NEET 2025 Official Answer Key by NTA: PDF Download
National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test 2026 ( NEET )
NEET 2026 Application Refund Last Date
22 May '26 - 22 Jun '26
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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NEET 2026 Question Paper Analysis
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
Commonly asked questions
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.
NEET counselling seat matrix refers to the number of seats offered across the participating institutes for each course. The seat matrix is released by the Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) before the commencement of the counselling process. The seat matrix is released in institute-wise categories for the types of institutes, such as Deemed universities, AIIMS & JIPMER, etc. For NEET 2025 counselling, the primary seat matrix released by MCC for Round 1 was of for Deemed University, Central University, BSc Nursing and AIQ seats. After that, for the second and third rounds, MCC releases the list of newly added seats along with the clear vacancy and virtual vacancy.
No, candidates need not report or join the allotted college of NEET counselling Round 1 since there is free exit. However if they want to retain the Round 1 seat and upgrade in Round 2 they have to physically join the college of Round 1 and give up-gradation willingness for Round 2 at the time of admission. In case candidates decide to resign the seat allotted to them in the first round, then they can do so prior to registering in the next round of NEET counselling.
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) |
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 |
Commonly asked questions
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 NTA will announce the NEET UG 2026 results around a month after the exam. The NEET result will be released as a PDF download file comprising the cutoff marks and merit list.
Candidates can check the NEET results using the process shared below-
- Visit neet.nta.nic.in
- Click on result PDF link.
- Go through the PDF carefully.
- Download the PDF.
The category-wise NEET cutoff percentile is given in the table below:
Category | NEET Cut Off Percentile |
|---|---|
General Category/Unreserved (UR) Category | 50 |
OBC/SC/ST | 40 |
PwD (General/UR) | 45 |
PwD (Reserved) | 40 |
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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 |
Download Now (Motion) Download Now (Allen) Download Now (Aakash) |
| NEET 2025 Question Paper Set 46 |
Download Now (Motion) Download Now (Allen) Download Now (Aakash) |
| NEET 2025 Question Paper Set 47 |
Download Now (Motion) Download Now (Sri Chaitanya) Download Now (Allen) Download Now (Aakash) Download Now (Brilliant Study Centre) |
| NEET 2025 Question Paper Set 48 |
Download Now (Motion) Download Now (Resonance) Download Now (Allen) Download Now (Aakash) |
| 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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Student Forum
Anything you would want to ask experts?Answered 3 days ago
The NTA has not released the NEET 2027 exam date yet. However, the NEET UG 2027 exam is likely to be held on May 2, that is, the first Sunday of the month, the trend followed by NTA in previous years.
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Contributor-Level 6
Answered 3 days ago
Depending upon your quota
If you're a ST candidate then there is a chances but for gen or obc it's not easy
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Beginner-Level 1
Answered 4 days ago
Candidates can check below the application fee of NEET UG and NEET PG:
NEET UG application fee:
- General/NRI: INR 1,700
- General-EWS/OBC-NCL: INR 1,600
- SC/ST/PwBD/Third Gender: INR 1,000
- Foreign Nationals/Outside India: INR 9,500
NEET PG application fee:
- General and OBC: INR 3,500
- SC/ST/PWD/Physically Handica
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 4 days ago
No, Punjabi University, Patiala are not decided based on NEET-UG score. Punjabi University, Patiala has only mentioned accepting scores of its ownin-house entrance exam to select candidates for BPharm courses.
Thus, candidates with a valid NEET-UG score will still need to appear in this entrance exam
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 4 days ago
The NTA will conduct the re NEET 2026 on June 21, 2026. The re exam will be held from 2.00 to 5.15 pm. Candidates who took NEET UG 2026 registration can appear for the re exam.
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Contributor-Level 6
Answered 4 days ago
Candidates can calculate NEET scores 2026 using the provisional answer key through the process shared below-
- Know the number of correct answers and incorrect answers.
- Multiply the correct answers by 4.
- Deduct 1 mark for each wrong answer.
- You get the total NEET scores.
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Contributor-Level 6
Answered 4 days ago
The Re NEET answer key 2026 will be released soon after the exam. As seen in May 3 exam when the provisional answer key was displayed on May 6, the NEET 21 June answer key will be released by June 24, 2026.
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Contributor-Level 6
Answered 5 days ago
Yes, you could get to study MBBS at Sharda University with a rank of 60,000 if you belong to the General HS category. For this category, the overall MBBS course cutoff ranged from 86482 to 313983. Hence, with a rank of 60,000, admission might be possible at this university.
Note: The cutoff for othe
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 5 days ago
Sharda University NEET cutoff 2025 was published for admission to the MBBS and BDS courses for the Home State quota category. The cutoff was released in the form of opening and closing ranks.
For the General HS category, the last round cutoff for the BDS and MBBS courses was 80896 and 313983, respec
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 5 days ago
To get into Sharda University for the MBBS and BDS courses, students have to appear in the NEET UG entrance exam and then in the UP NEET counselling process. To qualify for the exam, students have to get at least 55% in 10+2. So yes, with a 70% percentile in class 12, you are eligible to sit for the
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Contributor-Level 10
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