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For the undergraduate BDS programme, Dr. D. Y. Patil Dental College & Hospital trains 100 students annually. The duration of BDS programme is 5 years. Central counselling will be handled by DGHS New Delhi, and admissions to the BDS programme will be based on the merit list determined by the candidates' performance in the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test 2023 administered by National Testing Agency (NTA), Delhi. An eligibility-cum-ranking test called (MCC) NEET-UG is required as a single entrance exam for different BDS programmes. No other entrance exam, whether state- or institution-level, will be accepted for admission to the BDS programme.

No, it is not necessary to submit the NEET admit card to the invigilator before leaving the exam centre. Invigilators check the admit card to validate candidates' attendance. They check the photograph, parents' signature and the self declaration form. Candidates are asked to sign in front of the invigilator, who then compares it with the printed signature on the admit card. Before leaving the exam hall, candidates have to submit their test booklet. They can carry the question paper and the NEET admit card outside the exam hall after the exam completion. However, candidates must keep a couple of extra copies of the admit card with them for their convenience. 

No, the National Testing Agency (NTA) does not release NEET answer keys and question papers together. While releasing the NEET provisional result, NTA releases candidates' OMR sheets. The final NEET answer key is released in the form of a single PDF document, carrying the keys for all sets of the NEET question papers. The hardcopy of the NEET question papers are given by NTA on the day of the exam. Being a paper-pencil based test, candidates are allowed to carry the question papers outside the exam hall. In general, NTA releases the NEET question papers of previous years on its official website few months after the exam is conducted. NTA has released the NEET 2023 question papers of English and Hindi languages. However, the NEET 2022 question papers are not available on the official website yet. It is expected that the question papers of NEET 2022 will be released soon.

The NEET official answer keys are released by NTA, or the National Testing Agency, the exam conducting body. The provisional answer keys are released by NTA and can be downloaded only by the candidates who had appeared for the exam. The provisional answer keys will state the particular question paper set of NEET, followed by the correct answer option. Candidates' OMR sheets will also be available for download along with the provisional answer keys. On the other hand, the final NEET answer key will be released as a single PDF document, which will carry the question-wise correct or the final NEET answer keys. The final answer keys will also indicate whether a question is dropped or if more there is more than one correct answer option. 

Once the NEET answer key objection process is closed, NTA gets the objections reviewed by the expert committee. In case of any change in the provisional answer keys, NTA will release a press release or official notification stating the same. It will properly state whether the question or the answer key options are wrong, or if multiple answer options are correct. Accordingly, all candidates will be marked. 

NTA stated the resolution for situations wherein it is discovered in the NEET answer key that all answer options are incorrect, or a question has more than one correct answer. The resolutions are given below:

• If more than one option is found to be correct then Four marks (+4) will be awarded to only those who have marked any of the correct options. 
• If none of the options is found correct or a Question is found to be wrong or a Question is dropped then all candidates who have appeared will be given four marks (+4) irrespective of the fact whether the question has been attempted or not attempted by the candidate.

The National Testing Agency (NTA) releases the official NEET answer key in two phases. The first is NEET provisional answer key, which is available only to those candidates who have appeared for the exam. The second is the NEET final answer keys that is accessible for all. Candidates can download provisional NEET answer key PDF using the process shared below- 

• Visit the NEET exam website.
• Click on the NEET provisional answer key and OMR sheet link.
• Enter the NEET application number and date of birth.
• Download the OMR sheet and answer key.

Candidates can download the NEET final answer key using the process given below-

• Visit NEET website.
• Click on the NEET final answer key link.
• Download the PDF file containing the final answer keys.