NEET UG Exam Date 2026

The NEET UG exam date for 2027 is not announced as of 20 October 2026. NTA has not issued a bulletin, a schedule or a mode for 2027. The NTA exam calendar of 16 September 2026 runs up to March 2027 and does not list NEET UG. The latest official cycle is NEET UG 2026. Its first exam of 3 May 2026 was cancelled. The NEET UG 2026 re-exam was held on 21 June 2026.

Every timing given for the NEET UG exam date 2027 on this page is marked expected. It comes from the 2024 to 2026 pattern and not from an NTA notice. Candidates also search for the NEET 2027 exam date, and the answer is the same. The NEET UG 2027 exam date will set every other stage, from application to result. Check the NEET UG exam 2027 overview for the wider picture of the exam.

The NEET UG exam date for 2027 is not announced. No NEET UG 2027 exam date schedule exists on the official site. The tabs below show the status of each 2027 stage. They also give the full NEET UG exam date schedule of the 2026 cycle, from application to counselling.

Has NTA announced the NEET UG 2027 exam date?

No. NTA has announced no NEET UG exam date 2027 as of 20 October 2026. The same is true of the NEET 2027 exam date. The official NEET UG site shows only notices of the 2026 cycle. Treat every NEET UG exam date for 2027 on other pages as a guess. NTA must publish a bulletin first.

Is NEET UG 2027 in the NTA exam calendar?

No. NTA published its exam calendar on 16 September 2026, and it lists 14 exams from December 2026 to March 2027. Examples are UGC NET (14 to 19 December 2026) and NIFT Entrance (10 January 2027). JEE Main Session 1 is on 22 to 31 January 2027, and CMAT is on 7 February 2027. The NEET UG exam date is not on the list, so the NEET 2027 exam date is still open. The notice itself says the calendar does not constitute a notification for any particular examination.

What is the expected NEET UG exam date for 2027?

The expected NEET UG exam date is the first Sunday of May 2027, which falls on 2 May 2027. This is an inference from the pattern, not an announcement. NTA set the NEET UG exam date on 5 May 2024, 4 May 2025 and 3 May 2026. Each of these was a Sunday in the first week of May. Anyone searching for the NEET UG exam date 2027 should read 2 May 2027 only as an expected date.

Will NEET UG 2027 be held twice?

NTA has announced no two-sitting plan for 2027. The 2026 re-exam was a one-time step, taken after NTA cancelled the 3 May 2026 exam. No notice on the NEET UG exam date 2027 mentions two sittings in a year. Until NTA publishes the NEET UG 2027 exam date, no sitting plan is confirmed.

NEET UG 2027 Exam Dates: Frequently Asked Questions

The NEET UG 2027 application dates are not announced, and they depend on the NEET UG 2027 exam date. In the last two cycles, NTA opened the NEET UG application in the first week of February. It kept the form open for about a month.

When does NEET UG 2027 registration start?

NTA has not announced the NEET UG 2027 registration start date. The NEET UG 2027 registration last date is also open. The start is expected in February 2027, because the 2025 and 2026 forms opened on 7 February and 8 February. A later NEET UG exam date would push the window later. The NEET UG registration page explains the 2026 steps you can prepare for now.

What is the NEET UG 2027 registration last date?

The NEET UG 2027 registration last date is not announced. In 2026, the last date was 8 March 2026, and NTA extended it by three days to 11 March 2026. Do not plan around an extension. Treat the NEET UG 2027 registration last date as final once NTA announces it.

What was the NEET UG 2026 correction window?

The NEET UG 2026 correction window ran from 12 to 14 March 2026. The Information Bulletin had said 10 to 12 March 2026. The NTA notice moved it after the application was extended. Always follow the later notice, and check any NEET UG 2027 registration last date on the NTA site.

The NEET UG admit card release date for 2027 is not announced. It depends on the NEET UG exam date. NTA released the NEET UG 2026 admit card on 26 April 2026, seven days before the 3 May exam. In 2025, the admit card came on 30 April 2025, four days before the 4 May exam.

When is the NEET UG admit card released?

The NEET UG admit card is released 4 to 7 days before the exam, based on 2025 and 2026. The city slip comes earlier, 11 to 21 days before the exam. The NEET UG admit card release date for 2027 depends on the NEET UG exam date. NTA has not announced it. The NEET UG admit card page lists what to carry on exam day.

