NEET 2026 Exam Date - Check Exam Dates & Registration Schedule

About NEET 2026 Important Dates (Soon)

The NEET 2026 exam dates are expected to be announced in November 2025. Based on the previous years’ trends in exam dates, the NTA is likely to conduct the NEET 2026 Exam on May 3, 2026. The NTA is expected to announce the exam dates by November this year. Once the dates have been officially announced, students can find the detailed timetable on this page. The NEET 2026 Registration will commence in February, tentatively. The last date to fill out the application form may be extended to March 2026. The application correction process will be conducted in March 2026. The NTA will release the NEET 2026 admit card in the 4th week of April 2026.

Meanwhile, the NEET 2025 special stray vacancy round choice filling & locking process has been ongoing since November 1, 2025 & the last date to fill and lock the choices is November 5, 2025. The NEET 2025 exam counselling special stray vacancy round registrations will close on November 3, 2025. The NEET UG exam is conducted for admissions to top medical colleges in India 2026, offering MBBS, BDS, Nursing courses, etc. Students eager to know more about the NEET 2026 exam dates can go through the registration dates, admit card dates, etc.

NEET 2026 Important Dates

The detailed dates and events of the expected NEET 2026 Exam timeline have been provided below:

NEET 2026 Application Form Dates

The NEET 2026 application form is expected to be released by the 1st week of February 2026. As per the trends in previous years, the application process is usually conducted till the 1st or 2nd week of March 2026. The application form will be released online, and students must fill in their name, date of birth, educational details, etc. to register successfully. Students must fill out the application form within the deadlines. The NEET 2026 application form correction is likely to be conducted from the 2nd week of March to the 3rd week of March 2026.

NEET 2026 Admit Card Dates

The NEET 2026 admit card will be released by the 4th week of April 2026. The NEET 2026 Exam is expected to be held on May 3, 2026. The admit card is usually released within 5-7 days before the exam date. The admit card will feature the students' names, roll numbers, registration details, date of birth, exam date, exam centre venue, exam timings, etc. It serves as the mandatory document to be carried to the exam centres for entry at the exam premises. The admit card will be released in a PDF format online. 

NEET 2026 Answer Key Dates

The NEET 2026 answer key will be released online on the official website of NTA. The answer key will be released by June 2026, along with the exam results. The provisional answer key will be released first, followed by the final answer key. All the dates for the NEET 2026 answer key will be notified via the official NTA NEET 2026 website. 

NEET 2026 Results Dates

The NEET 2026 Result will be released on June 3, 2026, tentatively. The NEET 2026 Cutoff will be released simultaneously with the scorecard. The result will be announced in a PDF format online. The NTA usually publishes the result within a month of the exam date. The NEET 2025 results consist of students' names, roll numbers, registration ID, DOB, scores in the exam, pass status, and more. Students can download their NEET UG 2025 result by using their login credentials, such as user ID and password.

NEET 2026 Counselling Dates

The NEET 2026 counselling is expected to commence from July 2026. The counselling registration will be opened shortly after the NEET merit list has been published. There will be 4 rounds of counselling primarily, followed by a special stray vacancy round if seats remain vacant. The detailed dates of the counselling registration, choice-filling, seat allotment and reporting will be published on the official NTA NEET 2026 website shortly after the exam results are declared.