NEET 2026 Official Notification, Information Bulletin by NTA
National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test 2026 ( NEET )
Counselling - 20 Dec '25 - 22 Dec '25
NEET Notification 2026: The National Testing Agency (NTA) is likely to release the notification and information bulletin for the NEET UG 2026 exam in February 2026. The NEET 2026 notification PDF will be displayed on the exam website. The notification carries information such as exam date, timing, eligibility, application procedure and fee, exam pattern, and list of exam cities to be precise. The NTA conducts the NEET UG exam for admission to undergraduate Medical, Nursing and other allied courses such as MBBS, BDS, BSc Nursing, Ayurveda, Unani, and Siddha Medicine, BVSC & AH, among others.
Details of the exam will be announced in the NEET 2026 information bulletin. The NEET application form 2026 will be available along with the notification for around a month. NTA releases the NEET notifications for different events separately, such as the release of advance intimation of exam city slip, admit card, answer key, and result.
- NEET Notification 2026: PDF Download
- NEET 2026 Exam Dates
- NEET 2026 Notification Details
- FAQs Regarding NEET Notification 2026
NEET Notification 2026: PDF Download
The NTA will release the NEET 2026 notification along with the application form. The notification will be released offline in the national dailies as well as online at neet.nta.nic.in. Candidates can download the notification for the NEET 2026 exam using the process shared below-
- Visit the NTA NEET website.
- Click on the information bulletin link.
- Go through the NEET notification in detail.
- Download the PDF.
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The NTA is likely to release the NEET UG 2026 notification in February 2026. The notification will be released with the information bulletin containing the exam dates and details. Students need to go through the notification before filling out the NEET UG form 2026.
The NEET 2026 registration process will start soon. The last date to complete the registration process will be a month after the commencement. Registration is the first step of application wherein candidates have to enter the basic details, validate the OTP and create password. In the NEET application process, candidates have to login with their credentials and then fill up the form, upload documents and pay the application fee of NEET 2026.
NEET 2026 Exam Dates
Take a look at the table below for the complete schedule of NEET 2026 exam
| Dates | Upcoming Exam Dates |
|---|---|
| 20 Dec ' 25 - 22 Dec ' 25 | NEET 2025 Counselling round-6 registration & Choice filling ONGOING |
| 24 Dec ' 25 | NEET 2025 Counselling round-6 result |
| 25 Dec ' 25 - 31 Dec ' 25 | NEET 2025 Counselling round-6 reporting |
| Dec ' 25 | NEET 2026 Notification TENTATIVE |
| Dates | Past Exam Dates |
|---|---|
| 13 Dec ' 25 - 18 Dec ' 25 | NEET 2025 Counselling round-5 reporting |
| 12 Dec ' 25 | NEET 2025 Counselling round-5 seat allotment result |
| 09 Dec ' 25 - 10 Dec ' 25 | NEET 2025 Counselling round-5 registration |
NEET 2026 Notification Details
The details shared below will be informed through the NEET UG notification 2026-
NEET 2026 Application Form: The NTA will release the NEET UG application form for 2026 online on neet.nta.nic. The application form process has four stages- Registration, Application Form, Document Upload and Fee Payment.
NEET 2026 Exam Date: The notification mentions the exam date and timings. The NEET is conducted in a single day and slot. The exam duration is 180 minutes or 3 hours. As per the Indian Standard Time, the exam is scheduled from 2.00 to 5.00 PM.
NEET 2026 Exam Centres: NEET 2026 exam centres are generally located in 566 cities in India and in 14 cities abroad. The number of NEET 2026 exam centres are 5,468. Candidates need to select three exam cities while filling the form. The NTA allots the NEET exam centre based on the choices filled by the candidates and the availability of seats at the respective exam centre.
NEET 2026 Exam Pattern: The NEET exam pattern informs that it is a paper-pencil-based test of 3 hours carrying 180 questions from Chemistry, Physics and Biology. The medium of the NEET question paper is English, Hindi, Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, and Urdu.
