Puducherry, May 4 -- Over 4,000 candidates appeared for the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) exam held at 9 centres in Puducherry. The exam began across the country at 2 PM on Sunday.

The maximum number of candidates appearing at the university was 960. 720 candidates appeared in the University of Technology, 480 in JIPMER Kendriya Vidyalaya School, 240 in Kalapattu Kendriya Vidyalaya School, 240 in Navodaya Vidyalaya School, 480 in Chinnatha Government Girls' School, 480 in Thiruvalluvar Government Girls' Higher Secondary School, 480 in Villiyanur Kannagi Government Girls' School, and 360 in Bharathidasan Government Girls' College.

Various restrictions were imposed in connection with the NEET exam, including that candidate...