Parents hit upon a NEET idea to help students sleep easy

Diya Kasaragod her mother Rekha and sister will make the journey a day before the exam and put up at a hotel close to the centre PicSatej ShindeFor lakhs of candidates across the country the National Entrance and Eligibility Test NEET on Sunday is already the biggest exam of their lives Now even the journey to the exam centre is likely test their nerves like never before With centres as far as 75 km away and their reporting time as early as 730 am many parents have decided to simply make the journey a day before and put up at a hotel to reduce the stress on their childrenDue to limited number of CBSE schools that function as test centres for NEET this year there are common cases of students in Goregaon being allotted a centre in Kharghar or candidates living in Vasai being asked to go to Panvel The stress of travelling all the way from Mumbai to Navi Mumbai in the wee hours of Sunday is bound to take a toll on students especially because of poor railway connectivityNightmare to travelRekha Kasaragod a resident of Goregaon was worried when she learnt that her daughter Diya had been allotted a test centre in Kharghar around 45 km away On top of that her reporting time is 830 am To get there so early in the morning we will have to leave in the wee hours on Sunday considering the buffer time we have to keep to deal with travel hassles if any That means Diya will be exhausted due to travel by the time we reach the centre Instead booking a hotel room near the centre is certainly a better idea said RekhaThey will tackle the hourandhalflong journey a day before and check into a hotel for the night We have already booked a room at a hotel that is just seven minutes from the centre We all plan to reach the hotel a day earlier so that Diya is stressfree and relaxed on the day of the examination she addedNishant Rawtani from Andheri has a similar story He has been allotted an exam centre in Kharghar as well His mother Jharna told midday Forget traffic woes on Sundays even local trains dont function very well There are already strict warnings against late entry it is better not to take any chance Several parents are opting to stay at a hotel near the centre to prevent lastminute travelling issues Moreover my son will get proper sleep before the exam since he wont have to wake up early for the journey Now we are all stressfree as we have booked a room just 15 km away from the exam centreTired before testNikhil Lad a Borivli resident has the earliest reporting time slot 730 am and he has to travel all the way to Panvel We will have to leave around 5 am keeping some buffer time in hand This means Nikhils day will begin around 4 am when his paper will only start at 10 am Not only will he be exhausted but if there is any travelling issue he will be under additional stress on the day of the examination said his father Dr Amit Lad who has also booked a hotel room for Saturday night after other parents gave him the ideaAccording to parents for a nationallevel examination like NEET there should have had been more centres across the country There may be fewer CBSE schools in some localities so other test centres should be arranged to avoid students having to travel so far said Dr Omnarayan Singh whose child has to travel 75 km from his home in Vasai to the centre at Panvel