Numericals pose challenge in LU entrance
"The paper was mostly balanced, but the chemistry section had tricky numerical questions. I had to spend extra time on those, which made the end a bit rushed," said Suyash Singh. "Biology was moderate overall, but 4–5 questions were unexpected. It required close reading of NCERT. I couldn't finish my paper on time," said another candidate, Atharv Bansal.
"The GK section was quite easy, but the agriculture questions went deep into the books. I was a bit confused," said BSc (Agriculture) candidate Anjali Yadav.
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