NEET 2025 Official Answer Key by NTA: PDF Download
National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test 2026 ( NEET )
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NEET 2025 final answer key was released on June 14, 2025. The exam was conducted on May 4, 2025. Download here the NEET final answer key 2026. Also, download the NEET 2025 answer key and solutions PDFs released by various coaching centres below.
NEET 2025 Official Answer Key by NTA
The NTA released the final NEET 2025 answer key on June 14, 2025. The final answer key was published along with the results. The final answer key was released for every set of the NEET question paper. Candidates who took the exam can download the official answer key by visiting the website. Moreover, the direct NEET answer key 2025 PDF download link is shared below. The provisional answer key was released on June 3, 2025 along with the scanned OMR answer sheets. Candidates could submit objections against the NEET provisional answer key till June 5, 2025. To download NEET OMR sheet 2025 PDF, candidates needed to log in on the official website using their application credentials.
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The NEET exam was held on May 4, 2025 in pen and paper mode. A total of 22,09,318 candidates appeared for the exam in 566 cities across India and abroad.
| NEET 2025 final answer key by NTA - Download |
- How to Download NEET Answer Key 2025 by NTA
- How to Calculate NEET 2025 Scores Through Official NEET Answer Keys
- NEET Marking Scheme 2025
- How to Challenge NEET Answer Key?
- NEET 2025 Answer Key PDFs by Coaching Institutes
How to Download NEET Answer Key 2025 by NTA
Candidates need to use the process shared below to download the official NEET answer key-
- Visit the official website- neet.nta.nic.in
- Click on the tab indicating ‘Download OMR Sheet and Provisional Answer Keys’ under the Candidate Activity section
- Login using the NEET application ID and password
- View the answer key, download and save it
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The NEET 2026 cutoff will be released along with the results. The NTA will release the NEET UG cutoff marks based on the difficulty level. Till then, take a look at the NEET 2025 cutoff for reference.
Category | NEET 2025 Cutoff percentile | NEET 2025 Cutoff score |
|---|---|---|
UR/EWS | 50th | 686-144 |
OBC, SC, ST | 40th | 143-113 |
UR/EWS-PwD | 45th | 143-127 |
OBC/SC/St-PwD | 40th | 126-113 |
The NEET counselling registration fee varies for different candidate categories. For the AIQ seats and Central Universities, the fee for the General category candidates is INR 1,000 and for the SC, ST, OBC and PwD category candidates, the fee is INR 500. For participating in the NEET counselling process for Deemed Universities, the registration fee for all category candidates is INR 5,000. The registration fee is non-refundable. On the other hand, candidates will have to pay the tuition fee which is refundable. The amount for the General category candidates for the AIQ seats and Central Universities is INR 10,000. For the reserved category candidates, the amount is INR 5,000. For Deemed Universities, the tuition fee to be paid by all category candidates is INR 2,00,000. Those who would not be allotted a seat after the NEET counselling process will be refunded the tuition fee after the conclusion of the counselling rounds.
The NEET cut off score generally changes every year, based on the exam difficulty level. The NEET 2025 cut off score was reduced from that of 2024. Have a look at the cut off scores of NEET 2025 exam below-
Category | NEET 2025 Cutoff percentile | NEET 2025 Cutoff score |
|---|---|---|
UR/EWS | 50th | 686-144 |
OBC, SC, ST | 40th | 143-113 |
UR/EWS-PwD | 45th | 143-127 |
OBC/SC/St-PwD | 40th | 126-113 |
The NEET counselling process is conducted by the Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) primarily in online mode. All the steps of the counselling process, including the registration, release of seat matrix, choice filling and locking, and release of the seat allotment result. Only the last and final round, which is the institute reporting, has to be done in offline mode. Herein candidates who have been allotted seats have to visit the institutes for document verification and complete the admission process by paying the requisite fee amount.
How to Calculate NEET 2025 Scores Through Official NEET Answer Keys
Once you have downloaded the NEET 2025 official answer key by NTA, use the process shared below to calculate the expected scores.
- Compare each response to the subsequent answer key
- For each correct answer, add four marks
- For each incorrect answer, deduct one mark
- Candidates can also calculate the mark using the formula
| NEET Score = (Total number of correct answers x 4) – (Total number of incorrect) |
Also Read: NEET 2026 Cutoff for General | NEET 2026 Cutoff for PwD | NEET 2026 Cut off for Government MBBS Colleges
NEET Marking Scheme 2025
The table below brings the marking scheme of NEET.
| Particulars |
Marks Allotted |
|---|---|
| Correct Answer |
+4 |
| Incorrect Answer |
-1 |
| Unanswered |
0 |
| Multiple Answers |
-1 |
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Commonly asked questions
Candidates need to fulfill the given eligibility criteria to participate in the NEET counselling for MBBS admissions-
- Qualify NEET by obtaining the cutoff marks.
- Register on the MCC website.
- Submit the choices of colleges.
The NEET answer key 2026 has been released. Candidates can download the answer key PDF by reaching this page- NEET answer key 2026
Candidates can download NEET 2026 answer key using the process shared below-
- Visit the official website- neet.nta.nic.in
- Click on the provisional answer key link.
- The NEET 2026 answer key PDF opens.
- Download the PDF.
The MCC conducts around 4 to 5 rounds for NEET UG Counselling process for MBBS, BDS, BHMS and other seats. The rounds of NEET counselling depends on seat matrix and number of vacant seats.
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How to Challenge NEET Answer Key?
Candidates could challenge the NEET exam answer key using the process shared below-
- Visit NTA official website and click on ‘Challenge Answer Keys’ tab
- Log in by entering the application ID and password
- Click on ‘Key Challenge’ and select ‘Test Booklet Code’
- Select all those questions that you want to challenge
- Select the correct answer according to you and provide the necessary justification
- Click on ‘Submit’
- Pay the requisite fee of INR 200 through debit/credit card or net banking modes
- Download and save the page.
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NEET 2025 Answer Key PDFs by Coaching Institutes
Get here the NEET question paper 2025 with answers PDF free download files by top coaching institutes.
| NEET 2025 Question Paper Set |
NEET 2025 Answer Key and Solutions PDF |
|---|---|
| NEET 2025 Question Paper Set 45 |
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| NEET 2025 Question Paper Set 46 |
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| NEET 2025 Question Paper Set 47 |
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| NEET 2025 Question Paper Set 48 |
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| NEET 2025 Question Paper Set 48 (Hindi) |
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Candidates can compare the unofficial answer keys and solutions with those of the answer key PDF and NEET OMR sheet 2025 PDF download file and decide whether to file a challenge against any NEET 2025 NTA answer key or not.
In case the NTA’s expert committee finds any of the challenges to be valid after reviewing the received challenges, then marks will be awarded to all candidates. However, no candidate will be informed if their objection has been accepted or rejected by the NTA. Also, there will be no refund of the fee paid for raising objection on NEET 2025 answer key even if your objections have been rejected.
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