Ludhiana, May 5 -- The National Testing Agency (NTA) conducted the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) exam on Sunday across 13 centres in Ludhiana. With 4,490 students registered, as many as 4,341 appeared for the medical entrance test. The exam started at 2 pm and ended at 5 pm. According to many students, the exam was difficult and lengthy. Some students even compared the difficulty level with the JEE Mains exam.

The exam consisted of 180 multiple-choice questions across Physics, Chemistry, and Biology, carrying a total of 720 marks. While four marks were awarded for every correct answer, one mark was deducted for each wrong response.

Many students walked out of exam halls visibly stressed, calling the paper "extremely diff...