NEET UG 2026 Re-exam on June 21; top medical colleges with lowest MBBS fees

The National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test Undergraduate (NEET UG) is the single largest medical college entrance exam for admission to MBBS, BDS and AYUSH programmes. Besides paper leak, exam cancellation, and other NEET related incidents, aspirants also have to deal with the soaring cost of MBBS education in private medical colleges.

Though several private and deemed medical colleges have increased their MBBS tuition fees over the years, there are some MBBS institutions with comparatively lower medical fees for students, unable to secure government medical college seats.

The Symbiosis Medical College for Women, Pune, has not increased its MBBS fees since the 2022-23 academic session and offers the lowest MBBS tuition fee at Rs 10 lakh annually.

Followed by Hamdard Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, New Delhi, also maintaining its annual MBBS tuition fee at Rs 16 lakh. However, it has revised it from Rs 14 lakh in 2023-24.

Kalinga Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar, also charges a lower MBBS fees as compared to several private and deemed universities by offering Rs 18.5 lakh. It has not changed its fees for the past four years.

Moreover, government medical colleges have always remained the preferred choice due to lower fees. However, due to limited seats, MBBS aspirants are forced to choose private and deemed universities despite the high fees.

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NEET UG 2026: Paper leak controversy

Following allegations of a widespread leak of NEET UG 2026 question papers, involving some subject experts and NTA panelists, the National Testing Agency (NTA) will conduct the re-NEET UG 2026 on June 21.

Nearly 22.79 lakh MBBS aspirants will appear again for the NEET UG 2026 re-exam in a single shift from 2 pm to 5 pm.

Moreover, days after the NTA cancelled the NEET UG 2026 exam over paper leak reports, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan announced that the MBBS exam will be held in a computer-based mode from 2027.

The NTA has been facing backlash over recurring paper leak cases, exam cancellations, and other loopholes in the national-level tests that lead to malpractice, for years now.

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NEET UG 2026: Medical colleges offering low MBBS fees

Here are more colleges with lower MBBS fees as compared to other private and deemed medical universities for the academic year 2025-26.

Recently, after receiving reports on several medical colleges charging MBBS fees for the entire duration of five years or five-and-a-half years from medical students, the National Medical Commission (NMC) directed all medical colleges, institutions and universities to restrict MBBS course fees strictly to the prescribed academic duration of four-and-a-half years.