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.
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.
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.