NEET 2025 Provisional Answer Key and OMR Sheets Released; Challenge Window Open Till This Date

NTA has released the provisional answer key and OMR response sheets for the NEET 2025 on June 3, 2025. The challenge submission window is open now, and the last date is June 5, 2025. Know the detailed procedure and fees here on this page.

NEET 2025 Answer Key and OMR Sheet Released by NTA

The NEET 2025 provisional answer key and OMR response sheets of candidates have been released by NTA on June 3, 2025. NTA has opened the objection or challenge submission window, the last date for which is June 5, 2025.

The fee to submit a challenge against each NEET 2025 answer key or OMR sheet is INR 200, and the process is completely online. NTA has stated, “The National Testing Agency has uploaded the Provisional Answer Keys, Scanned Images of OMR Answer Sheet and Recorded Responses for NEET (UG) – 2025 on the website https://neet.nta.nic.in/ for candidates to challenge.”

NTA has also sent a scanned image of the NEET 2025 Retest OMR Answer Sheet to the registered e-mail addresses of candidates. NTA added, “Candidates are being given an opportunity to make an online challenge against the provisional Answer Key by paying a non-refundable processing fee of INR 200 per answer challenged, within a specified period as indicated above. Candidates can also submit representation against the OMR grading by paying a nonrefundable processing fee of INR 200 per question challenged.”

How to Submit Challenge Against NEET 2025 Provisional Answer Keys

Candidates will have to follow the steps given below to submit challenges against the NEET 2025 answer keys.

• Visit the official website of NEET 2025 – www.neet.nta.nic.in or directly click Here 
• Click ‘Apply for Answer Key Challenge (s)’
• Select the Test Booklet Code.
• Login with your Application Number and Date of Birth and enter Security Pin as displayed and submit.
• You will see the following Questions are in sequential order:

• The number next to the Question under the column ‘Correct Option’ stands for the most appropriate Answer Key to be used by the NTA.
• If you wish to challenge this option, you may use any one or more of the Options given in the next four columns by clicking the check box
• You may want to upload supporting documents in which you can select ‘Choose File’ and upload (all documents to be put in a single PDF file).
• After clicking your desired option, for Physics/Chemistry/Botany/Zoology for NEET (UG) - 2025 ‘Save your Claim’ and move to the next screen.
• You will see a screen displaying your challenges.
• Click on ‘Save your Claim and Pay Fee Finally’.
• Select Mode of Payment and Pay a processing fee of INR 200 for each question challenged.
• Make payment through Debit/Credit Card/Net Banking.
• After successful payment, download/print the Answer Key challenge receipt.

How to Submit Challenges Against NEET 2025 OMR Sheet

The procedure to submit challenges against the NEET 2025 OMR sheet are given below:

• Visit the official website of NEET 2025 – www.neet.nta.nic.in
• Login with your Application Number and Date of Birth and enter Security Pin as displayed and submit.
• Select the “OMR Challenge” in the left pane.
• Click on the OMR Challenge Link.
• You will see the following Questions are in sequential order:

• Select Question(s) for which you wish to challenge the Recorded Response.
• The number next to the Question under the column ‘Captured Response as per OMR Sheet’ stands for the option opted by the Candidates in the OMR Answer Sheets.
• Once you select any Question for Challenge, you will see three options under the column ‘Candidate’s Claim’.
• If you wish to challenge this option, you may use the Options given in the ‘Candidate’s Claim’ column.
• After clicking your desired option, for Physics / Chemistry / Botany / Zoology for NEET (UG) - 2025, scroll down, ‘Submit’, and move to the next screen.
• You will see a screen displaying your challenges.
• Click on ‘Submit' and Pay Fee Finally’.
• Select Mode of Payment and Pay a processing fee of INR 200 for each question/grade challenged. Make payment through Debit/Credit Card/Net Banking.
• After successful payment, download/print the Answer Key challenge receipt

After the submission of the objections against NEET 2025 answer keys or OMR sheets, the NTA panel of subject experts will review each of the objections. If the challenge of any candidate is found correct, the NEET Answer Key 2025 will be revised and applied in the response of all the candidates accordingly. Based on the revised NEET 2025 Final Answer Key, the result will be prepared and declared by June 14, 2025. No individual candidate will be informed about the acceptance/non-acceptance of his/her challenge.

The NEET 2025 exam was conducted on May 4, 2025, in 566 cities across India and abroad. Approximately 21 lakh candidates appeared for the test.

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NEET 2025 Official Answer Key by NTA; PDF Download @neet.nta.nic.in

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