APNCET Exam 2026: Dates, Application Form, Pattern, Syllabus, Result

Candidates must check their eligibility before applying for the exam. NEET UG eligibility criteria 2026 can be checked in detail below. Before applying for the NEET UG exam, candidates must check their eligibility. The NEET 2026 eligibility criteria can be checked below. 

Nationality: Indian Nationals, NRI, Foreign Nationals, OCI and PIO candidates are eligible to apply.

Educational qualifications: 

• Candidates must have passed class 12 or other equivalent exam from a recognised board with Physics, Chemistry, Biology/Biotechnology and English subjects and must have scored a minimum of 50% aggregate in PCB (general category). Those belonging to SC/ST/OBC/ PwD must have secured at least 40% in the mentioned subjects.

• Candidates appearing for the senior secondary examination can also apply. Such candidates will have to submit the qualified certificate at the time of admission.

Age limit: Candidates must have attained 17 years of age as on December 31 of the year of admission. There is no upper age limit. 

NTA releases the NEET application form at neet.nta.nic.in. Candidates can check the steps to fill the NEET application form 2026 below. 

Step 1: NEET UG 2026 registration

• Visit the NEET 2026 official website.

• Click on the ‘NEET 2026 New Candidate Registration Link’ and enter the asked details and a valid email ID and mobile number.

• Select the security question, enter captcha code and click on ‘Submit’. 

• Choose a strong password, enter the OTP and click on ‘Submit’. 

• A NEET application number is generated and sent to registered email address and mobile number. 

Step 2: NEET application form 2026 filling

• Login again using the NEET 2026 application number and password. 

• Enter the asked details along with NEET 2026 exam centre details and emergency contact details. 

• Capture a live photograph. 

• Upload the NEET 2026 application form documents. 

• Review the filled details and click on ‘Save’. 

Step 3: Payment of NEET 2026 application fee

The last step of the application process is payment of NEET form fees 2026. The category-wise NEET 2026 registration fees is given in the table below. 

NEET application form 2026 fee

Candidates must understand the NEET exam pattern to prepare well for the examination. Questions in the exam are asked from Physics, Chemistry and Biology subjects. A detailed NEET exam pattern 2026 can be checked from the table below

NEET exam pattern 2026

Candidates whose applications forms are accepted by the authority are issued the NEET admit cards. The NEET 2026 admit cards are issued at the official website neet.nta.nic.in. Candidates can check the steps mentioned below to download the NEET admit card 2026. 

How to download NEET admit card 2026?

• Go to the NEET official website: neet.nta.nic.in. 

• Click on the link for the NEET UG 2026 admit card link.

• Enter the login details such as application number, date of birth, and security pin and click on 'Submit'

• The NEET 2026 admit card appears on the screen.

• Download the admit card and check all the details carefully.

• Take multiple printouts of the NEET 2026 admit card for future use. 

The NTA releases the NEET answer key in online mode. Candidates can download the provisional answer key of APNCET 2026 on the official website. The answer key is released PDF format. Candidates can predict their expected scores with the help of the NEET answer key 2026. The provisional answer key of the NEET exam can be challenged by paying an amount of Rs 200 per answer. After reviewing the challenges, the authority releases a final NEET answer key based on which the result is announced.

The NEET 2026 result is announced in online mode at neet.nta.nic.in. After the declaration of the NEET result 2026, candidates can download their scorecard from the official website. Along with the NEET 2026 result, the authority also releases the statistics mentioning the total NEET registration, number of appeared candidates, number of qualified candidates and other details.

NEET 2026 qualifying percentile

Dr NTR University of Health Sciences, Andhra Pradesh has not clarified the counselling process yet. It has only notified that admission to BSc nursing courses in the colleges of Andhra Pradesh will be through NEET UG from the academic year 2026-27 onwards. The counselling process will be updated, once clarified by the authority.