NEET 2020 Exam Centers (Increased): Check Complete List of Test Cities and Codes

Updated On - July 16th, 2020

Karishma Khatri

Exams Prep. Master

NTA has extended the last date to July 20, 2020, to modify NEET exam center preferences through NEET Form Correction window. The step is introduced as a relief against the concerns of appearing candidates. Meanwhile, NTA is planning to double the number of NEET exam centers to ensure the implementation of social distancing regulations. Edit NEET Exam Center Choices

Latest: NEET 2020 is now scheduled for September 13, 2020. NEET Admit Card release can be expected 15 days prior to the conduct of exam, as per a recent NTA notice. 

NTA and Medical Council of India (MCI) have stated to the Kerala HC that setting up of local test centres in abroad including the Gulf countries will not be possible. Read Details Here

NTA to Double NEET 2020 Exam Centers

Organizing NEET 2020 for over an expected number of 15 lakh test-takers will be a highly challenging task amid the COVID-19 pandemic. To maintain social distancing during the exam, NTA is planning to double the number of NEET 2020 Exam Centers. 

• NTA is planning to seat two candidates, two metres apart. Whereas, last year the distance between two candidates was one metre.
• Originally 3000 test centers were planned for NEET 2020, which shall now be increased to a total of 6000 test centers to ensure the well being of candidates following the government orders. 
• What makes it more challenging is the mode of the exam, a pen and paper test with a single question paper makes it compulsory to be organized in a single shift on the same day all over the country. 

Medical aspirants are required to choose the exam city and centers as per their convenience. The final decision to allocate centers rests with NTA. In case there is an issue regarding overbooking/underbooking of an exam center, NTA will allot a different center to the candidate. Due to general elections, a few NEET 2020 exam centers and their addresses were revised by NTA. Download NEET 2020 Exam Centers Official Notice 

Note: Candidates from Jammu & Kashmir, Assam and Meghalaya without their Aadhaar Card number must set preference for their exam centers within their state only.

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NEET 2020 Exam Cities

Here is a list of the exam centers for NEET 2020 and the code for each exam city is mentioned with it. The candidate will be required to fill these in the Application form.

No NEET Exam Centers in UAE as per NTA

• Indian origin aspirants residing in the UAE (United Arab Emirates) apply for NEET every year.
• This year out of the estimated 16 lakh applicants, 300 are from UAE alone.
• Considering the COVID-19 pandemic, flights are at halt making it difficult for NRI/PIO/OCI students desirous of appearing for NEET 2020. 
• Aspirants from UAE requested NTA to consider having an exam centre in UAE as they see no possibility of traveling down to India for the test, a PIL was filed for the same.
• Pinarayi Vijayan, the Chief Minister of Kerala, had also expressed his concern and demanded that the government arranges for NEET exam centers in gulf countries. 
• NTA and MCI have clearly stated that setting up of test centers in abroad will not be possible, neither will the test be conducted online. 

How to Choose NEET 2020 Exam Centers?

• While filling the NEET 2020 Application Form, candidates can give their top 3 preferences for exam centers.
• Candidates will have to log in to their NEET account and enter the required details along with their choices.
• The choices must be filled according to the candidate’s order of preference.
• Once the form is submitted, no changes will be allowed.
• It is advised that the candidates double check every entry that they have made and choose the center as per their convenience and accessibility.
• The booking of slots for the eight different sittings of the online exam will be on a first-come-first-serve basis.
• Candidates must book their slots as early as possible to avoid being allotted slots at random. Queries/requests for the same shall not be entertained.,

NEET 2020 Exam Centres – On the Basis of Language

Exam centers will be allotted according to the choice of language made by the candidate in their application form . Overall, there are 10 languages out of which candidates can choose to take their exam. The table given below enlists the languages and the states they will be available in.

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Documents Required at NEET Exam Center

Apart from the NEET Admit Card, candidates will be asked to present the following (below-mentioned) documents while entering the exam center. 

• Passport size photograph affixed on NEET Admit Card
• One passport size photograph to be affixed on Attendance Sheet.
• Valid Original Identity proof, PwD certificate, if applicable. 
• One Post Card Size (4”X6”) color photograph with white background should be pasted on the Proforma downloaded with the Admit Card and should be handed over to Invigilator at Centre.

