NEET SS 2026: apply by 18 November for the DM, MCh and DrNB entrance, held on 11 and 12 December

The National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS) has released the NEET SS 2026 information bulletin and opened applications on natboard.edu.in. NEET SS is the only entrance for DM and MCh seats in every medical college, including private and deemed universities and Armed Forces institutions, and for DrNB super specialty seats, for the 2026-27 session. Applications run from 3 pm on 29 October to 11:55 pm on 18 November 2026.

Important dates

Step	Date
Online application	29 October (3 pm) to 18 November 2026 (11:55 pm)
Edit window for paid applications (not name, nationality, email, Aadhaar, mobile or test city)	20 to 23 November 2026
Last chance to fix a deficient photo, signature or thumb impression	28 November to 2 December 2026
Test city told to candidates	30 November 2026
Admit card	7 December 2026
Exam	11 and 12 December 2026
Result	By 12 January 2027
Cut-off date to hold the MD, MS or DNB qualification	31 January 2027

Who can apply

Doctors who hold a recognised MD, MS or DNB degree or provisional certificate in an eligible feeder specialty, or who will hold one by 31 January 2027. Annexure A of the bulletin lists which broad specialties feed which super specialty course. Eligibility is checked again at counselling, and NBEMS warns that a candidate found ineligible at any stage loses the result and the fee.

Fee: one payment per group

The fee is ₹3,500 for each question paper group you choose, plus any payment gateway charges. GST is exempt. A candidate who sits two groups pays twice: the bulletin's example is an MD Paediatrics candidate taking both the Medical and Paediatric group papers, who pays ₹7,000. The fee is not refunded or carried forward.

The exam

• Computer-based, 150 questions in 150 minutes, split into three timed sections of 50 questions and 50 minutes each. You cannot go back to a section once its time is up.
• 4 marks for a right answer, minus 1 for a wrong one, nothing for a question left blank.
• There are 15 question paper groups. To qualify, you need the 50th percentile or above in your group's paper.

Date and shift	Groups
11 December, 9 am to 11:30 am	ENT, Respiratory Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Medical Oncology
11 December, 2 pm to 4:30 pm	Orthopaedics, Critical Care Medicine
12 December, 9 am to 11:30 am	Medical
12 December, 2 pm to 4:30 pm	Radiodiagnosis, Microbiology, Pathology, Psychiatry, Surgical, Paediatric, Anaesthesiology, Pharmacology

Ahmedabad, Rajkot and Vadodara are on the tentative list of test cities. NBEMS only conducts the exam and hands over the result. Counselling for the seats is run by the designated counselling authority, the Medical Counselling Committee.

How the NEET PG rounds now under way work is in our NEET PG counselling 2026 guide.

CareerBox News Desk, reporting on the National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences: its NEET SS 2026 information bulletin, released on 29 October 2026. Official portal: natboard.edu.in. Dates and eligibility change; confirm them on the official portal before you act.