India, June 22 -- At least 6,032 candidates appeared for the NEET-UG retest at 18 examination centres across Gurugram on Sunday, with many candidates describing the paper as tougher than the previous examination, particularly the Physics section, officials said.

Candidates who spoke to HT said the physics paper was "lengthy and tough" and chemistry was "moderate", while biology was comparatively "easy".

"The paper was a little more difficult than the earlier one. Physics was quite lengthy," said Bhawna, a candidate from Bahadurgarh, who travelled nearly 45km to reach her examination centre.

"This was totally unfair to us. It has been mentally exhausting and emotionally draining, not just for students but also for our parents. In the ea...