Practise like it’s the real one.

What it is for

Admission to undergraduate medical and allied courses in India — MBBS, BDS, and the AYUSH courses — through a single national test.

Conducted by

The National Testing Agency (NTA). The syllabus is set by the National Medical Commission’s Undergraduate Medical Education Board.

When

Once a year, usually in May, in a single sitting; results within about two months. Dates are in the year’s information bulletin.

How it is sat

At present a pen-and-paper exam, answered on an OMR sheet. A move to computer-based testing has been discussed publicly.

The 2026 cycle, as it happened.

• Done
• Next
• Key date

1. February 2026(past)

   Information bulletin published, registration opens.

2. 3 May 2026(past)

   Exam held — later cancelled after a paper-leak allegation was referred to the CBI.

3. 21 June 2026Key date(past)

   Re-exam held.

4. 16 July 2026Key date(past)

   Results declared.

5. Early 2027Next(coming up next)

   Expected: the NEET (UG) 2027 information bulletin, and registration with it.

The 2027 dates will be in the NEET (UG) 2027 information bulletin, which the NTA usually publishes early in the year.

As the NEET (UG) 2026 information bulletin states it. The rules can change between years, so confirm yours in the bulletin before you rely on them.

• You have passed, or are appearing in, Class 12 with Physics, Chemistry, Biology or Biotechnology, and English. These may also have been studied as additional subjects after Class 12.
• You are at least 17 on 31 December of the year you sit NEET — for 2026, born on or before 31 December 2009.
• There is no upper age limit, and the bulletin sets no limit on the number of attempts.
• Indian nationals, NRIs, OCIs, PIOs and foreign nationals may all apply; the seat rules differ by category and state.

As published by the NTA for the most recent exam. Since 2025 every question is compulsory; the optional Section B of 2021–2024 is gone.

• Single-correct multiple choice throughout, four options each.
• Biology is one paper section but two subjects in every analysis we show you, because a strong Zoology can hide a weak Botany.
• The paper is offered in 13 languages; Nikaalle prepares you in English.

1. A

   Single-correct multiple choice

   Every one of the 180 questions: four options, one right. There are no numericals, no multiple-correct questions and no passages.

2. B

   Assertion–reason

   Two statements and four options about how they relate — a multiple-choice question in disguise, and marked the same way.

3. C

   Match the following

   Two lists to pair, with the pairing chosen from four options. Still one right answer, +4 / −1.

One rule for every question. The only decision on the day is whether to attempt.

73 chapters, as our plans, tests and analytics hold them. The exam body publishes the official syllabus each cycle; ours follows it and is versioned, so a change never surprises you mid-year.

Fifty-two weeks, counted back from your exam date. Start late and the phases shorten; they never skip.

1. Phase 1Weeks 1–32

   Build

   Every chapter once, in the order that makes the later ones easier. A chapter test the day you finish each.

2. Phase 2Weeks 33–40

   Consolidate

   Mixed practice across chapters, so nothing depends on remembering which chapter a question is from.

3. Phase 3Weeks 41–48

   Revise

   Revision weighted by how many marks each chapter carries, and your mistake book coming back on a schedule.

4. Phase 4Weeks 49–52

   Papers

   Full papers on the real pattern, at the real time of day, until exam day feels familiar.

How Nikaalle prepares you for NEET

• A plan counted back from exam day

  Every chapter once, then consolidation, revision weighted by how many marks each chapter carries, and full papers in the last month.

• Chapter tests before full papers

  Chapter test · 30 Qs · 45 min — short enough to take the same day you finish a chapter.

• Full mocks on the real pattern

  180 questions in 3 hours, marked +4 / −1 / 0, with the negatives traced back to the chapters they came from.

• Biology as two subjects

  Botany and Zoology are tracked separately, as the paper sets them, so a strong one never hides a weak one.

The bulletin is the authority on reporting time, identity documents and what you may carry. These are the habits that survive contact with the day.

1. 1Carry the admit card and the identity document the bulletin names. Without both, you are not admitted.
2. 2Arrive well before the reporting time; the gate closes before the paper starts, not at it.
3. 3Read the front page of the paper: the number of questions, the marking and the time are printed there.
4. 4On the OMR sheet, darken one bubble fully and never change an answer with a second mark — a second mark is a wrong answer.
5. 5Attempt in the order that suits you, but keep the OMR row aligned with the question number. A slip of one row costs every answer after it.