NEET-PG aspirants to face Aadhaar, iris authentication
Over 2.7 lakh medical graduates registered for NEET-PG 2026, up 12.5% from last year.
Candidates will undergo Aadhaar-based authentication during registration and on exam day, with iris-based biometric verification as backup.
Candidates must indicate three preferred states for exam center allotment, with correspondence state as mandatory first preference.
The exam will have 180 questions in 210 minutes, and test city information will be issued nearly three weeks before the exam.
Security includes CCTV surveillance, biometric authentication, signal jammers, and live monitoring, with over 60,000 personnel deployed.
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