NEET effect: Demand for biology at CBSE schools in Chennai goes up – Times of India

CHENNAI: With the Class X results out, CBSE schools are seeing a huge demand for biology at the Class XI level which school managements are attributing to National Entrance Eligibility Test (NEET) that is based on the CBSE syllabus.

Those running CBSE schools in the city say while state board students have been migrating to such schools ever since the NEET bugle was sounded last year, this year ICSE students are joining CBSE schools en masse.

S Padmini, principal of Hindu Senior Secondary School (CBSE), said the school has more number of students enrolling from ICSE than state board schools this year. "The demand for the biology group is more because of NEET," she said.

Shobha Raman, principal of Vidya Mandir, Mylapore, said students preferred the biology course in CBSE schools as it is a gateway for NEET. Schools like DAV, Maharishi Vidya Mandir, Chettinad Vidyashram and Chennai Public School have reported increased interest from students for biology.

Principal of Chettinad Vidyashram, Amudhalakshmi, said the application-oriented learning in CBSE makes the difference when it comes to competitive exams and hence this spike in migration.

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