JEE Main, NEET, CUET 2025 Dates Live: NTA to announce exam calendar soon on nta.ac.in; latest updates

The cutoff score is determined by several factors, including the number of applicants, the difficulty level of the question paper, the number of available seats, and historical cutoff trends. Students can refer to the table below to view the previous year's cutoff for the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) 2024.

NEET UG 2025 question paper will be available in 13 languages, English, Hindi, Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, and Urdu. Candidates are required to select the language while filling the NEET UG 2025 application form.

The National Testing Agency (NTA) is expected to conduct the CUET UG 2025 exam in the fourth week of May, in hybrid mode.

The NEET UG 2025 exam will be held offline in pen and paper mode. Candidates will have to mark their answers on the OMR sheet. The NEET 2025 question paper will have a total of 200 multiple-choice-questions, out of which only 180 are to be answered. The paper will be divided into three sections- physics, chemistry and biology. As per the latest marking scheme, candidates will get 4 marks for each correct answer and 1 mark will be deducted for incorrect questions.

Candidates can have a look at the JEE Main 2025 tentative schedule (based on past trends) below.

The NTA exam calendar 2025 will be issued on the official website, nta.ac.in.

National Testing Agency (NTA) conducts the University Grants Commission - National Eligibility Test (UGC NET) twice annually.

Candidates can have a look at the NEET UG 2025 application fee (as per past trends) details below.

The National Testing Agency (NTA) is expected to announce the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) UG 2025 exam date this month. The NEET UG 2025 exam will be held in offline mode. The detailed NEET UG 2025 information brochure will be published by NTA on the official website, exams.nta.ac.in/NEET/.

The NTA exam calendar for 2024-25 was out on September 14, 2023.

As per the official notice, the Ministry of Education (MoE), Government of India (GoI) has established the National Testing Agency (NTA) as an independent, autonomous, and self-sustained premier Testing Organization under the Societies Registration Act (1860) for conducting efficient, transparent, and international standardized tests in order to assess the competence of candidates for admission to premier Higher Educational Institutions.

The National Testing Agency (NTA) conducts several key national-level exams in India, including:

• JEE Main
• NEET-UG
• CUET (UG and PG)
• UGC NET
• CSIR NET
• GPAT
• CMAT
• AIAPGET
• ICAR AIEEA

Candidates can apply for the CUET exam on the official website mentioned below.

• exams.nta.ac.in/CUET-UG

• cuetug.ntaonline.in

• nta.ac.in

Candidates will have to answer multiple choice-type questions in the CUET exam.

Candidates can apply for the NEET exam in online mode through the NTA’s official website exams.nta.ac.in/NEET.

The syllabus for the CUET exam for which candidates need to prepare is as follows:

• Language Subjects : Language to be tested through reading comprehension (based on different types of passages–factual, literary, and narrative), literary aptitude, and vocabulary.

• Domain Subjects : As per the Class 12 syllabus only.

• General Test : General knowledge, current affairs, general mental ability, numerical ability, quantitative reasoning (simple application of basic mathematical concepts arithmetic, algebra, geometry, mensuration, statistics), logical and analytical reasoning.

The CUET exam will be conducted in 13 languages including Assamese, Bengali, English, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Punjabi, Odia, Tamil, Telugu, and Urdu.

The CUET exam will be held in 388 Indian and 38 cities outside India including cities such as New York, Kuwait, Riyadh, Singapore, Doha, Dubai, etc. Candidates can choose up to three exam centres for CUET participation.

Candidates can attempt the JEE Main exam twice a year.  The JEE Main exam session 1 will be held in January while session 2 will be held in April.

The steps to fill in the NEET application are as follows:

• NEET registration 2025

• Filling out the application form

• Uploading of images and other documents

• Application fee payment

The list of required documents for JEE main registration is as follows:

• Recent passport-size photograph

• Registered mobile number and email ID

• Signature of the candidate

• Valid ID proof details

• Date of birth proof

• Class 12 mark sheet

• Caste certificate (If applicable)

• Debit, credit card, net banking details for JEE Main application fee payment

Registrations for the CUET exam 2025 will start tentatively in the last week of February. The CUET application form can be filled out online at cuetug.ntaonline.in.

