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NEET PG · 2026

NEET PG 2026: Exam, Result, Cut-offs & Paper Status

NEET PG 2026 cut the paper to 180 questions and was held in a single shift on 30 August 2026, with a re-exam on 5 September for candidates at two Jaipur centres hit by a power failure. Results came as raw scores on 24 September. A petition seeking disclosure of the actual questions is reported to be before the Supreme Court. We found no public release of the question paper.

Timeline Paper status

Overview

What happened in NEET PG 2026

NBEMS set a tentative date of 30 August 2026 in January, and opened applications on 1 July 2026. The bulletin cut the paper from 200 questions to 180, in five time-bound sections of 36 questions, and asked candidates to choose three preferred test states instead of cities, the first being the state of their correspondence address.

The exam was held on 30 August 2026 from 9:00 AM to 12:30 PM in a single shift. At two test centres in Sitapura, Jaipur, candidates could not finish because of an internal power failure that NBEMS attributed to the exam's conducting agency; they were re-examined on 5 September 2026. NBEMS's result notice refers to both question papers, the main exam and the re-exam, and says no question in either was found technically incorrect.

NBEMS declared the result on 24 September 2026, with raw scores and ranks based on actual marks. On 1 October it said candidates could see, in their own login, section-wise question IDs, the correct option number, their response and the score for each question. It does not show the questions.

That disclosure is now reported to be under challenge. LiveLaw reported on 15 October 2026 that the Supreme Court had that day issued notice on a writ petition by the Democratic Medical Association, which challenges NBEMS's 1 October notice for disclosing only question IDs and numerical answers, and had tagged it with other pending petitions. LiveLaw (2 November 2026) reported that on 2 November the Court directed NBEMS to file written submissions explaining why disclosure of the questions may not compromise the exam's integrity, and adjourned the matter. Medical Dialogues (3 November 2026) reported a direction to file written submissions explaining why NEET-PG question papers should not be disclosed along with answer keys after the examination. Bar & Bench (2 November 2026) reported that the Court asked NBEMS to explain its insistence on limited disclosure. No order to disclose the questions, no final decision and no next date were reported in the coverage we found. We could not access the Court's own records. This summarises news reports of ongoing proceedings; it is not legal advice.

Labels used on this page: Official = an NBEMS document; Reported = a news report; Unverified = not confirmed in either. Court reporting is labelled Reported with its publication date; it describes proceedings, not a ruling. Eligibility, the general marking scheme and preparation guidance are on the NEET PG previous year papers page.

Timeline

NEET PG 2026 timeline

Official notices and reported court proceedings for NEET PG 2026, in date order
DateEventSource
22 Jan 2026Tentative exam date of 30 August 2026; internship cut-off 30 September 2026Official — NBEMS notice, 22 Jan 2026
1 Jul 2026Applications open (to 21 July 2026); test cities not allotted on a first-come basisOfficial — NBEMS notice, 1 Jul 2026; Information Bulletin
11 Aug 2026Test city intimated; some SMS messages gave the wrong city and were later correctedOfficial — NBEMS notice, 12 Aug 2026
24 Aug 2026Admit-card release moved from 27 August to 24 August, then to 25 August after requests concerning Assam and MeghalayaOfficial — NBEMS notice, 24 Aug 2026
30 Aug 2026Exam held, 9:00 AM to 12:30 PM, single shift; not completed at two Jaipur centres because of a power failureOfficial — NBEMS notices, 24 Aug and 30 Aug 2026
5 Sep 2026Re-exam for the affected candidates at Jaipur, 3:00 PM to 6:30 PMOfficial — NBEMS notices, 1 Sep and 24 Sep 2026
24 Sep 2026Result declared with raw scores and ranks; qualifying cut-offs out of 720; no question found technically incorrectOfficial — NBEMS notice, 24 Sep 2026
1 Oct 2026Scorecards available from 1 Oct; question-ID records announced for each candidate's loginOfficial — NBEMS notice, 1 Oct 2026
15 Oct 2026Supreme Court issues notice on the Democratic Medical Association's petition challenging the 1 October noticeReported — LiveLaw, 15 Oct 2026
2 Nov 2026Supreme Court directs NBEMS to file written submissions on its limited disclosure; matter adjourned; no disclosure order reportedReported — LiveLaw, 2 Nov 2026

Quick facts

NEET PG 2026 quick facts

Key facts about how NEET PG 2026 was run
ItemNEET PG 2026Source
Conducting bodyNational Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS)Official — NBEMS notices
Admission sessionMD / MS / DNB / DrNB (direct 6-year) / PG Medical Diploma, 2026–27Official — NBEMS notice, 24 Sep 2026
Exam30 August 2026, 9:00 AM to 12:30 PM, computer-based, single shiftOfficial — NBEMS notice, 24 Aug 2026
Re-exam5 September 2026 at Jaipur, for candidates at two iON Digital Zone Sitapura centresOfficial — NBEMS notices, 30 Aug, 1 Sep and 24 Sep 2026
Candidates2,73,096 registered; 2,63,544 appeared on 30 August and 2,416 at the re-examOfficial — NBEMS notices, 30 Aug and 24 Sep 2026
Test centres1,111Official — NBEMS notice, 30 Aug 2026
Test location choiceThree preferred test states, the first being the state of the correspondence addressOfficial — NEET-PG 2026 Information Bulletin
Questions found incorrectNone, in either question paperOfficial — NBEMS notice, 24 Sep 2026

Exam pattern

NEET PG 2026 exam pattern

2026 cut the paper from 200 to 180 questions and kept the 3 hours 30 minutes, the marking scheme and the 42-minute sections.

