Archive · 29 Aug 2026
NEET PG 2026 Exam Guidelines: Timings, Dress Code, Banned Items
The NEET PG 2026 medical entrance exam will take place on August 30.
It will run from 9 am to 12:30 pm.
Students can start entering the centre at 7 am, but nobody can enter after 8:30 am.
They must bring their admit card, a photo ID and their medical council registration certificate.
Foreign candidates must also bring a passport and proof that they are medical practitioners in their country.
Phones, calculators, watches, jewellery, food and stationery are not allowed.
Students should wear simple and comfortable clothes that follow the exam dress rules.
Identity checks and CCTV will be used at the centre.
NBEMS will conduct NEET PG 2026 on August 30 from 9 am to 12:30 pm in one shift.
Candidates may enter from 7 am, but centre entry closes at 8:30 am.
The candidate login window opens at 8:45 am, followed by instructions at 8:50 am.
Candidates must carry their admit card, valid photo ID and medical council registration certificate.
Phones, stationery, jewellery, food, watches and other listed items are prohibited, with specific dress rules for men and women.
- Who
- The National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences will conduct the examination for eligible medical candidates.
- What
- NEET PG 2026, an entrance examination for admission to postgraduate medical courses.
- When
- August 30, 2026, from 9 am to 12:30 pm; entry closes at 8:30 am.
- Where
- Examination centres across India.
- Why
- To admit students to postgraduate medical courses at government, private, deemed and central institutions.
- Conducting body
- National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS)
- Exam date
- August 30, 2026
- Exam time
- 9 am to 12:30 pm
- Centre entry
- 7 am to 8:30 am; entry is not allowed after 8:30 am
- Candidate login
- Opens at 8:45 am
- Instruction window
- Available from 8:50 am
- Scheduled result date
- September 30, 2026