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Although the NEET exam is generally scheduled from 2 to 5 PM, the array of activities are scheduled since morning. The table brings the activity-wise schedule for NEET exam.
| NEET Exam Day Events | NEET Exam Day Timings |
|---|---|
| NEET Exam Timing | 2 PM to 5 PM |
| NEET Exam Centre Entry Begins | 11.00 AM |
| NEET Exam Centre Last Entry | 1.30 PM |
| Sitting on the Exam Hall | 1.15 PM |
| Announcement of Important Instructions by Invigilators | 1.15 PM to 1.30 PM |
| Distribution of NEET Test Booklet | 1.45 PM |
| Writing of particulars on the NEET Test Booklet | 1.50 PM |
NTA releases the NEET advance intimation to exam city slip around 10 days before the exam. The document needs to be downloaded online by logging in to the exam website with the registration details. The advance intimation to exam city slip carries the name of the city where candidates' NEET exam centre will be located. The actual exam centre address will be provided on the NEET admit card.
FAQs Regarding NEET Notification 2026
Read the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) regarding NEET 2026 Notification.
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If your Aadhaar card is not linked to your mobile number and you are facing problems while filling out the NEET application form, then you should link your Aadhaar to your mobile number first.
You can only do it via a Aadhaar enrollment center and it is not possible to link it from online portal of UIDAI. Once your Aadhar is linked to your mobile number, you can complete your NEET application form. It is very important to ensure that you have filled out all details are accurately to avoid any issues during the application process.
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Yes, NEET is needed. The NEET scores will define it. It's the main entrance exam for Medical and Dental college admissions.
Some colleges have different admission criteria for Homoeopathy courses. So, students must check the official website of these colleges to know the requirements.
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Answered 22 hours ago
The Directorate of Medical Education & Research (DMER), Haryana, has announced the five rounds of Haryana NEET UG counselling 2025 so far. The round 1, round 2, round 3 and stray round have been conducted successfully. The Special stray round is underway.
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AMU NEET Cutoff 2025 was released till Round 4 for admission to the MBBS and BDS courses. AMU accepts the NEET Cutoff ranks, followed by AMU NEET Counselling for admission to the medical courses. The AMU Cutoff 2025 for NEET was released for all categories under the Home State and the All India quot
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As per the NEET UG result 2025 data, Aarav Thakur of Himachal Pradesh, HP, topped the NEET UG 2025 exam by obtaining 99.9772328 percentile and fetching 500 rank.
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The HP NEET Counselling dates, registration links, result and other details are displayed on the website of Atal Medical & Research University, HP. Candidates can check all the updates at amruhp.ac.in.
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The MCC has announced the registration dates for the NEET UG Special Stray Round 2025. Eligible candidates can register for the NEET UG Counselling from December 18 to 20, 2025. The registrations are invited at mcc.nic.in.
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The MSU Baroda NEET UG Cutoff 2025 has been released up to Round 4 for all categories and quotas for students belonging to the Home State and All India quota. The cutoff ranges from 2986 in the first round closing ranks to 17569 in Round 4 closing rank. Students can refer to the table below to know
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The NEET UG Counselling is an online and offline process. The NEET UG exam qualified candidates need to register online at mcc. nic. in to participate in the counselling process. Students also need to declare choice for college and course for seat allotment online. After seat allotment, candidates h
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The MCC has announced a total of six rounds for NEET UG Counselling 2025 process so far. The round 1, round 2, round 3 and stray rounds were held for MBBS, BDS, BSc and other seats. However, MCC NEET round 5 and 6 are being held for BDS and BSc Nursing.
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The MCC has not started the registration for NEET UG 2025 round 5 counselling yet. As per the schedule, the round 5 registration will begin on January 1, 2026. Registration has to be done at mcc.nic.in. Last date for round 5 registration is January 2, 2026. Choice filling deadline is the same as wel
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