Virohan Allied & Healthcare Programs
Allied & Healthcare programs | 20+ Partner Universities & Institutes | 98% placement record
NEET 2026 Official Answer Key by NTA - Download PDF Here
Switch to
Switch to
The NTA will release the official answer key of NEET 2026 at its official website before declaring the result. The NTA will firstly release the provisional answer key and provide a challenge window. The authority will review the challenges received, and then release the final official answer key of NEET 2026. Aspirants should note that final answer key cannot be challenged and based on the official NEET 2026 final answer key, NTA will declare the result.
LiveNEET 2026 LIVE: UG registration begins at neet.nta.nic.in; documents, photograph, exam schedule, admit cardFeb 11, 2026 | 10:24 PM ISTRead More
The National Testing Agency (NTA) has activated the NEET UG 2026 application form link on the official website. Students can register themselves at neet.nta.nic.in.
This Story also Contains
- NEET Official answer key 2026 release date
- NEET UG official answer key 2026 - Year wise dates
- How to calculate expected scores through NEET official answer key 2026?
- NEET 2026 marking scheme
- NEET official answer key by NTA - Previous years
- NEET official answer key 2021 PDF for all codes
- NEET Paper With Answer key
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.
NEET Official answer key 2026 release date
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.
NEET 2026 official answer key release date
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 |
NEET UG official answer key 2026 - Year wise dates
Aspirants can check the neet.nta.nic.in official NEET answer key year-wise trends from the table below.
NTA NEET answer key 2026 release dates trends
Year of the exam | Date of the exam | Official NEET answer key release dates |
| 2026 | To be announced | 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.
- Visit the official website of NEET 2026.
- Click on the NEET answer key 2026 link
- NTA NEET official answer key 2026 will appear on the screen
- Search the NEET answer key as per the question paper code
- Match the responses mentioned in the answer key of NEET 2026
- Examine the scores using the NEET answer key official
How to calculate expected scores through NEET official answer key 2026?
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.
- Download the NEET official answer key 2026 by NTA
- Match the answers marked with the responses in the NEET UG answer key
- Calculate the number of correct and incorrect answers using the marking scheme
- Multiply the number of correct answers by 4 (X) and incorrect answers by 1 (Y) respectively
- Subtract the total of incorrect answers from the correct answers
NEET 2026 Free Mock Test with Solutions
Download the NEET 2026 Free Mock Test PDF with detailed solutions. Practice real exam-style questions, analyze your performance, and enhance your preparation.
Download EBookNEET 2026 marking scheme
Candidates should be aware of the NEET marking scheme to calculate their expected scores. The table below mentions the NEET 2026 marking scheme.
NEET 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) |
How to challenge NEET answer key 2026?
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 2026 answer key challenge
- Click on the link which will be available above.
- Login using the NEET application number and password.
- Click on the ‘apply for key challenge’ tab.
- Select the question paper code.
- NEET 2026 question paper for the respective code will appear on the screen.
- Each question will have a column of ‘Answer as per NTA’ and ‘Suggested answer by candidate.’
- The ‘Answer as per NTA’ column mentions the answer released by NTA
- Select the question or questions you wish to challenge.
- Under the ‘Suggested answer by candidate,’ four answer key options will appear.
- Click and submit the option you believe is the correct answer.
- Verify the challenges you have opted for and click on the final submit.
- Click on the ‘Go for payment’ option to pay the challenging fee.
- Select the mode and make the payment.
- Download the key challenge receipt.
- Take multiple printouts of the receipt for future reference.
NEET Syllabus: Subjects & Chapters
Select your preferred subject to view the chapters
NEET official answer key by NTA - Previous years
NEET aspirants can check the official NTA NEET answer keys released for each paper code from the table below.
NEET answer key 2025
NEET official answer key 2024 pdf
- NEET 2024 Answer Key for Code Q1, Q2, Q3, Q4, Q5, Q6
- NEET 2024 Answer Key for Code R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6
- NEET answer key 2024 for code S1, S2, S3, S4, S5, S6
- NEET Answer Key 2024 for Code T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6
NEET 2023 official answer key PDF
NEET 2022 official answer key PDF for all codes
NEET unofficial answer key - Coaching wise
NEET official answer key 2021 PDF for all codes
NEET official answer key of 2020
NEET answer key code 2020 | NEET 2020 official answer key pdf download link |
NEET 2019 answer key
NEET Paper With Answer key
To check the NTA NEET 2025 answer key, candidates must know the official question paper. Language-wise PDFs of previous year NEET question papers and solutions are provided in the table below.
