NEET 2026 Exam Date (Out): Notification (Out), Registration (Started), Admit Card, Result

NEET 2026 Exam Date (Out): Notification (Out), Registration (Started), Admit Card, Result

Deep PathakUpdated on 09 Feb 2026, 01:34 PM IST

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 8, 2026. All the important dates of NEET 2026 are provided in the information bulletin.
Must check: NEET 2026 Information Bulletin Released!

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NEET 2026 Exam Date (Out): Notification (Out), Registration (Started), Admit Card, Result
NEET 2026 Exam Date

NEET 2026 exam date

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.

NEET exam date 2026

Events

Dates

NEET notification

February 8, 2026

Submission of the application form

February 8, 2026 to March 8, 2026

Application correction window

March 10 to 12, 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

NEET 2026 exam date: Latest news

NEET form date 2026

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.

NEET 2026 exam date: Previous years’ exam date trends

To get an idea of the NEET 2026 exam date by NTA, take a look at the exam dates for the last few years.

Previous year NEET UG exam date

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

(*) This denotes that the date is tentative

NEET 2026 exam date: Important events

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.

NEET 2026 registration date

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.

NEET form date 2026 correction window

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.

NEET 2026 city intimation slip

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.

NEET UG 2026 date for admit card

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.

NEET exam date 2026

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.

NEET 2026 date for answer key

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.

NEET 2026 result date

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.

NEET 2026 counselling date

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.

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Q: Who will conduct NEET 2026?
A:

The National Testing Agency (NTA) will conduct the NEET UG 2026.

Q: Will NEET 2026 be held online?
A:

No, NEET UG 2026 will be conducted in the pen and paper (offline) mode. 

Q: What is the expected NEET 2026 exam date?
A:

The NEET 2026 examination date is May 3, 2026. 

Q: Will NEET 2026 have an attempt limit?
A:

The attempt limit for NEET 2026 will be announced by the NTA. However, until now a candidate can take NEET as many times as they want. There is no limit on the number of attempts. 

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Hi Arti,

Please refer to these links

Weightage:

https://medicine.careers360.com/articles/neet-biology-chapter-wise-weightage

High-weightage chapters:

https://medicine.careers360.com/articles/neet-2026-high-weightage-chapters

Do or Die Biology:

https://medicine.careers360.com/articles/do-or-die-chapters-in-biology-for-neet

Hindi syllabus:

https://medicine.careers360.com/hi/articles/neet-syllabus

Most Scoring Concepts eBook (free PDF):

https://medicine.careers360.com/download/ebooks/neet-most-scoring-chapters-topics-based-on-past-5-year-analysis


You still have enough time. For NEET 2026 (drop year, 3 months left), focus on:

NCERT linebyline for highweightage chapters (Human Physiology, Plant Physiology, Cell, Biomolecules, Biological Classification, Plant/Animal Kingdom, Genetics, Ecology)

Daily chapterwise MCQs + PYQs and weekly full mocks with proper analysis

Useful Careers360 links for planning:

NEET

Yes, open category students can also appear in the NEET exam. Candidates must check the detailed eligibility criteria in the NEET information brochure. Applicants from the open category have to pay the NEET form fees for Rs. 1700.