The National Testing Aency (NTA) has announced the NEET 2026 exam date at neet.nta.nic.in. According to the NEET 2026 exam date, the exam is scheduled to be conducted on May 3, 2026. Candidates can apply for NEET UG 2026 from February 8, 2026 to March 11, 2026. NEET correction window 2026 will be available from March 12 to 14, 2026. All the important dates of NEET 2026 are provided in the information bulletin.
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The exam date of NEET 2026 has been officially announced by NTA on the official website, neet.nta.nic.in. Check the NEET exam calendar in the table below.
Events | Dates |
NEET notification | February 8, 2026 |
Submission of the application form | February 8, 2026 to March 11, 2026 |
Application correction window | March 12 to 14, 2026 |
NEET 2026 city intimation slip | To be announced |
Admit card release date | To be announced |
NEET 2026 exam date | May 3, 2026 |
Provisional answer key date | To be announced |
Final answer key date | To be announced |
NEET 2026 result date | To be announced |
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The application form of NEET 2026 has been released in online mode. The NTA has released the NEET exam calendar 2026. The authority has announced the NEET exam date 2026 in the information bulletin along with other dates.
To get an idea of the NEET 2026 exam date by NTA, take a look at the exam dates for the last few years.
Year | Exam Date |
2026 | May 3, 2026 |
2025 | May 4, 2025 |
2024 | May 5, 2024 |
2023 | May 7, 2023 |
2022 | July 17, 2022 |
2021 | September 12, 2021 |
2020 | September 13, 2020 |
2019 | May 5, 2019 |
The NTA announces the NEET 2026 examination date in online mode. Candidates who want to appear in the exam should keep track of even-wise events. The important events of NEET UG 2026 date are listed below.
The NTA releases the registration form of NEET in online mode. Candidates who fulfil the eligibility criteria have to submit the NEET application form along with the registration fee before the deadline. It must be noted that the students whose application forms will be accepted successfully can appear in the exam.
The authority allows the registered candidates to make important changes in the application form through the NEET correction window. The correction window date of NEET is made available on the neet.nta.nic.in.
The NEET intimation slip 2026 is released before hall tickets. The NEET city intimation slips mention the details related to allotted NEET exam centre, cities of the candidates. To download the city intimation slip of NEET 2026, candidates have to enter login credentials.
The NTA issues the NEET admit card 2026 in online mode. The hall tickets of NEET 2026 can be downloaded on the official website. Registered candidates have to enter NEET application number and date of birth to download the NEET hall tickets. The NEET admit card mentions the candidate's name, roll number, allotted exam centre, reporting time, exam day guidelines and other details.
The NEET exam date 2026 is announced by NTA. The NEET 2026 will be conducted in offline mode for a duration of 3 hours. A total of 180 questions are asked in the exam and students have to answer the questions in the OMR sheet.
NTA releases the NEET provisional answer key after the exam. The answer key mentions the correct answers of the questions asked in the examination. Students can challenge the answer key by paying the required fee. The final NEET answer key is released along with the NEET result and it cannot be challenged.
The authority announces the NEET result online in the form of a scorecard. The NEET result 2026 mentions the candidate’s name, qualifying marks, total marks, All India Rank and other details. The category-wise NEET cutoff marks are released along with the results.
After the announcement of NEET results, the MCC releases the round-wise counselling dates for qualified candidates. The MCC NEET counselling is held for 15% AIQ seats. The counselling for the remaining 85% state seats is conducted by the responsible state authorities.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
The National Testing Agency (NTA) will conduct the NEET UG 2026.
No, NEET UG 2026 will be conducted in the pen and paper (offline) mode.
The NEET 2026 examination date was May 3, 2026. However, this has been cancelled. The re-NEET 2026 exam date is June 21, 2026.
There is no limit on the number of attempts for the NEET exam.
On Question asked by student community
Hello Student, for NEET-UG , you need to have passed Class 12 or an equivalent examination with the required subjects, including Physics, Chemistry, Biology/Biotechnology and English. For the qualifying examination, the required PCB percentage is generally 50% for General category candidates, 40% for SC/ST/OBC-NCL candidates and 45% for PwBD candidates
Hello Student, agar aapne counselling ke liye registration kar liya hai lekin Round 1 mein choice filling nahi karte, toh generally aapko Round 1 mein seat allotment nahi milega because aapne apni preferences submit nahi ki hain. However, later rounds mein participate karne ka option counselling ke specific rules par
Hi Aditi,
Please refer to this article link : https://medicine.careers360.com/articles/neet-question-paper
It contains NEET previous years' question papers for the last 10 years, compiled in a single place.
Dear Student,
If grace marks have been given in your NEET result, admission eligibility depends on your final valid NEET score, rank and the applicable counselling rules. For BDS admission, you must fulfil the NEET qualifying criteria and participate in counselling. Check the latest BDS Cutoff for NEET 2026
Hello, grace marks in NEET do not determine eligibility for BDS admission. For BDS admission, candidates need to meet the NEET qualifying criteria and the required Class 12 subjects and marks. The eligibility criteria may also vary based on the candidate's category. You can check the detailed BDS eligibility criteria