NEET UG 2027: When will NEET UG 2027 be held? NTA to announce dates for JEE and CUET by September..

NTA Exam Calendar 2027: The National Testing Agency (NTA) will announce the schedule for entrance exams—including NEET UG 2027, JEE Main, and CUET—taking place next year in 2026. The NTA is currently working on releasing the 2027 exam calendar early. It is expected that the NTA will release the 2027 exam calendar by September. This means that by September 2026, candidates will know the dates for the entrance exams scheduled for the following year (including NEET UG 2027, JEE Main, CUET UG, and others), allowing them to plan their preparations accordingly. The NTA is set to release an exam calendar after a gap of three years.

Let us understand the details of the situation. We will look at the latest updates regarding the NTA exam calendar for 2027, when the NTA's 2026 exam session concludes, and the agency's preparations for the entrance exams of the new session.

NTA 2026 Session Concludes in July
Just as there is a standard academic session, the NTA organizes a specific session for entrance exams. For instance, the NTA's entrance exam session for the 2026-27 academic year runs from November 2025 to July 2026. Specifically, the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) exam and the Joint CSIR-UGC NET (June) exam are scheduled for July. With the conduct of these exams, the NTA's entrance exam session will come to an end.

NTA to Hold Meeting for 2027 Entrance Exam Calendar
The NTA's 2026 entrance exam session will conclude with the exams held in July, following which the agency is scheduled to hold a meeting regarding the conduct of entrance exams for the 2027 session. A meeting regarding this is expected to take place in August, during which the NTA, in collaboration with other agencies, will prepare a roadmap for conducting entrance exams; the schedule for these is likely to be released by September.

**Calendar to be released after three years**
The NTA had previously released such a calendar in 2023. For instance, candidates learned back in 2023 when entrance exams for the following year—including NEET UG 2024—would be held. However, the NTA was unable to release a similar calendar subsequently. Now, the NTA is preparing to release the exam calendar for 2027.

**NEET UG 2027 to be a CBT; advance scheduling essential**
While the NEET re-examination (conducted following the NEET UG paper leak) was held transparently, the NTA has already announced that NEET UG 2027 will be conducted with several changes. As Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has stated, NEET UG 2027 will be held in Computer-Based Test (CBT) mode. Given that the exam will be conducted across multiple shifts, the NTA must schedule the exam dates well in advance.

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