NEET exam dates 2026 (May 2026), Registration dates, NEET 2025 counselling dates and schedule

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14th June, 2025

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The NEET 2025 counselling is expected to begin in the month of August 2025 and will continue till November 2025. The NEET counselling process is entirely online and the candidates must register on the NEET counselling portal to participate in the NEET counselling process. The NEET 2025 exam was held on the 4th May 2025.

The National Testing Agency (NTA) releases the NEET exam dates based on the past year trends to maintain the parity and begin the academic session 2025-26 timely. The NEET 2025 result was released on their official website - nta.ac.in. on 14th June 2025. Once the NEET exam date is announced, the official notification and the NEET application form is released.

This page will guide the candidates through all the important NEET Exam Events like the NEET exam date 2026, NEET counselling dates, NEET admit card release date, NEET result date, NEET 2026 answer key date, and other events.

NEET 2025 Exam Dates

In this section we have tabulated the NEET 2025 dates for the reference of the candidates. Aspirants are advised to check these dates to not miss out on important deadlines.

NEET Exam Events (Upcoming + Past)

NEET 2025 Dates

NEET 2025 Counselling

Aug ' 25 - Nov ' 25

NEET 2025 Result

14 Jun ' 25

NEET 2025 Final Answer Key Release

14 Jun ' 25

NEET 2025 Provisional Answer Key Release

03 Jun ' 25

NEET 2025 Answer Key Challenge Submission

03 Jun ' 25 - 05 Jun ' 25

NEET 2025 Exam

04 May ' 25

NEET 2025 Admit Card

30 Apr ' 25

NEET 2025 City Intimation Slip

23 Apr ' 25

NEET 2025 Application Correction

09 Mar ' 25 - 11 Mar ' 25

NEET 2025 Application Process

07 Feb ' 25 - 07 Mar ' 25

NEET 2026 application dates

The application form for NEET 2025was released online on 7th February 2025. The last date of application was 7th March 2025. The NEET 2025 registration is conducted as an entirely online process. NTA also provided a correction facility for the NEET 2025 applicants 9th to 11th March 2025 to make any corrections in the application form.

NEET 2026 advance intimation of exam city slip

The advance intimation of examination city slip is a document carrying the exam city name, released before the admit card. NTA released the NEET 2025 city intimation slip on 23rd April 2025 on the official website. It is to be noted that the NEET city intimation slip is not equivalent to the NEET hall ticket, and is not accepted at the exam centre.

NEET 2026 admit card date

The NEET 2025 admit card was released on 30th April 2025,which is four days before the exam date. The NEET admit card is a mandatory document to be carried to the NEET exam centre and must be preserved till the counselling process is over.

NEET 2026 exam date

The NEET 2025 exam was held on 4thMay 2025,from2 PM to 5.20 PM, Indian Standard Time (IST) across the designated exam centres located in India and abroad.

NEET 2026 answer key date

NTA released the NEET 2025 provisional answer keys and OMR response sheets on 3rd June 2025, which is exactly 1 month of conducting the exam. The challenge or objection submission window was opened on the same date of releasing the provisional answer keys and closed on 5th June. The final NEET 2025 answer key was released on 14th June 2025 as NEET 2025 result.

NEET 2026 result date

NTA released the NEET 2025 result and scorecard on 14th June 2025. The NEET 2025 cutoff is also released along with the NEET result, in the scorecard and the official press release. In the NEET merit list, NTA releases the NEET city and centre-wise result data, total number of candidates appearing and marks obtained by them. In general, NTA releases NEET result within a month of conducting the exam.

NEET 2025 counselling

The counselling for NEET 2025 is likely to begin in the fourth week of July 2025 or August 2025. The entire duration of NEET counselling 2025 is scheduled for three to four months, till November 2025. There will be four to five rounds of NEET counselling. NTA’s role is over with the release of the NEET scorecards.

NEET Exam Timing 2026

The following table brings the NEET exam timetable, or the exam day event-wise timings.

NEET Exam Day Events

NEET Exam Day Timings

NEET 2025 Exam Timing

2 PM to 5.20 PM

NEET 2025 Exam Centre Entry Begins

11.30 AM

NEET 2025 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 2025 Test Booklet

1.45 PM

Writing of particulars on the NEET Test Booklet

1.50 PM

NEET Exam Date Year-wise Trends

Ever since the pandemic struck the nation, not just NEET, the academic schedule across streams underwent massive upheaval. Needless to say, NEET exam dates were also postponed between 2020 and 2022. The table below brings the original and postponed NEET UG dates.

Year

Exam Date

NEET 2026

May 2026 (TBA)

NEET 2025

04-May-2025

NEET 2024

05-May-2024

23-Jun-2024 (retest)

NEET 2023

07-May-2023

06-Jun-2023 (For Manipur candidates)

NEET 2022

17-Jul-2022

04-Sep-2022 (For affected candidates)

NEET 2021

12-Sep-2021

NEET 2020

13-Sep-2020

NEET 2019

05-May-2019

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the exam date of NEET 2026?

NEET 2026 Exam Date is yet to be announced by the National Testing Agency (NTA). However, analysing and going by the past trends, it is expected that the NEET 2025 exam will be held on the first Sunday of May 2026. Candidates are advised to keep a check on the official NTA website for all NEET dates and latest updates.

When will the NEET Admit Card release?

NEET Admit Card 2026 is expected to be released 2 days before the exam on the official website of NTA. Candidates can speculate that the admit card may be released in March 2026. All the candidates must note that the admit card will only be available to those candidates who have successfully registered for the NEET exam.

When will the NEET 2026 registration start?

NTA is expected to start the NEET 2026 registration in the first week of February 2026. The last date of application will be scheduled in the first week of March 2026 based on the past trends.. Based on student requests and other external factors, NTA may extend or reopen the NEET application form.

When does NTA release the NEET advance intimation to exam city slip?

NTA releases the NEET advance intimation to exam city slip around 10 days before the exam date. The document has to be downloaded online by logging in to the exam website with the registration credentials. The advance intimation to exam city slip carries the NEET test centre so that the candidates can make advance and proper plans to reach the NEET exam centre.

Will the NEET 2026 application form submission last date extend?

Yes, there is a high chance of NTA to extend the last date of NEET 2026 application form submission. As per past year trends, NTA extends or reopens the NEET application window every year, either as a response to student requests or due to some exceptions.

Will NEET be conducted twice?

Although earlier NTA was mulling the idea of conducting NEET twice a year, now it has been confirmed that the exam will be held only once a year in a paper-pencil based mode. NTA communicated this information through an RTI response where it was stated that the NEET exam will only be conducted once.

How many rounds are there in NEET counseling?

There are traditionally four rounds of NEET counseling. These are as follows: Round 1, Round 2, Round 3, and Stray Vacancy Round. If seats remain vacant even after the stray vacancy round, then there will be an additional seat allocation round. Of these,

What was the last date to submit the NEET 2025 application form?

NEET 2025 application form was released on 7th February the last date to fill the NEET form was 7th March 2025. The NEET registrations are completely online and conducted on the official NEET website - neet.nta.nic.in.

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