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National Medical Commission (NMC) & National Testing Agency (NTA) have stated that there is no plan to organize NEET UG examinations for granting two chances in a year.

The Union government has confirmed that it has no intentions as of now to organize the NEET UG examination on the pattern of JEE (Mains) to offer two opportunities in a year to the applicants enrolling for the test.

The minister of state in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Dr. Bharati Pravin Pawar in a reply to a question to Lok Sabha said that Section 14 of the National Medical Commission (NMC) Act, 2019 mandates for National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) to be conducted as a common/ uniform entrance test for admission to the undergraduate and postgraduate courses in all medical institutions in the country.

National Medical Commission (NMC) and National Testing Agency (NTA) have stated that there is no plan to conduct NEET UG examinations for granting two opportunities in a year.

“NEET is a historic reform promoting meritocracy and providing an opportunity for meritorious students to get admission to the best medical institutions in the country. It has resulted in curbing malpractices in medical admission, greater transparency, and reducing the burden on prospective students of appearing in multiple entrance exams,” the reply from the minister further stated.

NEET (UG) is administered by National Testing Agency (NTA) & the curriculum is based on the syllabi of all the State Boards and National Boards.

National Medical Commission (NMC) & National Testing Agency (NTA) have stated that there is no plan to conduct NEET UG examinations for offering two opportunities in a year.

Meanwhile, The Common University Entrance Exam (CUET)-UG will be administered in three shifts in a day this year instead of two, and plans for its merging with critical admission tests like JEE and NEET would be revealed at least two years in advance, according to UGC chairperson M Jagadesh Kumar.

Asked about the proposal to merge CUET with the engineering entrance exam JEE and medical entrance exam NEET, he said, “It is definitely doable. The details are being worked out but whenever the merger happens, announcements will be made at least two years in advance so the students can prepare accordingly.”