NEET UG 2026: NTA Announces Major Student-Friendly Changes Ahead of Re-Exam
Ahead of NEET 2026 scheduled for June 21, the National Testing Agency (NTA) has introduced several student-friendly measures.
The changes, announced on Friday, are intended to make the examination process more comfortable while maintaining fairness and security standards during the country’s largest medical entrance test.
The changes include an extended examination window of 195 minutes, additional space for rough work, and a revised question booklet design to better accommodate candidates, including left-handed aspirants, while ensuring the smooth and secure conduct of the country’s largest medical entrance examination.
“The National Testing Agency (NTA) is committed to ensuring that NEET (UG)-2026 examination is conducted in a manner that is fair, secure and responsive to the needs of candidates. As part of this effort, a few candidate-friendly changes have been introduced for NEET (UG) 2026, scheduled to be held on 21 June 2026,” the NTA said.
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The notice mentioned the following :
Based on feedback received from candidates over the years, the examination window has been extended to 195 minutes and will be from 2:00 PM to 5:15 PM. This includes the time required for mandatory examination formalities such as signing of attendance sheets and other invigilation procedures. The revised examination window has been designed to ensure that candidates are able to utilize the intended examination time without feeling that administrative processes are taking away from their opportunity to attempt the paper.
In addition, the space available for rough work in the question paper booklet has been increased. Candidates will now be provided with four rough-work pages instead of two, giving them more room for calculations, diagrams and other workings during examination.
Another important change relates to the design of the question paper booklet. Earlier, roughwork pages were provided only at the end of the booklet. While this arrangement worked well for many candidates, feedback indicated that it was less convenient for some, particularly left-handed candidates.
To address this, two rough-work pages have now been placed immediately after the instruction page at the beginning of the booklet, while two pages will continue to be available at the end.
This revised layout has been incorporated in both English and regional language versions of the question paper so that candidates can use whichever pages are more convenient for them.
“NTA believes that even small improvements in examination design can have a positive impact on the experience of candidates during a high-stakes examination. These measures have therefore been introduced with the objective of making the examination process more comfortable and candidate-friendly while maintaining the highest standards of fairness and security.
Candidates are advised to read the instructions given in the Admit Card and Information Bulletin carefully and cooperate with the examination staff for the smooth conduct of the examination,” the notice read.
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