NEET 2026 Exam Date (Out): When Will NTA Announce the Official Date?

NEET 2026 Exam Date (Out): When Will NTA Announce the Official Date?

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Deep PathakUpdated on 08 Feb 2026, 02:09 PM IST
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When will NTA announce the official NEET 2026 exam date, this has been the topmost query of medical aspirants who are eagerly awaiting for the NEET UG 2026 exam to secure an MBBS seat in India. As per the latest update, NTA has announced the NEET UG 2026 exam date at neet.nta.nic.in. According to the NEET UG exam date 2026, the exam is scheduled to be conducted on May 3, 2026.

NEET 2026 Exam Date (Out): When Will NTA Announce the Official Date?
NEET 2026 Exam Date

As it is the single entrance exam for MBBS admissions in India, aspirants are eagerly awaiting for an official confirmation from NTA regarding the exam date of NEET 2026. The official confirmation, along with the detailed schedule, application dates, and information bulletin has been released on the official website: neet.nta.nic.in. Through the NEET UG 2026, admission to around 1,29,000 MBBS seats, along with Dental and AYUSH courses will be granted.

NEET 2026 Exam Date Expected Timeline

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Tentative NEET 2026 exam date

May 3, 2026 (Sunday)

Exam timing

2 PM to 5 PM (Offline, pen-and-paper mode)

Notification & application start

February 8, 2026

Application window duration

February 8, 2026 to March 8, 2026

Admit card release

Last week of April 2026 (3 to 7 days before the exam)

Result declaration

Tentatively mid June 2026

Previous NEET Exam Dates & Notification Release Patterns

Understanding past trends of the official NEET UG exam date announcement can help in getting to know when the NEET 2026 exam date will be announced by NTA. The previous year trends of NEET exam date announcement by NTA is provided below.

NEET Exam Date by NTA: Previous Year Trends

YearExam DateExam Date Announcement by NTAGap Between Notification & Exam

NEET 2025

May 4, 2025 (Sunday)

February 7, 2025

~3 months

NEET 2024

May 5, 2024 (Sunday)

Early February 2024

~3 months

NEET 2023

May 7, 2023 (Sunday)

February–March 2023

~2.5–3 months

NEET Exam Date 2026 by NTA: Latest Update

NTA has released the application form of NEET UG 2026 on February 8, 2026. Earlier, the NTA has already released the NEET 2026 syllabus on January 8, 2026. The authority also released the NEET 2026 application form advisory on January 5, 2026. Earlier, NMC also released the unchanged NEET UG syllabus 2026.

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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

The NEET cut off 2025 for PwD (handicapped) candidates in Telangana was set at 40th percentile with 126 - 113 marks. Admission to government colleges in Telangana require higher marks as many as over 500 marks in NEET.

For more information, check the given below link.
https://medicine.careers360.com/articles/neet-cutoff-telangana