NEET-UG 2026 re-exam: Students can change exam city choices till May 21; here is how

The National Testing Agency (NTA) has opened a correction window for students who will be appearing for the re-examination of National Eligibility cum Entrance Test - Undergraduate (NEET-UG) 2026 scheduled on June 21, allowing candidates to change their examination city preferences.

According to the official notification, candidates can update their present address and modify their first and second preferred exam cities through the official website, neet.nta.nic.in  Thursday, May 21, 2026.

NTA has clarified that:

• No fee will be charged for making these changes.

• Only the present address and exam city preference can be edited.

• Oo requests for further changes will be accepted after the deadline.

Candidates who do not make any changes during the correction window will retain their existing exam city allotment, the agency added.

The development comes after the Centre announced a re-examination for NEET-UG 2026 following the cancellation of the earlier exam amid alleged paper leak and malpractice concerns.

Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan had earlier stated that admit cards for the re-examination would be issued by June 14, giving candidates roughly a week to make travel and examination-related arrangements.

The examination is scheduled to be conducted on June 21, 2026, from 2:00 pm to 5:15 pm in offline pen-and-paper mode across centres in India and abroad.

According to the notification, the examination will be held in 13 languages, including English, Hindi, Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, and Urdu.

NTA has also clarified that all examination guidelines and instructions for candidates will remain the same as those mentioned in the NEET-UG 2026 information bulletin.