The National Board of Examinations (NBE) announced the NEET PG 2026 exam date at natboard.edu.in. As per the official notice, the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test for Postgraduate Exam will be held on August 30, 2026. The cutoff date for the completion of the internship is September 30, 2026. The NEET PG medical exam will be held for admission to around 26,168 Doctor of Medicine (MD), 13,649 Master of Surgery (MS), and 922 PG Diploma in 6,102 government, private, deemed/central universities. Read the article below to know more details on the NEET PG 2026 exam date by NBE.
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Particulars | Details |
|---|---|
Exam Name | NEET PG |
Full Form | National Eligibility cum Entrance Test for Postgraduate |
Conducting Body | National Board of Examinations (NBE) |
Duration | 3 hours 30 minutes |
Mode | Compter Based |
Language of the exam | English |
Frequency | Once a year |

According to NBE’s notice, the NEET PG 2026 exam will be held on August 30 in a computer-based mode, wherein candidates have to attempt a total of 200 multiple-choice questions in three hours and thirty minutes. Looking at previous years' trends, the NEET PG 2026 exam date can be revised in the future.
The table below mentions the year-wise exam dates for NEET PG.
Exam Year | NEET PG Exam Date |
|---|---|
2026 | August 30, 2026 |
2025 | August 3, 2025 |
2024 | 23 June 2024 |
2023 | 5 March 2023 |
2022 | 21 May 2022 |
2021 | 11 September 2021 |
2020 | 5 January 2020 |
2019 | 6 January 2019 |
2018 | 7 January 2018 |
2017 | 7 January 2017 |
2016 | 6 December 2016 |
2015 | 7 December 2015 |
Looking at past year trends, there is a clear possibility that the NEET PG 2026 exam schedule may change. In multiple previous years, the exam date was revised or postponed due to reasons such as administrative decisions, court cases, counselling delays, or policy-level updates by the authorities. These recurring changes indicate that schedule revisions are not unusual. Therefore, candidates should remain flexible in their preparation, avoid relying solely on tentative dates, and regularly follow official announcements for the latest and most accurate updates.
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If a candidate qualifies for NEET PG only after the revision or reduction of the qualifying cut-off, registration for counselling is allowed only if the counselling authority opens a fresh registration or re-registration window for newly qualified candidates. If the system currently shows “you have not registered” and does not
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