NEET UG 2025 to be conducted in single shift, NTA confirms pen and paper format

NEET UG 2025: The National Testing Agency (NTA) announced that the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) for Undergraduate courses in 2025 (NEET UG 2025) will be held in a single shift on a single day, in Pen and Paper mode (OMR-based).

In November 2024, the Union Minister for Education, Dharmendra Pradhan hinted that NEET-UG would become a computer-based test (CBT), shifting from the traditional paper-based format. However, now, the NTA has confirmed that the NEET UG 2025 exam will be conducted in pen and paper mode.

“As decided by the National Medical Commission(NMC), the NEET-UG shall be conducted in Pen and paper mode (OMR based) in a single day and shift,” a senior National Testing Agency (NTA) official said, reported PTI.

The proposal to switch NEET to a Computer-Based Test (CBT) mode is not new and has been discussed multiple times in the past. The push to conduct Computer Based Tests (CBT) gained momentum after the paper leak controversy last year.

NEET UG 2025 exam date

The NTA has not given any official confirmation on when the NEET exam would be held. However, going by previous year trends, NEET UG 2025 is likely to be held in the first week of May.

NEET UG 2025 application form

The NEET UG 2025 application form has still not been released. NTA usually releases the application forms two to three months before the exam.

In 2024, the registration process for NEET UG started from February 9, 2024 and the closing date got extended from March 9 to March 16, 2024.

The NTA has further urged candidates to use their APAAR ID as well as Aadhaar-based authentication during the application and examination process for NEET UG 2025.

NEET UG 2025

From all the seats available for the MBBS course, approximately 56,000 are in government hospitals and about 52,000 in private colleges. Admissions to undergraduate courses in Dentistry, Ayurveda, Unani, and Siddha also utilise the results of the NEET UG for admission.

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