NEET 2023 question papers with answer key
Codes | Download links |
Code E | |
Code F | |
Code G | |
Code H |
NEET papers with solution PDF - Download here
NEET 2021 paper with answer key solution
NEET 2020 paper with answer key solution medium-wise
NEET Tamil question paper with solutions | |
NEET Bangla question paper with solutions | |
NEET Marathi question paper with solutions | |
NEET Assamese question paper with solutions | |
NEET Telugu question paper with solutions | |
NEET Odiya question paper with solutions | |
NEET Kannada question paper with solutions | |
NEET Gujarati question paper with solutions |
NEET 2019 question paper
NEET question paper code | Question paper download link | Solutions to NEET question paper |
P1 | ||
P2 | ||
P5 | ||
Q1 | ||
Q2 | ||
Q4 | ||
Q5 | ||
Q6 | ||
R1 | ||
R3 | ||
R5 | ||
R6 | ||
S1 | ||
S2 | ||
S6 | ||
G1 | ||
H1 |
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Q: How do I download the NEET official answer key?
A:
The official answer key for NEET 2026 can be downloaded from neet.nta.nic.in.
Q: When will NEET official answer key be released?
A:
The release date of official NTA NEET answer key 2026 has not been announced yet.
Articles
Related Stories
|
Upcoming Medicine Exams
Certifications By Top Providers
Explore Top Universities Across Globe
Popular Courses and Specializations
List of colleges accepting NEET
Browse Medicine Colleges by State
Questions related to NEET
On Question asked by student community
Have a question related to NEET ?
Hi Gawade,
please refer to this article -
https://medicine.careers360.com/articles/neet-ug-mock-tests
You can find the mock test link here
Government Medical Colleges in states like Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, Haryana, Punjab, Gujarat, Maharashtra
Hi Arti,
Please refer to these links
Weightage:
https://medicine.careers360.com/articles/neet-biology-chapter-wise-weightage
High-weightage chapters:
https://medicine.careers360.com/articles/neet-2026-high-weightage-chapters
Do or Die Biology:
https://medicine.careers360.com/articles/do-or-die-chapters-in-biology-for-neet
Hindi syllabus:
https://medicine.careers360.com/hi/articles/neet-syllabus
Most Scoring Concepts eBook (free PDF):
https://medicine.careers360.com/download/ebooks/neet-most-scoring-chapters-topics-based-on-past-5-year-analysis
You still have enough time. For NEET 2026 (drop year, 3 months left), focus on:
NCERT linebyline for highweightage chapters (Human Physiology, Plant Physiology, Cell, Biomolecules, Biological Classification, Plant/Animal Kingdom, Genetics, Ecology)
Daily chapterwise MCQs + PYQs and weekly full mocks with proper analysis
Useful Careers360 links for planning:
NEET
The
NEET cut off 2025
for PwD (handicapped) candidates in Telangana was set at 40th percentile with 126 - 113 marks. Admission to government colleges in Telangana require higher marks as many as over 500 marks in NEET.
For more information, check the given below link.
https://medicine.careers360.com/articles/neet-cutoff-telangana
Popular NEET Questions
the product 'P' will be ,
Option: 1
Option: 2
Option: 3
Option: 4
| Column A | Column B |
| A |
a) Organisation of cellular contents and further cell growth. |
| B |
b) Leads to formation of two daughter cells. |
| C |
c) Cell grows physically and increase volume proteins,organells. |
| D |
d) synthesis and replication of DNA. |
Match the correct option as per the process shown in the diagram.
Option: 1
1-b,2-a,3-d,4-c
Option: 2
1-c,2-b,3-a,4-d
Option: 3
1-a,2-d,3-c,4-b
Option: 4
1-c,2-d,3-a,4-b
0.16 g of dibasic acid required 25 ml of decinormal solution for complete neutralisation. The modecular weight of the acid will be
Option: 1
32
Option: 2
64
Option: 3
128
Option: 4
256
0xone is
Option: 1
Option: 2
Option: 3
Option: 4
Begin a career in Medical and Allied Sciences. Admissions Open for
Virohan Allied & Healthcare Programs
ApplyAllied & Healthcare programs | 20+ Partner Universities & Institutes | 98% placement record
Apollo Healthcare Academy
ApplyGet Job-Ready with New-Age Allied Health Programmes
Emversity Allied Health Programs
ApplyGet Job Ready in Healthcare | Employability-Focused Programs
Amity University-Noida Health and Allied Sciences Admissions
ApplyAmongst top 3% universities globally (QS Rankings) | Wide Range of scholarships available
SRM Kattankulathur Dental College Admissions 2026
ApplyRanked #19 by NIRF, NAAC A++ Accredited | Recognized by dental council of India
SRM Medical College Admissions 2026
ApplyRanked #18 by NIRF, NAAC A++ Accredited | Unmatched clinical exposure with over 7 lakh patients yearly
NEET Notifications
Never miss NEET update
Get timely NEET updates directly to your inbox. Stay informed!