Kannur: In a shocking incident, a female candidate who appeared at a NEET centre here on Sunday claimed she had to remove her inner wear before sitting for the entrance test. Other women candidates too faced a harrowing experience due to a strict dress code in force.
The anguished candidate told media persons after attempting the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test she was asked by the examination centre’s officials to remove her innerwear.
Another candidate, who was wearing a pair of jeans, was asked to remove a pocket as well as metal buttons from the clothing.
Those living in the vicinity of the school where the NEET centre was set up came forward to help candidates by giving them suitable clothes to wear.
“The ordeal is over but it’s debatable how many female candidates would have been able to write the exam properly after they were subjected to so much humiliation. I will write to Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan to seek action against those responsible,” said state Mahila Congress President Bindhu Krishna.
The Centre Board of Secondary Education organised NEET 2017 on Sunday in as many as 104 cities across the country, for which more than 11 lakh aspirants had registered.