Candidates willing to apply for the CUET exam can check the eligibility criteria as follows:

• Academic qualifications : Candidates must have passed Class 12 from a recognised board. Candidates must have secured at least 50%  and SC, ST, and OBC-NCL candidates must have at least 45% marks to apply for the CUET exam 2025.

• Nationality : Indian citizens, OCI, PIO, and foreign candidates can apply for CUET 2025. However, candidates are advised to check the rules for admissions.

• Age Limit : No age limit to appear for the CUET exam.

• The marks required for admissions may vary as per the university applied to.

Candidates can apply for the NEET exam in online mode through the NTA’s official website exams.nta.ac.in/NEET.

JEE main exam is held in the following modes:

• Paper 1 (BE,  BTech) in computer-based test (CBT) mode only.

• Paper 2A (BArch): Mathematics (Part-I) and Aptitude Test (Part-II) in computer Based test (CBT) mode only and Drawing Test (Part-III) in pen and paper (offline) mode, to be attempted on a drawing sheet of A4 size.

• Paper 2B (BPlanning): Mathematics (Part-I), Aptitude Test (Part-II), and Planning-Based Questions (Part-III) in computer-based test (CBT) mode only.

JEE Main examination: Candidates are advised to visit the NTA's official website and their emails for regular latest updates.

Applicants will be able to submit their JEE Mains application form in an online mode through the NTA 's official website jeemain.nta.ac.in

NEET 2024 will be conducted for a total of 720 marks, with four sections: physics, chemistry, zoology, and botany. Each section will carry 180 marks.

Candidates can attempt the JEE Main twice in a year. JEE Main Session I will be held in January while JEE Main Session II will be held in April.

Yes, candidates have the choice to apply for both the sessions of JEE Main 2025 together by paying the examination fee accordingly. In case, a candidate is applying for only one session, they will have to pay the fee for only that session.

Candidates must clear their Class 12 board exams with the required percentage to be eligible for the NEET UG exam. However, Class 12 marks do not affect the counselling process, which is based solely on NEET scores and ranks.

A total of 200 questions will be asked in the NEET 2024 divided in 4 sections, out of which candidates will have to answer 180 questions.

No, by securing minimum NEET 2024 cut off percentile, an aspirant only becomes eligible to participate in the NEET 2024 counselling process.

A percentile rank is the percentage of score that falls below a given score in a group.” NTA will apply the below-mentioned formula to calculate NEET cutoff percentile scores.

NEET Percentile = [(Total no. of candidates appearing NEET Rank) /Total no. of candidates appearing] x 100

NRI/Foreign students must have passed a qualifying exam equivalent to a Class 12 qualification in their respective country, with Physics, Chemistry, and Biology. Aspirants are required to pass both the theory and practical exams in each of these subjects, along with English, in the qualifying examination.

The National Testing Agency (NTA) conducted the CUET UG 2024 exam from May 15 to 29 at various centres across India and 26 international locations. Out of the total registered candidates, 2,34,210 were marked absent.

The qualifying criteria are as follows: candidates from the unreserved category must secure 50%, while those from Scheduled Caste (SC), Scheduled Tribe (ST), Other Backward Classes (OBC), and Reserved Physically Handicapped (PH) categories are required to obtain 40%. For candidates in the Unreserved Physically Handicapped (PH) category, the qualifying mark is 45%.

The NEET UG cutoff is determined by several factors, including the number of candidates who appeared for the exam, the difficulty level of the exam, and the total number of available seats.

• All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhi
• Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research
• Christian Medical College
• National Institute of Mental Health & Neuro Sciences
• Jawaharlal Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education & Research

The JEE Main exam is conducted every year in 13 languages; English, Hindi, Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, and Urdu.

