NEET PG 2025 Answer Key Release Hailed as Landmark for Transparency
NBEMS will release NEET PG 2025 answer key for first time. Decision follows Supreme Court of India directive and is hailed as a victory for transparency.
NEET PG 2025 Exam was held on Aug 3, NEET PG Results declared on August 19
For first time in history of postgraduate medical entrance examinations, National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS) will release answer key of NEET PG 2025 exam, a decision celebrated as a major step towards transparency by students and activits. NEET PG 2025 exam was held on August 3, 2025, in a single shift across 301 cities and 1,052 test centres, with more than 2.42 lakh candidates appearing. NEET PG results were declared on August 19, 2025 by agency.
What NBEMS Notice Says
NBEMS official notice issued on August 21, 2025, mentioned: “NBEMS shall publish the answer key of NEET-PG 2025 on its website. Along with the correct answer key, the response marked by the candidates to respective questions asked in NEET-PG 2025 shall also be published.” It has also made recorded responses available in individual login accounts, giving candidates unprecedented access to their performance data.
Supreme Court’s Push for Transparency
This decision came as Supreme Court of India issued an order on April 29, 2025, in which Court directed exam authority to “publish raw scores, answer keys and normalization formulae” to ensure fairness in high-stakes competitive examinations. The same order had rejected controversial two-shift format used in 2024, ruling that exam must be conducted in a single sitting to avoid discrepancies in difficulty levels.
Reaction on Social Media
NBE's move has been appreciated on social media, particularly on X (formerly Twitter). RTI activist Dr. Vivek Pandey wrote on X: “Big win for NEET PG aspirants! NBEMS finally releases the answer key for NEET PG 2025, a step towards transparency. This is what we’ve been fighting for! #NEETPG #Transparency.”
Other aspirants echoed the sentiment.@drpraveenpsy posted: “NEETPG 2025 – First Impressions: Paper was easy to moderate… Huge props to NBE for releasing the answer key this time! A big win for transparency!”
NEET PG answer key helps candidates to predict tentative score in the exam. Candidates do get an idea whether they will get high or low rank in the exam. If a candidate get high score in the answer key, he/she can shortlist top colleges/institutes for admission. If the answer key gets him low score, candidates can look for other alternatives. In short, the answer key helps candidates to make forward planning about the future course of action related to their career.
Yes, the unofficial answer key is reliable as it is prepared by an expert panel of coaching institutes. Having said that, the unofficial answer key may not be 100% correct as it is prepared on the basis of memory based questions asked from exam taking candidates. Candidates must note NBE doesn't release the official answer key for the exam. NEET PG answer key helps candidates to predict a tentative score with the help of marking scheme.
Similarly, @bhatia_nachiket noted: “Hundreds of students faced a huge gap between expected marks and actual results. Releasing the answer key is the basic step every exam should follow. Kudos to NBE for listening!” Another user, @11GoGetter11, summed up the relief, writing: “When I see 1000s of young docs losing sleep over #NEETPG result, it blows my mind! Releasing the answer key is a game-changer. Now students can breathe easier. Well done, NBE!”
While majority reaction is positive, some candidates are still pushing for full disclosure. Critics point out that while answer keys and recorded responses are now available, there remains a demand for detailed evaluation data. NBEMS however has clarified that “the questions, correct answer key and responses marked shall be displayed as per the sequence in Master set of Question Paper used for NEET-PG 2025.”
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Till this year, the official NEET PG answer key was not released by National Board of Examinations (NBE). NEET PG 2025 answer key along with response sheet and question ID was uploaded online and candidates will have to download it. The unofficial answer key for NEET PG is released a couple of days after the exam by some coaching centres. These answer key is based on responses of exam taking candidates. The answer key is prepared by experts on the basis of momory-based questions. The answer key helps candidates to predict the tentative score in the exam.