Eight Coimbatore corporation school students crack NEET, feted
COIMBATORE: Seven girls and a boy from Coimbatore corporation schools who cracked National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (
) using the civic body's free coaching were honoured with their parents here on Tuesday.
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Of the 158 Class XI and XII students who attended coaching at Sidhapudur Corporation Higher Secondary School, 43 appeared for NEET and eight – six in their first attempt and two in the second attempt – cracked it.
For the session begun in Oct 2024 with TIMES NEET Coaching Institute, the corporation spent Rs 5,00,000, arranging special buses and snacks.
TIMES institute's A Sivakumar said there is a huge difference between NEET syllabus and the academic syllabus.
'If trained from Class XI, more students are likely to crack NEET. Coaching for the fresh batch of Class XI students is to commence in two weeks.'
Four of the eight students with scores above 200 have high chances of being placed in medical colleges under the 7.5% quota, Sivakumar said. 'The exam was tough and cutoff marks might be reduced. And this will certainly reflect on the7.5% reservation category in the state. If you get a BDS seat, opt for it because the specialisation of ortho in MDS is in demand with more opportunities.'
Collector Pavankumar G Giriyappanavar, commissioner M Sivaguru Prabakaran, mayor R Ranganayaki and MP Ganapathy P Rajkumar honoured Muthurani of Siddhapudur Corporation Higher Secondary School; S Abinandha and Sadhana, of Corporation Higher Secondary School, North Coimbatore; G Vidhyashree, S Adisha and Janani, of Corporation Girls Higher Secondary School, RS Puram West; Nowfiya of Corporation Girls Higher Secondary School on Oppanakkara Street; and Gnaneshwari, of Corporation Girls Higher Secondary School at Ramakrishnapuram.
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