TEST ANXIETY AMONG NEET ASPIRANTS RELOCATING FOR COACHING: A CASE STUDY OF DISTRICT KARGIL IN INDIA

Test anxiety among National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) aspirants for medical studies in India is a debatable issue as every year when the results are announced, a surge of news reports highlights anxiety-related cases involving such aspirants. The present investigation was an attempt in this context with the aim to study the test anxiety in NEET aspirants from Kargil district relocating for coaching and to propose some interventions to some extent. Using a descriptive research methodology, data of 84 students were collected through Driscoll’s Westside Test Anxiety Scale (2007) and analyzed accordingly. The findings indicate that 48.8%, of these aspirants experience levels of anxiety ranging from moderately high to extremely high and female aspirants are showing a higher incidence of test anxiety by 7% compared to males. It also indicates that an increase in NEET attempts correlates with a rise in anxiety levels.