NEET Application Form 2026 – National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (UG)

 

The National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) is the entrance test for admission into various undergraduate medical courses in all medical institutions of India. The National Testing Agency (NTA) usually conducts NEET-UG Exam once in a year for admission into different MBBS, BDS, BAMS, BSMS, BUMS and BHMS courses in India. 

 

National Testing Agency has released the official notification for online application of the NEET exam 2026. Interested and eligible candidates may apply online here. As per official notification, the NEET-UG 2026 will be held on 03rd May 2026.

Name of courses:

# Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS)
# Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS)
# Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine & Surgery (BAMS )
# Bachelor of Homeopathic Medicine & Surgery (BHMS)
# Bachelor of Siddha Medicine & Surgery (BSMS)
# Bachelor of Unani Medicine & Surgery (BUMS)

# Bachelor of Veterinary Science and Aimal Husbandry

Date of exam: 3rd May 2026 (Sunday)

Exam duration: 180 minutes (03 hours) (02:00 PM to 05:00 PM) 

 

Centre, Date, and Shift of NEET (UG) - 2026 Examination: As indicated on Admit Card

Exam type: Offline (Pen & Paper-based test)

 

Official Helpline: 

 

Email: neetug2026@nta.ac.in
Phone No.: 011-40759000 or 011-69227700

Official website: neet.nta.nic.in

 

Eligibility Criteria to Appear in NEET (UG)

The National Testing Agency has fixed the following eligibility criteria to appear in NEET 2026.

Nationality: Citizens belonging to the following nationalities are eligible to apply for NEET (UG)

# Indian Nationals
# Non-Resident Indians (NRIs)
# Overseas Citizen of India (OCI)
# Persons with Indian Origin (PIO)
# Foreign Nationals

Age Limit: Candidates have to completed 17 years of age at the time of admission or will complete that age on or before 31 December of the year of his/her admission to the first year of the Undergraduate Medical Course. 

 

Accordingly, the lower age limit shall be born on or before 31.12.2009. There is no upper age limit to apply for NEET-UG.

Educational Qualification: Candidate must have passed (or appear) Class 10+2 exam or equivalent exam with subjects- English, Physics, Chemistry and Biology/ Bio-technology individually from a recognised board or university.

NEET 2026 Application Fee

Interested and eligible candidates have to pay an application fee of amount as mentioned below during online submission of NEET-UG application . The fee can be paid using a credit card/ debit card/ net banking/ e-challan/ UPI.

Category	In India	Outside India
General	₹ 1700/-	₹ 9500/-
General-EWS/ OBC-NCL	₹ 1600/-	₹ 9500/-
SC/ST/PwBD/Third Gender	₹ 1000/-	₹ 9500/-