Re-NEET UG result by July 20; academic session to begin on time: NTA official
By Vishu Adhana, New Delhi, July 2
The result of the re-National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test will be announced by July 20, a senior official at the NTA confirmed.
The official did not provide an exact date but confirmed that the agency is working on a war footing to release the results soon. The official, however, assured that the academic year for MBBS students will not be delayed.
The re-NEET was conducted on June 21 after the cancellation of the May 3 examination for over 20 lakh students over the alleged paper leak.
"We would not like to give out any date as of now, but the result will be out by July 20. Normally, the results are announced within 45 days of the examination, but this time, as we have conducted the exam in 37 days, we will announce the results much earlier," a senior NTA official told ANI during a telephonic interview.
The NTA had released the provisional answer key on June 25, and candidates were given time till June 28 to challenge it. As per the official, around 10,000 challenges were received from aspirants.
Now, the NTA is working to address the challenges submitted by aspirants. When asked how this process is carried out, the official said:
"We need to scan all the challenges one by one, examine the supporting evidence, and respond to each one of them."
A fee of ₹200 is charged per question and is refunded if the student's challenge is found to be correct.
The official also assured that, despite NEET being conducted again, the academic year will not be delayed, even though there is no clarity yet on the counselling process, which usually takes over one month.
After the NEET-UG result is declared, the Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) releases the counselling schedule for the 15 per cent All India Quota (AIQ), AIIMS, JIPMER, central and deemed universities, while individual states announce separate schedules for their 85 per cent state quota seats.
Last year, the Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) released the NEET UG 2025 counselling schedule on July 12-13, 2025, about one week after the NEET UG result was declared. The notification announced that Round 1 registration would begin on July 21, 2025, giving candidates roughly eight days to prepare for counselling.
In a normal NEET year, the first-year MBBS academic session usually starts in August or September, depending on how quickly counselling concludes. The official said that this year, too, the session will begin on time.
Candidates register online, pay the required counselling fee, and fill in and lock their preferred choices of colleges and courses, following which seats are allotted based on NEET rank, category, reservation norms, preferences, and seat availability.
Candidates allotted seats must report to the respective colleges for document verification and admission. The counselling is conducted in multiple rounds--typically Round 1, Round 2, a Mop-up Round, and a Stray Vacancy Round--to fill all available seats before the academic session begins.
States like Tamil Nadu have already started preparatory admission processes, with their Medical Selection Committee opening applications pending the NEET result.
— ANI
Reader Comments
War footing? Really? After conducting the exam again, now they're working "on war footing" for results? The whole process should have been more transparent from the start. Students who had nothing to do with the leak suffered the most. My cousin is one of them - studied for two years and then had to appear again. 😔 Hope the academic year doesn't get delayed further.
Has anyone checked the provisional answer key? I challenged three questions from Chemistry section and I'm still waiting for a response. The NTA's response system is unclear. On a positive note, at least they are not delaying the academic session. Tamil Nadu Medical Selection Committee has already opened applications - that's proactive from state govt!
Interesting to see how India handles such a massive exam cancellation and re-conduct. In the US, we'd probably have legal battles for years! The fact that they're aiming for July 20 results for 20+ lakh students is quite ambitious. Hope the answer key challenges are addressed properly - 10,000 challenges is no joke.
I appreciate the assurance about academic session timing but 45 days for results in normal years is too long. Countries like South Korea release competitive exam results in 2-3 weeks. Also, counselling process taking over a month is outdated. With automation, seat allocation should be faster. Still, let's see how this plays out for the aspirants - they deserve a fair shot. 🤗
My sister is appearing this year after the re-exam. The tension at home is palpable! Hoping the result comes before July 20
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