NEET UG 2026 candidates to get 15 extra minutes: NTA

The National Testing Agency (NTA) has announced a set of student-friendly changes for NEET (UG) 2026, scheduled to be held on 21 June 2026.

The official public notice issued on June 12, 2026 states that the measures aim to make the examination “fair, secure and responsive to the needs of candidates,” while improving exam-day comfort and clarity.

Based on feedback from



previous years, NTA has revised the examination duration to 195 minutes, with the exam scheduled from 2:00 pm to 5:15 pm.

The agency clarified that this includes mandatory pre-exam formalities such as signing attendance sheets and invigilation procedures. The aim is to ensure candidates do not lose usable writing time due to administrative steps and can fully focus on attempting the paper.