February 22, 2024, New Delhi: In a recent update, the National Testing Agency (NTA) has decided to authorize an additional 14 overseas exam centres across 12 countries for NEET UG 2024 to be conducted on May 5, 2024.
Earlier, NTA had only notified around 554 test centres within India and left out any international presence owing to logistic limitations, as gathered through previous candidate feedback surveys.
However, this year, consistent appeals from interested overseas applicants made the agency reconsider its stance. Hence, arrangements are now being made to facilitate the medical entrance exam across the following foreign destinations:
1. Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah (UAE)
2. Kuwait City (Kuwait)
3. Bangkok (Thailand)
4. Colombo (Sri Lanka)
5. Doha (Qatar)
6. Kathmandu (Nepal)
7. Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia)
8. Lagos (Nigeria)
9. Manama (Bahrain)
10. Muscat (Oman)
11. Riyadh (Saudi Arabia)
12. Singapore
The addition underscores NTA’s responsiveness to public demand and its efforts to enhance accessibility and flexibility to aspirants across geographies.
With the update widening presence, interested NEET applicants overseas now have the opportunity to take the exam closer home versus travelling internationally earlier, adding to expenses.
However, interested candidates must keep tracking official NTA notifications for centre-specific details before planning.
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