Was the 3 May 2026 admit card valid for the re-exam?

No. The admit card of 3 May 2026 was not valid for the re-exam. The NEET UG admit card release date for the re-exam was 14 June 2026. That was seven days before the exam. The NEET UG exam time started at 2:00 PM, but candidates had to report between 11:00 AM and 1:30 PM. The gates closed at 1:30 PM.

The NEET UG exam date and time for 2026 were 3 May 2026 from 2 PM to 5 PM. The re-exam was on 21 June 2026 from 2:00 PM to 5:15 PM, including formalities. The NEET UG exam time for 2027 is not announced. The paper in 2026 was 180 minutes long, with 180 questions and 720 marks.

The longer NEET UG exam time of the re-exam was part of NTA's student-friendly measures for that exam only. Candidates also got four rough-work pages instead of two. These measures were not announced for 2027.

What is the NEET UG exam date and time?

For the latest cycle, the NEET UG exam date was 21 June 2026. The time was 2:00 PM to 5:15 PM including formalities. For 2027, there is no official NEET UG exam date and time yet. The NEET UG exam pattern page covers the paper structure.

Was the NEET UG 2026 exam postponed?

No. NTA cancelled the 3 May 2026 exam on 12 May 2026 and re-conducted it on 21 June 2026. It was a cancellation and a fresh exam, not a postponement. Registration, centre choice and candidate data were carried forward, and NTA took no fresh fee.

Will NEET UG 2027 be in CBT mode?

NTA has not confirmed the mode for NEET UG 2027. The Centre has told the Supreme Court that NEET UG may move gradually to computer-based, multi-session exams where feasible. It also said no final decision has been implemented. If that happens, the NEET UG exam date and time could stretch over several days. The Centre also assured the court of adequate advance notice.

NEET UG Exam Date and Timings: Frequently Asked Questions

The NEET UG answer key release date for 2027 is not announced. It depends on the NEET UG exam date. For the NEET UG 2026 re-exam, NTA released the provisional answer key on 25 June 2026. It released the final key with the result on 16 July 2026.

When is the NEET UG answer key released?

The NEET UG answer key is released in two steps. The provisional key comes first, about four days after the exam in 2026. The final key follows with the result. The NEET UG answer key release date for 2027 is expected about four days after the exam. See the NEET UG answer key page for the challenge process.

How long is the NEET UG answer key challenge window?

The challenge window was four days in 2026, from 25 to 28 June. It was three days in 2025, from 3 to 5 June. The fee was ₹200 per question in both years. The 2026 notice made the fee refundable in full for accepted challenges. In 2025, the fee was non-refundable.

The NEET UG result date for 2027 is not announced. NTA declared the NEET UG 2026 result on 16 July 2026, 25 days after the 21 June re-exam. Past results came 25 to 41 days after the NEET UG exam date.

When will the NEET UG 2027 result come?

The expected NEET UG result date is 25 to 41 days after the 2027 exam. This comes from the last three results. NTA has announced no date. The NEET UG answer key release date will come before it. The NEET UG results page explains the scorecard and the percentile.

When was the NEET UG 2026 result declared?

NTA declared the NEET UG 2026 result on 16 July 2026 for the NEET UG 2026 re-exam. Of 19,99,895 candidates who appeared, 11,21,185 qualified. The result and the final key came on the same day. The NEET UG answer key release date for the final key was therefore also 16 July 2026.

The NEET UG counselling date for 2027 is not announced. In 2026, MCC opened Round 1 registration on 4 August 2026, 19 days after the NEET UG result date. The NEET UG counselling date depends on that result, so the NEET UG exam date drives it. MCC runs counselling for the 15% all India quota, deemed universities, central universities, ESIC, AIIMS and JIPMER seats.

The table lists each NEET UG counselling date of the 2026 MCC cycle.

When does NEET UG counselling start?

The NEET UG counselling date follows the result. For 2027, it is not announced. State counselling for the remaining seats is run by each state authority, not by NTA or MCC. Each state sets its own NEET UG counselling date. Read the NEET UG counselling page for the full process.

What is the status of the MCC stray vacancy round in 2026?

The MCC NEET UG counselling date for the stray round was 19 October 2026. MCC declared the provisional result that day. Reporting runs from 19 to 26 October 2026. The provisional result is only indicative. Candidates should go to the college only after the final result. The final choice-filling deadline is not confirmed here, so check the official MCC website.