NEW DELHI: National Testing Agency has extended the deadline for National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (Undergraduate) (NEET-UG) 2024 registration to March 16. Already close to 22.8 lakh aspirants have registered, surpassing last year’s record registration of 20.9 lakh. Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, and Rajasthan have the maximum number of candidates this year as well.
The original deadline was March 9 which was extended by a week. One of the reasons for the extension was that some candidates were failing to link their Aadhaar during the online application process, while a few faced payment issues.
“There was a massive rush in the last few days of the application. We have received requests from candidates not being able to link their Aadhaar for various reasons. This includes some candidates who were waiting for an update of Aadhaar as well. Therefore, we have extended the deadline for a week so that the aspirants can register,” said Subodh Kumar Singh, director general, NTA.
Some candidates on one particular date within the application window also faced payment issues which were resolved the very same day, as per NTA officials and all the payments were successful thereafter.
With registration for Common University Entrance Test-Undergraduate 2024 also underway, Singh advised aspirants not to wait for the last date to apply. “An advisory to the students is that they should not wait for the last date to apply. In case they realise there was any error in the application, they can always rectify it in the correction window,” said Singh. The last date for application for CUET-UG is March 26, 2024.
As per March 9 data, according to Singh the total registration for the NEET-UG is 22.79 lakh, up from 20.87 lakh in 2023 and 18.72 lakh in 2022. UP with 3.2 lakh is the top choice among states, followed by Maharashtra with close to 2.7 lakh, Rajasthan with 1.9 lakh, Karnataka with almost 1.5 lakh and Tamil Nadu with 1.4 lakh candidates.
Delhi with 65,809 candidates is the top choice as city of examination, followed by Patna (48,595) and Jaipur (46,190).
Number of female candidates crossed 12 lakh for the first time, while the number of male candidates too crossed the 10 lakh mark.
The original deadline was March 9 which was extended by a week. One of the reasons for the extension was that some candidates were failing to link their Aadhaar during the online application process, while a few faced payment issues.
“There was a massive rush in the last few days of the application. We have received requests from candidates not being able to link their Aadhaar for various reasons. This includes some candidates who were waiting for an update of Aadhaar as well. Therefore, we have extended the deadline for a week so that the aspirants can register,” said Subodh Kumar Singh, director general, NTA.
Some candidates on one particular date within the application window also faced payment issues which were resolved the very same day, as per NTA officials and all the payments were successful thereafter.
With registration for Common University Entrance Test-Undergraduate 2024 also underway, Singh advised aspirants not to wait for the last date to apply. “An advisory to the students is that they should not wait for the last date to apply. In case they realise there was any error in the application, they can always rectify it in the correction window,” said Singh. The last date for application for CUET-UG is March 26, 2024.
As per March 9 data, according to Singh the total registration for the NEET-UG is 22.79 lakh, up from 20.87 lakh in 2023 and 18.72 lakh in 2022. UP with 3.2 lakh is the top choice among states, followed by Maharashtra with close to 2.7 lakh, Rajasthan with 1.9 lakh, Karnataka with almost 1.5 lakh and Tamil Nadu with 1.4 lakh candidates.
Delhi with 65,809 candidates is the top choice as city of examination, followed by Patna (48,595) and Jaipur (46,190).
Number of female candidates crossed 12 lakh for the first time, while the number of male candidates too crossed the 10 lakh mark.