Edutel Academy info NEET 2018: Over 13 lakh candidates appear in medical entrance exam. Girl students form a queue to be frisked before entering the exam hall outside an NEET Exam center in Secunderabad. NEET for admission to medical colleges across India was conducted by CBSE in 136 cities. The board established 43 new centres this year to accommodate higher number of applications There were stringent checks at the centres, where students were asked to remove hair pins, jewellery and even shoes. NEW DELHI: Over 13 lakh candidates appeared for the national medical entrance exam NEET today at 2, 225 centres across the country with authorities conducting stringent checks on dress code to avoid any malpractice during the examination. The National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) for admission to medical and dental colleges across the country was conducted by CBSE in 136 cities as against 107 last year. "A total number of 13, 26, 725 students had registered for the exam, of whom 5, 80, 648 are males and 7, 46, 076 females and one transgender. The exam was conducted at 2, 225 centres from across the country, " a senior CBSE official said. The board established 43 new centres this year to accommodate the higher number of applications.