NTA NEET 2026 Changes - Check Major Changes in NEET Exam

NTA NEET 2026 Changes - Check Major Changes in NEET Exam

Shamshad Ali DarUpdated on 06 Nov 2025, 05:59 PM IST

The National Testing Agency (NTA) will announce the NTA NEET changes for 2026, if there any, at the official website nta.ac.in. NTA has made several changes in the past few years, with the latest being in 2025 when the section B was removed and total questions were fixed at 180 instead of 200. Any NTA NEET changes 2026 will be provided in this article.

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The NEET UG 2026 examination is expected to be conducted on May 3, 2026. The authority will issue the NEET UG notification for registration and exam dates soon on the official website.

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NTA NEET 2026 Changes - Check Major Changes in NEET Exam
NTA NEET 2026 Changes

The NEET UG official notification is released on neet.nta.nic.in. Candidates can check the official details on the NTA website. The NTA NEET 2026 exam will be held for admission to over 1 lakh MBBS, 27,868 BDS, 52,720 AYUSH, 525 BVSc, and AH seats, 45 medical, 318 dental, 914 AYUSH, and 47 BVSc and AH colleges in India. Read the article below to know about all the changes introduced in the medical entrance examination this year.

NEET 2026 Changes

The changes made in NEET 2026 exam will be announced by the NTA in advance and will be provided here. Meanwhile, students can check the changes made in the last year's exam below.

NEET tie-breaking

The NTA has initiated a random process for NEET tie-breaking procedure. According to the new NEET change, when all the rules are exhausted to resolve tie, the authority will resolve it through a random process with the guidance of an independent expert committee.

Changes in NEET Exam Pattern

The NTA made changes in the NEET exam pattern with the removal of section B from the question paper. Aspirants now have to answer a total of 180 questions in 3 hours.

NEET Cities

The NEET exam cities are changed every year by the NTA. It is expected that for 2026, the number of exam cities might be revised again. The foreign NEET exam centres (14) include Kuwait City, Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Doha, Kathmandu, Manama, Muscat, Riyadh, Sharjah, Singapore, Bangkok, Colombo, Kuala Lumpur and Lagos.

NTA NEET 2026 Highlights

The following details which are provided below contain the NTA NEET UG highlights for candidate's reference.

NEET 2026 highlights

Particulars

Details

Exam name

National Eligibility cum Entrance test

Conducting body

National Testing Agency

Mode of conduct

Pen-paper based

Minimum eligibility

Qualified class 12

Duration

3 hours

Mode of application

Online

Application fee

1,700 for UR,

1,600 for OBC

1000 for SC/ST/PWD/Transgender

Official website

neet.nta.nic.in

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Q: When will the NEET UG 2026 exam be conducted?
A:

The NEET 2026 exam date has not been announced by the authority yet.

Q: What are the new changes in NEET UG 2026?
A:

NTA NEET changes for 2026 will be made availabe on the official website, neet.nta.nic.in 

Q: How to check NEET UG 2026 changes?
A:

Students can check NEET changes 2026 in the information brochure provided by NTA.

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You can get the NEET LAST 5 YEARS PAPERS from the Careers360 website. practising these papers will helps you to understand the exam pattern, to identify the important topics, to improve time management,and overall it enhances your exam preparation.

LINK: https://medicine.careers360.com/articles/neet-previous-5-years-question-papers-with-solutions


Hello Vandana. For a lot of previous year questions its better to get MTGs previous year question booklet for all three subjects. As it has chapter wise detailed previous year questions for atleast previous 36 years. Or just download the soft copy of the book if you can find one

Hello Nisha. No IIT JAM and NEET are not the same level the reason is quite simple.

NEET is an exam for students after class 12th who want to become doctor. The questions are asked only from the class 11th and 12th syllabus of physics, chemistry and biology. The concepts

Hello Neha. Preparing for NEET in 4 months is not easy at all and will require a lot of dedication and hardwork but its not impossible either. Its better to focus mostly on PYQS and see what are the patterns of questions asked in previous years. Prepare from one shot

For NEET 2026 focusing on high scoring and concept based topics can help improve marks with smart preparation. These areas are repeatedly asked and are easier to master if NCERT is studied properly.

Biology is the most scoring subject and should be given maximum priority. In botany important topics include