Latest Update About NEET UG 2025

On May 4, 2025, the National Testing Agency (NTA) will administer the NEET 2025 exam. The period of the application process is February 7–March 7, 2025. Discover the exam's specifics on this page, including key dates, the format, the curriculum, the qualifying requirements, the outcome, the cutoff, and more.

The National Testing Agency (NTA) has announced the NEET 2025 exam date, which is May 4, 2025. The NEET mbbs 2025 application form, along with the information bulletin and notification have been released on February 7, 2025. The last date of application is March 7, 2025. The NEET 2025 application correction window will be open from March 9 to March 11, 2025. The NEET 2025 admit card will be released on or before May 1, 2025, a few days before the exam date. Prior to that, the NEET 2025 city intimation slip will be released by April 26, 2025. The NEET 2025 result will be declared by June 14, 2025.

The NEET 2025 exam pattern has changed. The optional questions have been removed. Instead of 200 questions, there will now be 180 questions, all of which are mandatory to attempt. The total duration of NEET 2025 has been reduced from 200 minutes to 180 minutes, or three hours now. 

NTA made the following announcement: "Aspirants are hereby informed that the examination duration and question paper pattern will revert to the pre-COVID format, where there will no longer be any Section B." Therefore, in order to exclude any optional questions and additional time brought about by COVID, candidates will have 180 minutes to complete 180 mandatory questions (45 in physics and chemistry and 90 in biology).

NTA has verified that the NEET 2025 exam will be administered in a single day and shift using an offline, paper-pencil method. The exam's format and time have not changed from the previous year, despite rumours that the NTA may administer the NEET 2025 exam online and in phases, as suggested by the NTA Expert Committee. In the official notification dated January 16, 2025, NTA has stated, "As decided by the National Medical Commission, it is informed that the NEET (UG) 2025 shall be conducted in Pen and Paper mode (OMR based) in Single day and Single Shift.”

This year, NTA implemented the Automated Permanent Academic Account Registry (APAAR) ID for the registration and examination process of NEET UG 2025. The APAAR ID is further linked with the Aadhaar Card of candidates, which will ensure transparency and efficiency. This measure has been taken in a bid to reduce malpractices in a highly competitive and major entrance exam like NEET. 

NTA has stated, "Candidates are advised to update their credentials in Aadhar, preferably as per their 10th Marksheet/Passing Certificate. Also ensure your Aadhar is linked with a valid mobile number for OTP-based authentication. Aspirants are advised to ensure that their Aadhaar details (especially their name and date of birth as per 10th passing certificate), including facial recognition data, are up to date for an optimal experience during registration process and verification processes. This can be done at the nearest Aadhaar Enrollment/Update Center."

APAAR ID is not mandatory to register for NEET 2025, NTA has clarified in an official notification dated January 24, 2025. Even though use of APAAR ID is implemented by NTA for NEET UG 2025 this year onwards, and candidates are encouraged to integrate it with their Aadhaar details, it is not made mandatory, as was suggested in the notification dated January 14, 2025.

NEET 2025 Application Process

The NEET 2025 application forms will be released online, on the official website of the exam. Applicants will have to fill and submit the NEET application form, including the payment of the application fee, in online mode.

The step-by-step NEET application form procedure is given below.

• Visit the official website of NEET 2025 – neet.ntaonline.in or exams.nta.ac.in/NEET (exact URL will be provided as and when the application form is released)

• Click on the NEET 2025 Registration tab under the Latest News section

• Read the instructions carefully and click on the agreement checkbox

• Enter the mandatory details such as personal and contact details, and generate a password

• Verify the details by entering the OTP received on your mobile number and email address

• The registration credentials such as application number and password will be sent to candidates through email

• Login with the NEET 2025 registration credentials to complete the application form

• Fill in the mandatory details in each section such as personal, educational, medium of question paper, exam city preference, documents upload (photograph, signature, finger and thumb impressions, category certificate, etc.) and other information

• Pay the application fee in online mode with Credit/Debit Card, Net Banking and UPI.

The NEET 2025 application fee is likely to remain the same as last year. The table below shows the expected category-wise application fee for NEET 2025.

NEET 2025 Exam Dates

The NEET 2025 dates for all important events have been announced. The following table brings the tentative schedule for NEET 2025.

NEET 2025 Syllabus

Last year, the NEET syllabus underwent major changes. Several topics from each of the three subjects were removed. On the other hand, a few topics were added to each of the subjects as well. Explaining the reason behind the change, NTA stated, “Due to the COVID-19 scenario, various School Boards deleted portions of each subject's syllabus. The deleted portion is still not being taken back by these Boards. The deletions were not uniform across various boards. Hence, a number of requests were received by the NTA for the revision of the syllabus.”

Here’s the MBBS syllabus in a table format for easier reading:

NEET 2025 Exam Pattern

The NEET exam pattern states that it is a paper-pencil-based test (PBT) of 180 minutes or 3 hours duration. There are a total of 180 objective-type multiple-choice questions (MCQs) from Physics, Chemistry and Biology. 

NEET 2025 Admit Card

NEET admit card or hall ticket is the mandatory document to be carried to the exam centre. NTA will release the NEET 2025 admit card in online mode only for the registered candidates, tentatively in the first week of May 2025, a couple of days before the exam date. Test takers will have to download it by logging into the exam website and following the steps given below.

• Visit the NTA NEET 2025 website – neet.ntaonline.in or exams.nta.ac.in/NEET (actual URL will be provided as and when admit card is released)

• Click on the link indicating the NEET 2025 Admit Card download

• Enter the NTA NEET 2025 Application Number and Password or any other available login option

• Enter the Security Pin

• Download the NEET UG 2025 Admit Card

• Take multiple printouts