morning inning just finished now; time for afternoon inning torture,” another medico tweeted.

Very poor arrangement , thousands of fee by @NbeIndia but students r facing only scorching heat , no proper facility , morning inning just finished now
;time for afternoon inning torture @mansukhmandviya #neetss @FAIMA_INDIA_ @IMAIndiaOrg pic.twitter.com/bG3lfUw6FA

— Dr Rakesh Bagdi Gurjar (@dr_rakeshbagdi) September 29, 2023