NEET 2025 likely via Hybrid Mode, know benefits, challenges

New Delhi- The National Testing Agency (NTA) is going to start the process of National Eligibility and Entrance Test-Undergraduate (NEET UG) 2025 soon. NEET is the only medical entrance exam in India for admission to undergraduate medical courses such as MBBS, and BDS admissions. NEET is usually conducted in offline mode, however, this year, NTA may shift to hybrid mode.

The hybrid exam mode is a combination of both online and offline modes. If hybrid testing technology is implemented in the NEET 2025 exam, then it can be conducted in a hybrid method i.e. Online Component (Digital Mode) and Offline Component (Pen-and-Paper Mode).

There are both positive and negative outcomes of the hybrid exam mode.

Positive:

Improved exam security

Better management at exam centres, no paper leak worries

negative-

1 Students and examiners will need proper training to adapt to the new hybrid system.

2 Vulnerablity to technical problems such as server crashes or network disruptions.

3 Concerns about data privacy, hacking, and cheating. NTA must implement foolproof measures to protect candidates' sensitive information.

Meanwhile, along with the hybrid exam mode, NTA may also implement some other possible changes in NEET 2025 such as a two-stage NEET exam such as Two-stage NEET exam, Limiting the number of attempts in NEET and NEET 2025 Biometric Attendance Updates.

Medical Dialogues had earlier reported that the NEET-PG 2025 exam will most likely be held on June 15, 2025, and the deadline for completion of the mandatory MBBS internship may be fixed as July 31, 2025, as per a recent communication sent by the Postgraduate Medical Education Board (PGMEB) of the National Medical Commission (NMC) to the deans and principals of all medical institutions in India.