A candidate can be prohibited from entering the exam hall in case he/she fails to present the documents along with NEET 2020 Admit Card.   

NEET 2020 Exam Day Schedule

Tabulated below is the schedule for the exam day:

NEET 2020 Exam Day Instructions 

• The exam center will be opened 2.5 hours before the exam, i.e., at 7:30 am. No entry will be allowed after 9:30 am so candidates are advised to reach well in advance. Check NEET 2020 Exam Dates
• Candidates are required to carry the NEET Admit Card, the proforma with a post card sized photograph pasted on it and some passport sized photographs to be pasted on the attendance sheet.
• Carrying the Admit Card is mandatory for all students giving the exam. Without the admit card, they will not be allowed into the exam center.
• Follow all the instructions mentioned in the admit card and maintain discipline in the exam hall.
• Candidates are advised to make their own arrangements for personal belongings. Exam centers may or may not have any provision for depositing their bags, etc.
• Candidates must follow the dress code prescribed in the Information Bulletin that can be accessed at the Official Website for NEET
• The roll number will be mentioned on every seat. Candidates must check whether it matches with the roll number on their admit card.
• No candidate will be allowed to use toilets in last 30 minutes of examination i.e. from 12:30 pm to 01:00 pm.

NEET 2020 Exam Day Guidelines for Candidates with Disabilities

As per the letter released by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare dated April 23, 2019, the examination guidelines for candidates with benchmark disabilities issued by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment on September 29, 2018, may be implemented in NEET 2020  

Based on the findings, the Central Government has laid down the revised guidelines for exam conduction for candidates with benchmark disabilities. Read on to know more about the same.

• Taking into account the improvement in technology in new avenues, there should be a uniform and comprehensive policy across persons with benchmark disabilities.

• There is no need for separate criteria for regular and competitive examination.

• The candidates with benchmark disabilities should be provided with the facility of Scribe/ Reader/ Lab Assistant.

• In case the candidates have disabilities like blindness, locomotor disability and cerebral palsy, they should also be provided with the facilities like Scribe/ Reader/ Lab Assistant if they ask for it.

• Candidates with other benchmark disabilities, the Scribe/ Reader/ Lab Assistant facility will be provided after the production of the certification stating that the concerned person is unable to write and a scribe is essential to write the exam on his behalf.

• Candidates should have the discretion of opting for his own scribe or ask the exam conducting body for the same. In this case, the candidates should be allowed to meet the scribe 2 days prior to the exam to find whether the scribe is suitable or not. Check NEET Reservation

• If the scribe is provided by the examination body, the qualification of the scribe should not be more than the minimum qualification criteria for the exam i.e., matriculate and above.

• In case the candidates bring their own scribe, the qualification of the scribe should be one step less than the qualification of the candidates. Candidate needs to submit the details of the scribe if they opt for the same.

• In case of emergency, candidates should be allowed to take more than one scribe for writing a different paper. One scribe per subject is allowed.

• Candidates should be allowed to choose the mode for taking the exams i.e., Braille/Computer/Large Print or even by recording the answers.

• If the candidates with the benchmark disabilities are allowed to take the examination in computer-based mode, they should be allowed to check the computer one day prior to the exam. In case of any discrepancy, it should be rectified immediately.

• The examination body should ensure that the question paper is in the proper format as opted by the candidate.

• Assistive devices like talking calculator, tailor frame, braille slate, abacus, geometry kit, braille measuring tape, communication chart, and electronic devices should be allowed by the candidates.

• The proper seating arrangement should be made prior to the exam day. The authorities should ensure that the seating arrangement is done on the ground floor.

• The time of the start of the paper should be marked accurately and supplementary sheets should be provided timely.

• For open examination, the examining body should provide suitable screen reading material in Braille/ e-text/ on computers having suitable screen reading software.

• Candidates with hearing- impairment should be provided with alternative objective questions.

It must be ensured that the guidelines mentioned above are followed by the exam authorities while the exam is conducted for the candidates with benchmark disabilities.

NEET 2020 Exam Centers FAQs

*The article might have information for the previous academic years, which will be updated soon subject to the notification issued by the University/College