New Delhi: The National Testing Agency (NTA) has again postponed the deadline for registration for the Medical Entrance Examination – NEET 2022. The application process, which was scheduled to end on May 6, was extended to May 15. Currently, the deadline has been extended to May 20, officials said. Candidates were asked to postpone the exam till August but the NTA had decided to hold it on July 17 itself.
The NTA says the deadline has been extended to allow BSc nursing candidates more time to fill out the form. Earlier, only MBBS and BDS courses were required to appear for the exams. Now it has been extended to nursing courses as well. Because of the request received from the Office of the Director-General of the Armed Forces Medical Services, the authorities have decided to extend the deadline for submission of application forms for NEET (UG) – 2022.