Carry two things: your printed colour admit card and your original photo ID. Leave everything else at home — MEC gives you a black gel pen in the hall. Be at the centre by 9:00 AM (2 hours early) for biometric and security checks; the hard cut-off is 11:15 AM. Spend the 3 hours on Biology, Chemistry, Physics, MAT in that budget, then reserve the last 5 minutes to check your OMR sheet.
Checkpoints
1 · Format & dates 2 · What to carry 3 · Reporting time 4 · The 3-hour plan 5 · OMR & marking 6 · Night before & afterCheckpoint 1
Format & Dates
- Format
- Offline, pen & paper, OMR
- Paper
- 200 MCQs · 200 marks · 3 hours
- Timing
- 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
- Centres
- All inside Kathmandu Valley
| Programme | Exam date |
|---|---|
| MBBS | Oct 31, 2026 (Kartik 14) |
| BDS | Nov 1, 2026 |
| BSc Nursing & Group 1 | Nov 2–3, 2026 |
| BPH | Nov 4, 2026 (Kartik 18) |
The admit card releases about 5 days before the paper and is the final word on your date, centre and reporting time. Full schedule: MECEE-BL 2027 exam routine.
Checkpoint 2
What to Carry
| Carry | Rule |
|---|---|
| Printed colour admit card | Screenshots and digital copies are strictly prohibited. |
| Original photo ID | Nepali: citizenship + National ID. Foreign: passport or e-ID. No photocopies. |
Checkpoint 3
Reporting Time
- Reach by 9:00 AM. Two hours early, because biometric screening and security clearance happen before entry and the queue is long.
- 11:15 AM is the hard cut-off. Fifteen minutes after the paper starts, the door closes. There is no late window.
- Eat light, then stop. Bathroom before you sit down — you cannot leave once the paper starts.
- Phone away before you walk in. Store it as the invigilator directs.
- No proxies, no discussion of answers inside or outside the hall. A proxy candidate or any breach of discipline cancels the paper.
Checkpoint 4
The 3-Hour Plan
| Block | MCQs | Budget | Strategy |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biology (Zoo + Botany) | 80 | ~60 min | Fast memory recall |
| Chemistry | 50 | ~45 min | Check units; skip long mechanisms |
| Physics | 50 | ~55 min | 60-second rule; revisit later |
| MAT | 20 | ~15 min | Attempt all 20; no overthinking |
| OMR review | — | last 5 min | No smudges, no empty bubbles |
Before question 1: check your name and symbol number on the OMR sheet, read the instructions, decide your section order, then start. More speed tactics: 7 tricks to solve MCQs faster.
Checkpoint 5
OMR & Marking Rules
- +1 correct, −0.25 wrong, 0 unanswered.
- Guess only when you can eliminate one option. Under +1 / −0.25, killing a single wrong choice makes a guess profitable. See the guess-or-skip arithmetic.
- Fill every bubble completely. Half-filled or smudged can read as blank or as a different option.
- No stray marks, no erasing, no correction fluid. Change an answer the way the instructions on the sheet require.
- Stay until the full 3 hours are over.
Checkpoint 6
Night Before & After
- Night before: admit card printed, ID ready, centre located, mistake notebook only — then sleep. No new chapters.
- After: hand in the sheet, check nothing is left behind, and do not discuss answers with anyone.
Want a last confidence check? Do one short mixed set, not a full 200-question paper. Run a quick set in the free app.