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    NEET 2026 Answer Key - Direct Download Link, Marking Scheme, Score Calculation Formula

    NEET 2026 Answer Key - Direct Download Link, Marking Scheme, Score Calculation Formula

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    Ujjwal KirtiUpdated on 03 May 2026, 06:14 PM IST

    The National Testing Agency (NTA) will release the NEET 2026 answer key in online mode at neet.nta.nic.in. Candidates can download the NEET 2026 answer key using the application number and password. With the NEET official answer key 2026, candidates can calculate their expected score. A NEET 2026 answer key download link will be provided here once available.

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    As per the reactions by MBBS aspirants, the NEET 2026 paper was easy to moderate in difficulty. Here is the comparison of NEET UG 2026 previous years difficulty level and comparison. Candidates can check it from the table given below.

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    1. NEET Answer Key 2026: Highlights
    2. NEET 2026 Answer Key Release Date
    3. How To Download NEET 2026 Answer Key?
    4. How To Calculate Score Using NEET 2026 Answer Key?
    5. NEET Marking Scheme
    6. Formula to Calculate NEET Scores
    7. NEET Answer Key 2026: Steps to Challenge
    8. NEET Final Answer Key 2026
    NEET 2026 Answer Key - Direct Download Link, Marking Scheme, Score Calculation Formula
    NEET 2026 Answer Key - Direct Download Link, Marking Scheme, Score Calculation Formula

    Candidates appearing in the NEET UG exam 2026 must calculate their expected score using the answer key. NEET answer key 2026 will be released as provisional and final. Candidates can challenge the provisional answer key 2026 by submitting relevant proof and paying a non-refundable fee of Rs 200 per question challenge. To check the NEET 2026 answer key release date, steps to download and challenge and other information, read the full article below.

    NEET Answer Key 2026: Highlights

    Candidates can check the overview table mentioned below for a ibrief information about the NEET answer key 2026.

    NEET 2026 Answer Key: Overview

    Particular

    Details

    Exam name

    NEET 2026 Exam

    Conducting body

    National Testing Agency (NTA)

    Official website to download NEET UG answer key

    neet.nta.nic.in

    Format

    PDF

    Credentials to download NEET answer key

    application number and password

    Stage of NEET answer key 2026

    Provisional and Final

    NEET answer key challenge fees

    Rs 200 per question

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    NEET 2026 Answer Key Release Date

    Candidates need to keep themselves updated with all the important events of NEET UG 2026 to avoid missing any deadlines. Check the details about the NEET UG 2026 answer key release date in the table below.

    NEET UG 2026 Answer Key Dates

    Event

    Date

    NEET exam date 2026

    May 3, 2026

    NEET provisional answer key release date

    To be announced

    NEET 2026 answer key challenge window

    To be announced

    Final NEET answer key 2026

    To be announced

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    How To Download NEET 2026 Answer Key?

    Candidates can check the steps to download the NEET answe key 2026 as mentioned below.

    • Visit the official NTA NEET official website: neet.nta.nic.in.

    • Click on the link for “NEET 2026 Answer Key.”

    • Log in using NEET application number and password along with a security pin

    • Select your question paper code (if applicable).

    • Download the answer key in PDF format.

    • Save and print the file for future reference.

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    How To Calculate Score Using NEET 2026 Answer Key?

    Candidates can calculate the expected NEET score using answer key. Candidates are required to compare their NEET OMR sheet with the answer key to calculate the expected score. Check the steps to calculate the score NEET 2026 answer key.

    • Visit the NEET official website

    • Download the NEET 2026 answer key

    • After downloading the NEET answer key 2026 PDF, candidates are required to tally their responses marked on the NEET OMR sheet.

    • Once the answers are matched, candidates need to count the correct and incorrect responses.

    • In the next step, aspirants need to calculate their NEET scores using the NEET marking scheme.

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    NEET Marking Scheme

    The NEET total marks are 720. For every correct answer, candidates are given 4 marks and for every incorrect answer, one mark is deducted. Check the NEET marking scheme below.

    NEET Marking Scheme 2026

    Answer type

    Marks given

    Correct answer

    +4 marks

    Incorrect answer

    -1 mark

    Unanswered

    0

    More than one response

    0

    Formula to Calculate NEET Scores

    To calculate the probable scores using the NEET UG answer key , candidates need to use the below-mentioned formula.

    NEET score = [4X(Number of correct responses)] – [1X(Number of incorrect responses)]

    NEET Answer Key 2026: Steps to Challenge

    NTA provides options to challenge the provisional NEET answer key 2026. Check the step-wise process of how to challenge NEET 2026 answer key.

    How to Challenge NEET Answer Key 2026?

    • Visit the official website - neet.nta.nic.in

    • Log in using your application number and password.

    • Download the provisional answer key by selecting the correct question paper booklet code.

    • Compare your OMR responses with the answer key to identify any discrepancies or errors.

    • Select the questions to challenge

    • Provide the correct answer as per your understanding, and submit justification.

    • Pay the non-refundable fee of ₹200 per question

    • Submit the challenge.

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    NEET Final Answer Key 2026

    Based on the objection raised, the authority releases the final answer key of NEET exam 2026. No objections will be considered after the release of final NEET answer key 2026. Along with the release of the NEET answer key 2026, the authority will release the exam result in online mode on the official website.

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