NEET SS Exam Dates 2025 (Postponed): Check Exam & Other NEET SS Dates Here!

The total duration of the NEET SS exam is 150 minutes or 2.5 hours. There is a sectional time limit of 50 minutes for each of the three sections. Hence, candidates have to manage the time accordingly to attempt as many number of questions as possible within this duration. There are 150 questions in total and 50 questions in each section. Hence, to attempt all the questions, test-takers will get one minute per question. Along with maintaining to speed to complete the NEET SS exam, candidates must also maintain accuracy to avoid losing marks since there is a negative marking scheme. 

The NEET SS exam is conducted for a window of two days, with two slots each day. Hence, the total number of slots in which the NEET SS exam is conducted is four. Each of the slots conducts different exam groups. The duration of the exam is 2.5 hours or 150 minutes. The table below brings the slot-wise timings of the NEET SS exam.

There are a total of 15 groups which are covered in the NEET SS exam. These groups are divided into the four slots conducted over two days.

NBE or the National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS), the NEET SS exam conducting authority, releases the cutoff scores or the qualifying scores along with the result. Even though NBE announces the NEET SS qualifying percentile in the information bulletin, the exact qualifying marks, or the NEET SS cutoff is released on the day of the result declaration. The NEET SS 2024 cutoff has been released on April 25, 2025, along with the result.

The NEET SS 2025 application form is expected to be released by the National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS) in the second week of October 2025. The last date of application is likely to be scheduled in the fourth week of October 2025. Along with the NEET SS 2025 application form, NBEMS will also release the notification and information bulletin. The NEET SS application process is completely online. Candidates have to visit the official website of NBEMS and go to the NEET SS exam section. After that, they have to read the complete instructions before registration, followed by the application. The NEET SS 2025 exam will be conducted on November 7 and November 8, 2025.

The NEET SS 2025 exam will be conducted in a window of two days and two slots each day. The total duration of the exam is 150 minutes or 2 hours and 30 minutes. The National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS) will conduct the NEET SS 2025 exam on December 26 and December 27, 2025. The following table brings the NEET SS exam day schedule and timing, based on last year. 

The NEET SS counselling is conducted approximately one month after the declaration of the result. As per the dates announced by MCC, the NEET SS 2024 counselling process was originally scheduled from May 13, 2025, to July 7, 2025. However, after the first two rounds, the third round was postponed. MCC released the dates for NEET SS 2024 counselling stray round or Round 3 on July 21, 2025. The counselling process was conducted from July 24 to August 5, 2025. 

The NEET SS 2025 exam dates are December 26 and December 27, 2025. The exam will be conducted in two shifts on both days, from 9 AM to 11.30 AM and 2 PM to 4.30 PM. The National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS) postponed the exam dates from November 7 and November 8, 2025. 

Yes, NBE or the National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences provides correction facility for NEET SS application form. There are two correction or edit windows provided only for those candidates who submit the application form on time by paying the requisite application fee. The first NEET SS application correction window is for making the basic changes in the application form, in the permitted fields. In the second and the final correction window of NEET SS, candidates are given the opportunity to correct the deficient or incorrect images or files uploaded, such as photograph, signature and thumb impression. Both the NEET SS application correction windows are provided for three days. 

No, NEET SS exam is conducted once a year, albeit in two days and two slots window. For a particular academic year, candidates have to appear for the NEET SS exam on the given date and slot, based on the papers or subjects selected by them. The exam date and time for NEET SS will be informed to candidates through the admit card. Unless candidates appear for NEET SS in the given slot, they will not be given a second chance to take admission in the particular session. 

Last year, the NEET SS 2024 exam was conducted on March 29 and 30, 2025. The application process was conducted from February 4 to February 24, 2025. This year, the exam will be conducted on December 27 and December 28, 2025, and the application process is likely to commence in the fourth week of October 2025. Hence, the application dates are not the same as last year.