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NTA Seeks Government Infrastructure for NEET-UG 2027 CBT Centres
The NEET-UG medical entrance exam is planned to move from paper to computers in 2027.
The National Testing Agency wants to find enough places where students can take the computer exam.
It asked the All India Council for Technical Education to help locate suitable government institutions.
AICTE is asking approved government colleges and other institutions how many working computers they have.
It is also checking their internet, networks, backup electricity and security cameras.
Colleges must share information about empty or partly unused rooms too.
They need to make sure their information is accurate and checked by an authorised official.
AICTE will collect the answers by September 15 and send them to NTA for further assessment.
NTA asked AICTE to identify government institutions that could host computer-based NEET-UG testing centres from 2027.
AICTE is collecting details from approved government colleges and institutions across the country.
Requested information includes functional computers, IT systems, networking, internet, power backup and CCTV facilities.
Institutions must also report vacant or underutilised spaces that could support dedicated Standard Testing Centres.
AICTE has set September 15 as the submission deadline and will share verified details with NTA.
- Who
- The National Testing Agency, the All India Council for Technical Education and AICTE-approved government institutions.
- What
- AICTE is collecting infrastructure and space details to assess potential Standard Testing Centres for computer-based NEET-UG examinations.
- Where
- Government colleges and institutions across the country.
- When
- Institutions must submit the information by September 15; NEET-UG is planned to move to computer-based testing from 2027.
- Why
- NTA is assessing facilities for a wider, geographically distributed network of computer-based examination centres.
Key facts
- Lead agencies
- National Testing Agency and All India Council for Technical Education
- Exam
- NEET-UG
- Planned testing mode
- Computer-based testing from 2027
- Eligible institutions
- AICTE-approved government engineering colleges, polytechnics, university departments and other eligible government technical or management institutions
- Infrastructure requested
- Functional computers, IT systems, networking, internet connectivity, power backup, CCTV and related facilities
- Additional information
- Vacant or underutilised space suitable for potential dedicated testing infrastructure
- Deadline
- September 15
- Next step
- AICTE will compile and share the submitted information with NTA for further assessment
Quotes
All India Council for Technical Education
India’s technical education regulator
“NTA conducts various national-level exams in CBT mode. With the progressive migration of examination modes and the requirement for a wider geographically distributed network of testing centres, NTA is assessing the availability of suitable infrastructure in government institutions across the country.”
telegraphindia.com
deccanchronicle.com
“The information is required only in respect of government colleges/institutions approved by AICTE. Institutions are requested to ensure that the information furnished is accurate, complete and duly verified by the competent authority of the institution.”
NDTV
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