When does NEET UG registration 2026 start?

NTA typically opens NEET UG registration about 3–4 months before the exam date. For the 2026 cycle, the registration window opened on the NTA exams portal in February 2026, with the application window remaining open for roughly a month (NTA NEET UG Bulletin, 2026). Recheck the NTA portal for any last-minute date revisions — dates slip frequently.

What is the NEET UG application fee by category in 2026?

For 2026, the NEET UG application fee is ₹1,700 for General / OBC, ₹1,000 for SC / ST / PwD, and ₹1,000 for transgender candidates (NTA NEET UG Information Bulletin, 2026). Payment is online only — debit / credit card, net banking, UPI, or SBI e-Challan — and is non-refundable once the form is submitted.

What documents are required for NEET UG registration?

You need a Class 10 mark sheet (for date of birth and parent name verification), a recent passport-size photograph (10–200 KB, white background), a signature (4–30 KB), the Aadhaar card number (or other valid photo ID), and category / PwD certificates if applicable (NTA NEET UG Information Bulletin, 2026). Scanned documents must meet NTA's exact file-size and dimension specs or the form rejects at upload.

Can I correct my NEET UG application form after submission?

Yes — NTA opens a NEET UG application correction window for roughly a week after the registration closes, allowing edits to most fields except the email and mobile number (NTA NEET UG Bulletin, 2026). A second correction window with an additional fee is sometimes announced closer to the exam for limited fields. Use the correction window — corrections after that require appearing before the grievance committee.

What is the minimum age for NEET UG 2026 registration?

The minimum age for NEET UG 2026 is 17 years as on 31 December 2026 (candidate must be born on or before 31 December 2009); there is no upper age limit for general candidates following the 2022 NMC Gazette notification (NMC, 2022). Class 12 appearing students are also eligible to apply provisionally.

Is Aadhaar mandatory for NEET UG registration?

For Indian citizens, an Aadhaar number or one of the alternate IDs listed in the NTA bulletin (Passport, Voter ID, Class 12 board roll number) is required at registration (NTA NEET UG Bulletin, 2026). NRI / OCI / foreign candidates use their passport as the primary ID at the test centre.

How do I pay the NEET UG application fee online?

After filling the NEET UG application form on exams.nta.ac.in, fee payment opens in a separate gateway — choose SBI / Syndicate / ICICI Bank payment, then complete via net banking, debit / credit card, UPI, or download the SBI e-Challan and pay at a partner branch (NTA NEET UG Bulletin, 2026). Keep the transaction reference number for the confirmation page; the form is incomplete without it.

What happens after NEET UG registration is submitted?

NTA emails an acknowledgement; the correction window opens roughly a week later; the city intimation slip releases about 3 weeks before the exam; and the NEET UG admit card releases about 4–5 days before the test (NTA NEET UG Bulletin, 2026). Check the NTA portal — not email — for admit card download; SMS alerts go to the registered mobile.

NEET UG Registration 2026: Dates, Fees & Docs

NEET UG registration 2026 is open on the NTA exams portal at exams.nta.ac.in/NEET, with the application fee at ₹1,700 for General / OBC, ₹1,000 for SC / ST / PwD / Transgender, and online payment only (NTA NEET UG Information Bulletin, 2026). The minimum age is 17 years as on 31 December 2026 (born on or before 31 December 2009), and candidates need a Class 10 mark sheet, a recent photograph and signature, and Aadhaar or another valid photo ID at the time of application.

Data last verified September 2026 from NTA's NEET UG portal and the Information Bulletin (NTA, 2026).

NEET UG 2026 registration — important dates

The NEET UG 2026 schedule typically runs in three windows: registration, application correction, and exam. NTA publishes the official calendar on the NEET UG portal; below is the pattern from the 2026 bulletin (NTA NEET UG Bulletin, 2026):

Stage	Typical window	Action
Registration open	Feb 2026	Fill form, upload docs, pay fee on exams.nta.ac.in
Last date to submit	~3–4 weeks after open	Application closes — late fees do not apply
Correction window 1	~1 week after close	Edit most fields; email / mobile locked
Correction window 2 (if announced)	~2–3 weeks before exam	Limited edits with correction fee
City intimation slip	~3 weeks before exam	Exam city released on NTA portal
Admit card release	~4–5 days before exam	Download from NTA portal — not email
NEET UG exam	Single Sunday, May window	Pen-and-paper test, 200 mins, 200 Qs

Dates slip year to year — always check the NTA NEET UG portal before relying on the schedule above.

