The National Testing Agency (NTA) has announced that the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET (UG)-2025 will be conducted in pen-and-paper mode (OMR-based) on a single day and single shift. This decision aligns with the guidelines the National Medical Commission (NMC) set.
This decision comes after the education and health ministries said last month that they were yet to decide whether the NEET-UG medical entrance exam 2025 will be held in pen-and-paper mode or a Computer-Based Test (CBT). According to the official notification, NTA is prepared to implement it has been confirmed that the exam will be continued in pen and paper format as usual.
NTA also announced that there will be a uniform NEET (UG) for admission to undergraduate courses in each of the disciplines including BAMS, BUMS, and BSMS courses of the Indian System of Medicine in all Medical Institutions governed under this Act. NEET (UG) will also apply for admission to the BHMS course under the National Commission for Homeopathy.
