NEET Answer Key 2019

NEET Answer Key 2019 - Prominent coaching institutes release NEET 2019 answer key right after the conclusion of the exam. The answer key of NEET 2019 is issued code-wise meaning the answer keys will be available for each code of NEET question paper 2019. NEET answer keys 2019 released by various coaching institutes also contain in-depth solutions of each question supporting the answer provided by them. Since NEET will be conducted on May 5, 2019, therefore the NEET 2019 answer key will be made available on the day of the exam itself. Candidates can compare the responses given in the NEET answer key 2019 with the responses submitted by them in the OMR sheet of NEET. It is advisable to candidates to mark each response in the NEET question paper that they have marked in the OMR sheet to compare later with NEET answer key 2019 and calculate score before the declaration of the official result. 

Note that these answer key of NEET 2019 will be unofficial as the official NEET answer key 2019 will be released by NTA a week before the declaration of the result i.e. last week of May. Candidates will also have an option to challenge the official NEET answer key 2019 with the help of unofficial ones if in case they feel that the responses given by the authorities are not correct. With the release of official answer key of NEET 2019, the OMR sheet will also be made available which can also be challenged by the candidates. 

The revised NEET answer key 2019 will be released about a week after the declaration of NEET result 2019. The release of revised NEET 2019 answer key by NTA depends on the acceptance of the challenged made by the candidates. In this article, NEET 2019 aspirants can check the important dates, previous year official and unofficial NEET answer keys 2019, how to challenge answer keys and OMR sheet responses, how to calculate the score, question paper, cut off etc.

Important Dates of NEET Answer Key 2019

*Tentative Dates

How to download NEET answer key 2019 by coaching institutes?

While the official answer key of NEET is released much later of the conduction of the exam, the unofficial NEET answer keys are released just after the conclusion of the exam. The prominent institutes like Resonance, Allen Kota, Aakash, Rao IIT release the NEET 2019 answer key. The link to download these answer keys will be made available here as and when they are released. The answer key of NEET 2019 will be made available code-wise in a downloadable pdf format. To view and download the NEET answer key 2019 by coaching institutes, simply click on the link given in the table below and then download/save it.

NEET 2019 Answer Key by Coaching Institutes

NEET Question Papers 2019

The sets of question paper of NEET 2019 varies each year like in 2018 there were 20 while in 2017 there were 12 sets of NEET question paper. All the sets of NEET 2019 question paper will be made available right after the conclusion of the exam. The question paper of NEET 2019 available here will be in English and Hindi language. NEET question paper 2019 will be available in a total of eleven languages viz. English, Hindi, Urdu, Assamese, Bengali, Tamil, Gujarati, Marathi, Oriya, Telugu and Kannada. The language in which NEET 2019 question paper is given to a candidate will depend upon the choice of language chosen by the candidate at the time of filling NEET application form 2019. The question paper of NEET 2019 will contain 180 questions and the maximum are 720. Four marks will be awarded for every correct response and one mark will be deducted for every incorrect response. The code-wise NEET question paper 2019 will be provided as well. 

NEET 2019 Question Paper

How to calculate NEET 2019 score?

The official answer key of NEET 2019 will help candidates in calculating the probable NEET score they are likely to get. The procedure given below should be used while calculating the score.

• After NEET answer key 2019 is released, candidates can compare the answers marked by them (as given in the OMR sheet) with the answers provided in the official answer key of NEET 2019. 

• It is important to note the code of the question paper and answer key while comparing. The sets and language of NEET 2019 answer key will be mentioned at the top of the OMR sheet and the answer keys.

• Now, calculate the number of correct and incorrect responses. In case more than one answer is marked for a question, candidates must consider it as ‘unanswered’. Following marking scheme will be used to calculate the score of NEET 2019:

• Use the formula given below to calculate the score-

NEET 2018 Score= [4*(Number of Correct Responses)] – [1*(Number of Incorrect Responses)]

How to challenge NEET Answer Key 2019?

The official answer key of NEET 2019 will be released most likely in the last week of May. After the release of NEET 2019 answer key, it will be open for challenges by the candidates. NEET answer key 2019 will be open for challenging for two days maximum. 

 

What is meant by ‘challenging the answer key’?

In case a candidate feels that there are errors in the answers deemed correct by the authorities or they are incorrect, they can challenge those particular answers. This process of challenging the answers as given in the official answer key is referred to as ‘challenging the answer key’. NTA is likely to charge a fee of the non-refundable amount of INR 1000/- per answer for challenging. The fees will not be refunded even if NTA accepts the challenge.

 

Steps to challenge official NEET answer key 2019

Step1: Click on the link given below which will be made available here as soon as it is made available.

Step 2: Enter the Login credentials i.e. ‘Registration Number’ and ‘Password’.

Step 3: At this step, click on ‘Key Challenge’ tab and select the ‘Test Booklet Code’.

Step 4: Select the question for challenge and click on ‘submit’.

Step 5: Select the answer you think is correct and give your comments for more justification if necessary.

Step 6: Now, click on the ‘Confirm’ button and pay the requisite fee to submit the challenge. The fee can be paid online via debit/credit card.

Step 7: Print the confirmation slip indicating that the payment is successful and the details of the answers which are challenged.

How to challenge NEET OMR Response Sheet 2019?

Candidates will be allowed to challenge the NEET OMR response sheet as well. The scanned copy of the OMR sheet which will have the responses submitted by the candidates will be displayed which are open for challenge. NEET OMR sheet will be made available along with the NEET answer key in the last week of May 2019.  In case a candidate feels that an option other than the option marked by them is marked in the scanned image or some of the responses as they appear in the image of NEET 2019 OMR response sheet is incorrect, then candidates can challenge those responses. NTA will give a window of two days to challenge the NEET OMR sheet. 

Steps to challenge NEET OMR response sheet 2019-

Step 1: Click on the link which will be enabled as and when the OMR response sheet is open for challenge.

Step 2: Enter the login credentials like ‘Registration No.’ and ‘Password’.

Step 3: In the next step, click on the 'OMR Challenge' tab as displayed on the screen.

Step 4: Candidates will be redirected to a new page which will show two options 'Click here to view your OMR Answer Sheet' and 'Click here for OMR Challenge' will be displayed. By clicking on the first link, the individual OMR answer sheets will be displayed while the second will allow them to challenge any discrepancies.

Step 5: Candidates will be required to pay a required fee of INR 1000/- per response challenged by them. The amount is non-refundable which means in case authorities accept the challenge the amount once paid will not be refunded. 

Previous Year Answer Key and Question Papers of NEET with Solutions

To prepare for NEET 2019, candidates use the previous year question paper and answer keys. The solutions of the questions are also provided which help in analysing one’s performance. Candidates can check the links given below for accessing previous year official question paper with solutions and NEET answer key 2018 and 2017 examination.

NEET Answer Key and Question Papers 2018

NEET 2018 Answer Key and Solutions by Coaching Institutes

NEET 2017 Answer Key and Question Paper with Solutions

NEET Cut off 2019

In order to qualify NEET 2019, candidates are required to score marks equal to or more than the NEET cut off 2019. The cut off score cannot be predicted before the release of the result but the minimum required percentile to qualify the exam has been made available. The minimum required percentile will be different for different categories which can be checked in the table below-

NEET Qualifying Percentile