Archive · 14 Sep 2026
India’s NEET-UG May Soon Shift From OMR To Computers
NEET-UG is a large exam for students seeking medical admission in India.
It has traditionally used OMR answer sheets, according to the report’s framing.
The National Testing Agency conducts this exam.
Its director general, Abhishek Singh, said NEET-UG may soon be taken on computers.
He called computer-based testing the future.
Several other exams already use computers.
These include JEE, UGC-NET, CUET and NIFT.
The planned change would move NEET-UG from paper answer sheets to computer screens.
National Testing Agency Director General Abhishek Singh said NEET-UG will move to computer-based testing soon.
Singh described computer-based testing as the future of examinations.
NEET-UG is India’s biggest medical entrance examination, according to the report.
The National Testing Agency already conducts JEE, UGC-NET, CUET and NIFT in computer-based mode.
The change would mark a shift for NEET-UG from OMR sheets to computers.
- Who
- The National Testing Agency and its Director General Abhishek Singh are involved, along with NEET-UG candidates.
- What
- NEET-UG is expected to move from OMR sheets to computer-based testing.
- When
- The change is expected to happen very soon, according to Abhishek Singh.
- Where
- India.
- Why
- Singh described computer-based testing as the future, and the National Testing Agency already uses it for several major examinations.
- Examination
- NEET-UG
- Exam purpose
- India’s biggest medical entrance examination
- Expected change
- A move to computer-based testing
- Current reference
- The report contrasts the new format with OMR sheets
- Official quoted
- Abhishek Singh, Director General of the National Testing Agency
- Other CBT exams
- JEE, UGC-NET, CUET and NIFT