NEET UG 2027 Countdown

Live countdown to NEET UG 2027, estimated for Sunday, 2 May 2027 until National Testing Agency (NTA) announces the official date.

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Estimated date, official date yet to be announced.

NEET UG is held on the first Sunday of May: 7 May 2023, 5 May 2024, 4 May 2025 and 3 May 2026.

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About NEET UG 2027

The single national entrance test for MBBS, BDS and AYUSH degrees in India, moving to computer-based testing from 2027.

Who takes it

  • Students who have passed Class 12, or are appearing for it, with Physics, Chemistry, Biology or Biotechnology, and English
  • At least 50% in Physics, Chemistry and Biology together (40% for SC, ST and OBC, 45% for General PwD), and at least 17 years old by 31 December of the admission year. There is no upper age limit

Format

  • 180 questions in 3 hours for 720 marks: 45 Physics, 45 Chemistry and 90 Biology, all compulsory
  • +4 for a correct answer and -1 for a wrong one
  • Computer-based from 2027, after the Union Education Minister announced the switch from pen and paper in May 2026

What it leads to

Admission to MBBS, BDS and AYUSH degrees (BAMS, BUMS, BSMS, BHMS) through All India Quota counselling by MCC and state counselling, and to some veterinary and nursing courses.

Source: NTA NEET (UG) 2026 information bulletin for eligibility and format; the 2027 bulletin is still to come. Conducting body: National Testing Agency (NTA).