NTA opens fee refund portal for NEET 2026, bank details submission deadline May 27
New Delhi: The National Testing Agency (NTA) has officially launched a dedicated facility for NEET UG 2026 candidates to submit their bank account details for the processing of examination fee refunds.
This move follows a previous public notice issued on May 12, 2026, and is intended to streamline the refund process for eligible applicants.
To initiate the process, candidates must log in to the NEET (UG)-2026 registration portal using their credentials and navigate to the specific refund link. Once accessed, the portal requires the submission of several key pieces of information, including the account holder's name (as per bank records), the IFSC Code, the account number, and the bank name. While optional, the NTA recommends uploading a scanned copy of a cancelled cheque to ensure the accuracy of the banking information provided.
The NTA has emphasized that the window for submitting these details is limited, remaining open from May 22 to May 27, 2026, until 11:50 P.M.
Candidates are urged to double-check all information before submission, as the agency has stated that once the details are sent, they will be treated as final and no further changes will be permitted. Furthermore, candidates are explicitly advised not to initiate any chargeback requests for the NEET (UG)-2026 examination through their banks.
"Candidates may login to the NEET (UG)-2026 registration portal using their login credentials and click on the refund link to access the refund portal, where they may submit their bank account details. Candidates may also upload a cancelled cheque, if they so desire, for ensuring accuracy of bank account details. After submission of the details by the candidate, the same shall be treated as final and no further changes shall be permitted thereafter. The candidates are required to fill the details mentioned... The facility for submission of bank account details shall remain live from 22 May 2026 to 27 May 2026 (up to 11:50 Р.М.). Candidates are advised not to initiate chargeback for NEET (UG)-2026 Examination," the notice read.
The NTA informed the panel that the NEET (UG) 2026 was conducted by it on May 3 at 5,432 centres in 565 cities (including 14 cities abroad). The examination was conducted in 13 languages and more than 22.7 lakh candidates had registered, with over 22.05 lakh appearing in the examination.
The medical-entrance exam was cancelled recently amid allegations of paper leak. A re-test is scheduled to be held on June 21.
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This came in the backdrop of the probe by the Rajasthan Police Special Operations Group, which reportedly found a “guess paper” containing more than 100 questions similar to those asked in the NEET UG examination. The question paper series under scrutiny has been described as a “guess paper” which reportedly contained around 410 questions. Out of these, nearly 120 questions are alleged to have appeared in the Biology and Chemistry sections of the examination.
The investigation found that the leaked papers were circulated through WhatsApp and Telegram groups ahead of the NEET UG 2026 examination held on May 3. According to reports, the matter came to light after a Sikar-based MBBS student studying at a medical college in Kerala allegedly shared a PDF of a “guess paper” with his father on May 2. The father, who runs a PG accommodation facility in Sikar, reportedly circulated the document further to a chemistry and a biology teacher who identified the similarities in questions.
As the investigation widened, Rajasthan SOG and later the CBI uncovered what officials described as a multi-state network involving students, coaching-linked persons and middlemen. The alleged leak reportedly spread from Kerala and Rajasthan to Haryana, Maharashtra, Bihar, Uttarakhand, Jammu and Kashmir and other states.
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