Education

NEET-PG 2026 Reforms Introduce Local Centres and Increased Time

Hindustan Times2h
THE BRIEF
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Union Health Minister JP Nadda announced that NEET-PG 2026, scheduled for August 30, will feature 180 questions to be answered in 210 minutes, increasing time per question.

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A record 2,73,183 candidates have registered for the exam, which will be conducted across 340 cities, with students now able to select their home state as a preference.

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Security measures for the 1,300 examination centres include Aadhaar-based biometric authentication, signal jammers, and real-time monitoring by 60,000 deployed functionaries to prevent paper leaks.