NEET PG 2026 scheme of examination
ItemNEET PG 2026Source
Questions180 MCQs, 4 options each, English onlyOfficial — NEET-PG 2026 Information Bulletin, section 5.3
Duration3 hours 30 minutesOfficial — Information Bulletin, section 5.3
Time-bound sectionsFive sections (A–E) of 36 questions, 42 minutes each, with no going back to a closed section; the bulletin notes the number of sections may varyOfficial — Information Bulletin, section 5
Marking+4 for a correct answer, −1 (25%) for an incorrect answer, 0 for an unattempted questionOfficial — Information Bulletin, section 5.4
Maximum marks720Official — NBEMS notice, 24 Sep 2026 (cut-offs out of 720)
ScoringRaw scores; ranks on actual marks and the bulletin's tie-breaking criteriaOfficial — NBEMS notice, 24 Sep 2026

Results

NEET PG 2026 qualifying cut-offs

Maximum marks were 720. These are the original qualifying cut-offs, declared with the result on 24 September 2026. We found no revision as of 5 November 2026. They are qualifying cut-offs, not counselling closing ranks.

NEET PG 2026 qualifying cut-offs by category
CategoryOriginal qualifying cut-off (24 Sep 2026)Revised qualifying cut-off
General/EWS50th percentile = 262None found as of 5 Nov 2026
General PwBD45th percentile = 244None found as of 5 Nov 2026
SC/ST/OBC (including PwBD of SC/ST/OBC)40th percentile = 226None found as of 5 Nov 2026

Source: NBEMS notice of 24 September 2026 (Official); NBEMS notice board checked on 5 November 2026 for any revision. For how qualifying cut-offs differ from MCC closing ranks, see the main NEET PG previous year papers page.

Paper status

NEET PG 2026 paper and answer record status

There is no NEET PG 2026 question paper or public answer document to download, as far as we could find. Revisable does not offer recall-based versions.

  • None found

    Complete question papers (exam and re-exam)

    We found no public release of either 2026 paper in NBEMS's notices. The 2026 bulletin describes the exam content as confidential, proprietary and owned by NBEMS, but that alone does not prove a paper was never released. A petition seeking disclosure of the actual questions is reported to be before the Supreme Court.

    Not available — no public release found in NBEMS's records.

  • Official

    Question-wise record in candidate login

    NBEMS's notice of 1 October 2026, titled "Scorecard and Answer Key of NEET-PG 2026", says each candidate can see section-wise question IDs for their own set, whether they answered, the correct option number (1–4), their response and the score (4, −1 or 0) for each question. It does not show the questions.

    Not available — candidate login only; not a public download.

What 2026 shows

What NEET PG 2026 changed for later candidates

  1. Fewer questions, the same time

    With 180 questions in five 42-minute sections, each section has 36 questions, 70 seconds per question. Practise at that pace rather than the 200-question pace of 2021–2025.

  2. Scores out of 720

    Because the maximum fell from 800 to 720, 2026 scores and cut-offs cannot be compared directly with earlier years. Compare percentiles rather than raw scores.

FAQ

NEET PG 2026: frequently asked questions

When was NEET PG 2026 held?

On 30 August 2026, from 9:00 AM to 12:30 PM, in a single shift. Candidates at two Jaipur centres who could not finish because of a power failure were re-examined on 5 September 2026, from 3:00 PM to 6:30 PM.

How many questions were in NEET PG 2026?

180 multiple choice questions in 3 hours 30 minutes, in five time-bound sections of 36 questions with 42 minutes each, for a maximum of 720 marks. The marking was +4 for a correct answer, −1 for a wrong one and 0 for an unattempted question.

What were the NEET PG 2026 qualifying cut-offs?

Out of 720, announced on 24 September 2026: 262 for General/EWS at the 50th percentile, 244 for General PwBD at the 45th, and 226 for SC/ST/OBC (including PwBD) at the 40th. We found no revision as of 5 November 2026.

What does the NEET PG 2026 candidate-login record show?

According to NBEMS's notice of 1 October 2026, section-wise question IDs for the candidate's own set, whether each was answered, the correct option number, the candidate's response and the score for each question. NBEMS's notice calls this the answer key, but it does not include the questions themselves.

Has the Supreme Court ordered NBEMS to release the NEET PG 2026 questions?

Not according to the reports we found. LiveLaw reported that on 15 October 2026 the Court issued notice on a petition by the Democratic Medical Association challenging NBEMS's limited disclosure, and that on 2 November 2026 it directed NBEMS to file written submissions and adjourned the matter. No order to disclose the questions and no final decision were reported. We could not access the Court's own records; this is a summary of news reports of ongoing proceedings, not legal advice.

Is the NEET PG 2026 question paper available?

We found no public release of either 2026 paper in NBEMS's records. The 2026 bulletin describes exam content as confidential and proprietary. Papers offered online as the 2026 paper are not NBEMS documents as far as we could find, and Revisable does not publish or link to them.

References

References for NEET PG 2026

Year-wise

NEET PG exams by year

  1. 2015 AIPGMEE 2015 Reported only · paper status unverified
  2. 2016 AIPGMEE 2016 Reported only · paper status unverified
  3. 2017 NEET PG 2017 Reported only · paper status unverified
  4. 2018 NEET PG 2018 Period page 2018–2020
  5. 2019 NEET PG 2019 Period page 2018–2020
  6. 2020 NEET PG 2020 Period page 2018–2020
  7. 2021 NEET PG 2021 Exam guide · no public paper found
  8. 2022 NEET PG 2022 Exam guide · no public paper found
  9. 2023 NEET PG 2023 Exam guide · no public paper found
  10. 2024 NEET PG 2024 Exam guide · no public paper found
  11. 2025 NEET PG 2025 Exam guide · no public paper found
  12. 2026 NEET PG 2026 Exam guide · no public paper found

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