NEET UG to be Held Once a Year; Confirms NTA Through RTI Response

NEET UG 2023 will be conducted once, on May 7. Even though the exam authorities were mulling the possibility of conducting NEET twice a year or in multiple sessions, there has not been any headway toward this. Moreover, through an RTI response, NTA has confirmed that NEET 2023 will be conducted only once, in a single session. Know the details here.

Will NEET UG be conducted twice a year? This has been a recurring question in the minds of NEET aspirants every year. Even after mulling over years, the authorities have not been able to execute the plan yet. NTA has confirmed that NEET UG 2023 will be conducted just once as per an RTI response dated January 26. Responding to an RTI filed by a student activist, NTA has clearly stated that NEET 2023 will be held only once a year, which is scheduled to be conducted on May 7.

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The RTI query asked, “Please provide information if the health ministry has taken any decision to take NEET UG twice a year or in multiple sittings.” To this, NTA responded, “Since there is no change in the decision of the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare regarding the number of times the NEET (UG) to be conducted in a year. Hence, the information sought is not available.”

Sample the RTI query and responses below.

Check the response here.

Here is the Tweet of the student activist who had filed the RTI.

On December 15, NTA announced the NEET 2023 exam date. However, no other dates for events such as the application process or admit card have not been announced yet. It is expected that the application process will begin in the first week of March and the window is likely to be around a month, after which the application correction facility will be provided. The NEET 2023 application form dates are likely to be announced by NTA soon.

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