NEET UG 2026: Viral Re-Test Pattern Notice Fake, NTA Confirms

A fake notification is going viral on social media. It claims that for the NEET re-exam, the National Testing Agency (NTA) has changed the exam pattern. The letter, dated May 27, is said to be "confidential" and meant only for the NTA's preparation and moderation panel. It also claims that the new NEET exam will be "independent" of all "previous question sets" and review materials.

The fake notice further says the exam pattern will be revised to test "conceptual understanding, analytical reasoning, and application-based learning." But students should know that the NTA isn't circulating any such notice. For genuine updates and official information, students should visit neet.nta.nic.in and the IE Education Portal.

Claim: A purported NEET (UG) 2026 Re-Examination circular is being circulated on social media.#PIBFactCheck

⚠️ Beware! This circular is #fake.

❌ No such circular has been issued regarding the NEET (UG) 2026 Re-Examination.

🚨 Candidates are advised not to trust, share, or… pic.twitter.com/g7lQoKVQDc

— PIB Fact Check (@PIBFactCheck) June 10, 2026

The exam pattern will stay the same as the one followed over the past few years. As per the NEET exam pattern, the question paper has three subjects — Physics, Chemistry, and Biology. Each subject is then split into two parts.

The NTA releases the marking scheme for the NEET UG exam every year. Here's how it works:

– Candidates get four marks for each correct answer. – Since the exam has negative marking, one mark is deducted for each wrong answer. – No marks are deducted if a candidate leaves a question unanswered. – If a candidate marks two or more responses for one question on the OMR sheet, it's treated as incorrect, and one mark is deducted.

The optional Section B was dropped in the NEET UG 2026 exam pattern. This section was added during the pandemic, along with an extra 20 minutes of exam time. The exam will now have a total of 180 questions, down from 200. Physics and Chemistry will each have 45 questions, while Biology — split into Zoology and Botany — will have 90 questions.

The exam duration has also been cut from 200 minutes to 180 minutes. That's 3 hours instead of 3 hours and 20 minutes.

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