NEET UG application fee by category

The NEET UG application fee is non-refundable and is paid online only (debit / credit card, net banking, UPI, or SBI e-Challan). For 2026 (NTA NEET UG Bulletin, 2026):

Category	Fee (₹)	Processing charges (₹)
General / OBC	1,700	As per payment gateway
SC / ST / PwD / Transgender	1,000	As per payment gateway
NRI / OCI / Foreign	9,500	As per payment gateway

Fee + processing charges must clear before the form is treated as submitted. Save the transaction reference number and the confirmation PDF.

Eligibility for NEET UG registration 2026

Eligibility for NEET UG 2026 (NMC, 2022; NTA NEET UG Bulletin, 2026):

Age: 17 years or older as on 31 December 2026 (born on or before 31 December 2009). No upper age limit.
Qualification: Class 12 (or equivalent) with Physics, Chemistry, Biology / Biotechnology, and English; minimum 50% aggregate for General, 40% for SC / ST / OBC, 45% for PwD (General).
Nationality: Indian citizen, NRI, OCI, or foreign national — all eligible for seats under the respective categories.
Attempts: No cap on the number of attempts.

Class 12 appearing students are provisionally eligible; admission is contingent on passing the qualifying exam.

Documents required for NEET UG registration

Have these ready before you start the form (NTA NEET UG Bulletin, 2026):

Class 10 mark sheet (for date of birth and parent name verification)
Passport-size photograph — 10–200 KB, JPG / JPEG, white background, taken recently
Signature — 4–30 KB, JPG / JPEG
Aadhaar card number (or other valid photo ID: Passport, Voter ID, Class 12 board roll number)
Category certificate (SC / ST / OBC — non-creamy layer for OBC) — if applicable
PwD certificate from a notified centre — if applicable

Scanned documents must meet NTA's exact file specs. Resize before upload — most rejection reasons are file-size or dimension mismatches.

Step-by-step NEET UG registration on the NTA portal

Visit exams.nta.ac.in/NEET and click the current registration link.
Register with a personal email and mobile number — both stay locked for the entire cycle.
Fill personal, academic, and contact details exactly as on the Class 10 mark sheet.
Upload photograph, signature, and (if applicable) category / PwD certificates.
Pay the NEET UG application fee online and save the transaction reference.
Download the confirmation PDF — keep it until the admission process closes.

What happens after NEET UG registration

After submission, NTA emails an acknowledgement. The next milestones are the correction window, the city intimation slip, and the admit card (all on the NTA portal). The NEET UG result typically releases about a month after the exam, followed by MCC counselling for All India Quota seats and the respective state counselling bodies for state quota seats.

Common NEET UG registration mistakes to avoid

Uploading a photo with a coloured background — NTA rejects.
Mismatch between Class 10 details and Class 12 details (especially parent name spelling).
Using a friend's mobile / email — you cannot reset these.
Skipping the correction window — corrections after that are grievance-committee only.

Resources & next steps

For official dates and the latest correction-window notice, go straight to exams.nta.ac.in/NEET. The NEET UG Information Bulletin (PDF) and the NMC qualifying-criteria notification are the only authoritative sources for eligibility and fee. For a structured JEE / NEET prep path, the entrance-exams hub at /entrance-exams-trainings consolidates the official syllabi, past papers, and chapter-weightage data.

Verify current registration dates, fee, and document specs on the official source: exams.nta.ac.in/NEET (NTA, 2026).

Quick reference — official India exam portals

For all the India exams covered in this guide, the official portal is the single authoritative source for current dates, fee revisions, eligibility clarifications, and answer-key challenges (NTA / NBE / SSC / UPSC / CBSE / GATE / IIM Consortium of NLUs / RRB / CAT, 2026). The official portals publish:

Notification PDF — post-wise / paper-wise eligibility, fee, reservation rules
Application correction window — limited-field edits after submission
Admit card / hall ticket — exam centre, room, slot time
Answer key + result — provisional key, challenge window, final key, merit list
Cut-off / score card — category-wise thresholds, percentile or rank

Bookmark the relevant portal during the application window — NTA portals often re-host the notification PDF with date revisions without changing the URL. Use Ctrl+F on the page to find the active notification; ignore the navigation-bar entries that point to past cycles.

For prep, the standard textbook + past 5 years papers combination covers ~85% of the syllabus for every exam in this guide. Mock tests on the official portal (where available) and Testbook / Gradeup / Oliveboard are the highest-ROI prep method for Tier-2 / Tier-3 timeframes. Most qualifying candidates take 30+ mocks before the exam and do a post-mortem on each to identify weak topics — this single habit separates 99th percentile from 90th percentile.

For YMYL-sensitive posts (medical, legal, financial), follow the official body + the latest Gazette / press release verbatim — no third-party paraphrasing. Reservation / fee / age-relaxation rules change frequently via Supreme Court orders and ministry notifications; recheck the eligibility at the time of application, not at the time of admission.

This guide is based on official 2026 notifications as of the data-last-verified date above; recheck the official portal before applying or appearing.

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