NTA has issued some important guidelines for all the NEET 2023 aspirants in the last few months. One of these guidelines pertains to important documents one requires to carry on the day of the NEET 2023 Exam. Although, the document verification process is officially conducted during NEET 2023 Counselling Process. However, as per the instructions from NTA, all the examinees need to carry certain documents for identity verification to the exam venue.

To reduce the mounting stress of exam preparation, we have included a list of important documents so you won’t forget to carry these on the day of the exam. Read on to check the complete list of documents required for candidates from different categories.

Few candidates are usually quite casual about carrying admit cards to the exam center. However, for NEET, carrying the NEET admit card along with a valid photo ID proof is incumbent as no student can get access inside the exam premises without their respective hall ticket.

Besides the requirement of documents, NTA has also mandated a proper dress code that all candidates must adhere to. Failure to abide by these guidelines can lead to unnecessary time waste or even debarment from the exam hall.

The reason cited behind imposing more restrictions on formal dress codes and providing a long list of barred items along with the mandate to carry important documents is to prevent any mischievous candidates from taking undue advantage of technology.

Important Documents Required to Carry at the Exam Center

NTA clearly mentioned what documents candidates need to carry to the examination centers. Below given documents are required to carry:

NEET Admit Card

By entering into the NEET portal using a registered email ID and date of birth, candidates can retrace their admit card and download it. Candidates need to preserve the same till the completion of the counseling process.

Aadhaar Card (UID)

Candidates need to carry Aadhaar Card to the examination hall for verification purposes. The aadhaar number is the unique number issued by the Government of India, used at the time of verification during registration. The details which you provide must match with UIDAI data.

Candidates from Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Jammu, and Kashmir need to carry a ration card or any identity proof which is issued by the Government. NRIs, Foreign Nationals, OCIs, and PIOs need to carry their passport number.

Passport Size Photograph

One should also carry multiple passport-size photographs along with the above-mentioned documents. The passport-size photograph should match with uploaded images at the time of registration. The invigilators will paste candidates’ photographs into the attendance sheet. The whole process is done for transparency in the examination.

NEET Dress Code

Candidates need to follow below dress code instructions while appearing for NEET 2023:

• Students can only wear slippers/ sandals with low heels.
• Only allowed to wear half sleeves clothes on the day of the exam.
• Should not wear brooch/badge, flower, etc. with Salwar/Trousers.
• If the candidate plans to wear customary dresses to the examination, he or she must arrive at the specified time.

Things Not to Carry at Exam Center

NTA has published a whole list of items that candidates are debarred from carrying at the exam centers. Below is a complete list of barred items by NTA.

• Watch
• Camera
• Bracelet
• Any metallic item.
• Eatable items are not allowed.
• No stationery items like books, notes, chits of paper, text material, etc.
• Any device like a calculator, eraser, piece of paper, pencil box, plastic bag or pouch, scale, pen, writing pad, calculator, log table, electronic pen/ scanner, etc.
• Any communication device like Bluetooth, microphone, etc.
• Other items like wallets, shades, handbags, leather belts, etc.
• Any kind of instrument is not allowed in the exam hall.
• No nose pin, ring, earring, chain, badge, necklace, etc.
• Full sleeves clothes.
• No rough sheet is provided to candidates. All rough work is to be done in Test Booklet only.