• Visit the official website, jeemain.nta.nic.in
• Register by filling name, mobile number, and email address
• Upload scanned images of passport size photograph and signature in prescribed format
• Pay the JEE Main application fees
• Download and take a printout of confirmation page for future reference.

JEE Main serves as the entrance examination for National Institutes of Technology (NITs), Indian Institutes of Information Technology (IIITs), and other participating technical education institutions. The exam will be conducted in two phases.

The cutoff score is determined by several factors, including the number of applicants, the difficulty level of the question paper, the number of available seats, and historical cutoff trends. Students can refer to the table below to view the previous year's cutoff for the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) 2024.

The marking scheme for JEE Main Paper 1 is as follows: For Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs), +4 marks are awarded for each correct answer, with a deduction of -1 mark for each incorrect answer. For Numerical Questions, candidates are awarded +4 marks for every correct response. The exam duration is 3 hours, with an extended time of 4 hours for candidates with disabilities.

• Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Main 2025: For engineering admissions
• National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) Undergraduate 2025: For medical and dental admissions
• Central Universities Entrance Test (CUET) Undergraduate 2025: For admissions to central universities
• University Grants Commission National Eligibility Test (UGC NET) 2025: For determining eligibility for assistant professorship and junior research fellowship

Students can check the previous year's cut-off for JEE main exam 2024 from the table below.

As per NIRF 2024, the top engineering colleges in India are as follows:

• IIT Madras
• IIT Delhi
• IIT Bombay
• IIT Kanpur
• IIT Kharagpur
• IIT Roorkee
• IIT Guwahati
• IIT Hyderabad
• IIT Tiruchirappalli
• IIT BHU

There is no upper age limit to appear for CUET UG 2024. However, candidates must meet the minimum eligibility criteria set by the participating universities, which may include age requirements. It's advisable to check the specific eligibility criteria of the universities you are interested in.

The Common University Entrance Test (CUET) for undergraduate admissions was conducted for a total of 63 subjects, comprising 33 languages, 29 domain-specific subjects, and one general test. This year, two new subject papers—fashion studies and tourism—were added.

The Common University Entrance Test undergraduate (CUET-UG) is conducted to facilitate admissions into central universities and other participating institutions. In 2025, the exam will be held in multiple shifts to accommodate an increased number of candidates.

The NTA issued the exam calendar for 2024 entrance exams on September 19, 2023.

As in the previous year, the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Main will be conducted in two phases. This exam facilitates admissions to National Institutes of Technology (NITs), Indian Institutes of Information Technology (IIITs), and other participating technical education institutes. It also serves as the qualifying exam for the IIT JEE Advanced.

The National Testing Agency (NTA), responsible for conducting the Joint Entrance Examination - Main (JEE Main), National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test - Undergraduate (NEET UG), and Common University Entrance Test (CUET) for both undergraduate and postgraduate levels, is under investigation by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) following controversies surrounding these national-level exams.

Last year, the National Testing Agency (NTA) announced the exam dates for JEE Main, NEET UG, CUET UG, and PG on September 14. Following previous trends, the NTA is expected to release the 2025 exam calendar soon on the official website, nta.ac.in.

For NEET UG 2025, general category candidates will need to pay an application fee of Rs 1,700, while candidates from General-EWS and OBC-NCL categories will be charged Rs 1,600. The fee for SC, ST, PwBD, and third gender applicants will be Rs 1,000. Additionally, applicants choosing exam centres outside India will be required to pay Rs 9,500.

The CUET UG 2025 exam date is likely to be announced in October, following last year’s schedule. The National Testing Agency (NTA) will release the exam date along with details such as registration dates, syllabus, exam cities, pattern, marking scheme, and the list of participating universities on the official website, exams.nta.ac.in/CUET-UG/.

As per the official notice, the National Testing Agency (NTA) will soon release the exam calendar for 2025. The schedule will include important dates for JEE Main 2025, NEET 2025, CUET UG 2025, and UGC NET 2025. Candidates can check the official website, nta.ac.in, for updates.