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Following the cancellation of NEET 2026 exam, the NTA will release the official answer key of NEET 2026 at its official website. The NEET 2026 provisional answer key will be released in PDF format. A link for the provisional NEET answer key 2026 download will be provided below, after availablity.
The NTA releases the NEET provisional answer key first, providing candidates an opportunity to challenge the provisional answer key. Based on the challenges received, the NTA then releases the final NEET official answer key along with the result at neet.nta.nic.in. Based on the NEET 2026 official answer key, the result is prepared, and scores are finalised. Read the full article to know comprehensive details about the official NEET UG answer key 2026.
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Details on the NTA NEET official answer key 2026 release date is mentioned in the table below. Candidates should keep visiting this article to keep track of NEET 2026 official answer key.
Events | Date |
Exam date | To be announced |
Provisional answer key | To be announced |
Publishing of NEET OMR sheet 2026 | To be announced |
Challenging the official answer key | To be announced |
Final NEET 2026 official answer key release date | To be announced |
Declaration date of NEET result 2026 | To be announced |
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Aspirants can check the neet.nta.nic.in official NEET answer key year-wise trends from the table below.
Year of the exam | Date of the exam | Official NEET answer key release dates |
| 2026 | May 3, 2026 | To be announced |
2025 | May 4, 2025 | June 3, 2025 |
2024 | May 5, 2024 | May 29, 2024 |
2023 | May 7, 2023 | June 4, 2023 |
2022 | July 17, 2022 | September 8, 2022 |
2021 | September 12 | October 15, 2021 |
2020 | September 13 | September 26 |
2019 | May 5, 2019 | May 25, 2019 |
2018 | May 6, 2018 | May 25, 2018 |
How to download the official answer key of NEET 2026?
To download the official answer key of NEET 2026, candidates need to follow the below-mentioned process.
To calculate the NEET score candidates need to carefully go through the NEET result 2026 answer key which is released by NTA. Candidates have to match and calculate the number of answers they have marked correct and incorrect. To calculate the NEET total marks obtained, candidates need to follow the steps mentioned below.
Candidates should be aware of the NEET marking scheme to calculate their expected scores. The table below mentions the NEET 2026 marking scheme.
Particulars | Details |
Total number of questions | 180 questions |
Total marks in exam | 720 |
Correct answer | +4 marks awarded |
Incorrect answer | -1 mark deducted |
Marks for each unattempted question | 0 marks |
Based on the marking scheme and the number of correct and incorrect answers, candidates can calculate their score using the formula mentioned below.
Formula:
NEET total score = (Number of correct answers X 4)- (Number of incorrect answers X 1) |
If candidates find any discrepancy in the NTA NEET provisional official answer key, they could raise objections. Candidates need to pay a fee of Rs. 200 per answer to the challenge. Candidates can pay the fee in an online mode via credit card, debit card, or net banking. Aspirants can check the NEET answer key challenge process below.
After receiving the objections, NTA will assess the queries with the help of experts. If the objection raised by the candidate is accepted, the challenged answer will be corrected. A revised NEET 2026 answer key with the correct answer will be released by the authorities and the challenge fee paid by the candidate will be refunded. However, if the objection raised is not accepted, the NEET official answer key 2026 by NTA will remain the same and will not be revised. It must be noted that, in this case, the fee paid by the candidate for objecting will not be refunded. Check the steps to challenge the NEET answer key 2026 below:
NEET aspirants can check the official NTA NEET answer keys released for each paper code from the table below.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
The official answer key for NEET 2026 can be downloaded from neet.nta.nic.in.
The release date of official NTA NEET provisional answer key 2026 will be announced soon.
On Question asked by student community
With over 200 marks in NEET and OBC NT-B category, you may have chances in private BDS colleges through state quota or stray rounds in Maharashtra and Gujarat, especially since your budget is up to Rs 5.5 lakh per year. You can check the top BDS colleges in Gujarat or
With a score of 360 and ST category status, you have a realistic chance for a government MBBS seat in Jammu and Kashmir. Historically, the ST cutoff for state quota seats in J&K has been lower than the national average, often falling within the 340 to 380 range. Your performance
You are not eligible for the
Mukhyamantri Medhavi Vidyarthi Yojana (MMVY)
due to the 85% requirement for CBSE students, but you can still pursue your MBBS with a 230 NEET score through alternative scholarships and financial aid,
particularly if you are from a low-income family.
(https://www.myscheme.gov.in/schemes/mmvy)
A score of 429 puts you in a competitive position for BVSc, though your chances depend significantly on your category and the state you belong to. You can check the admission chances by using the link provided below and entering the required information.
Link: NEET College Predictor
Hi Student,
With a score of 335 marks in NEET you can get a seat in BDS in the top private colleges in India. But securing seat in Government BDS colleges is not possible.
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