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Exams » NEET » NTA NEET Official Answer Key 2021: Check Response Sheet, Steps to Challenge The NEET Answer Key & Score Calculation

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NTA NEET Official Answer Key 2021: Check Response Sheet, Steps to Challenge The NEET Answer Key & Score Calculation

NTA NEET Official Answer Key 2021

NTA NEET Official Answer Key 2021: The National Testing Agency will release the official answer key of NTA NEET 2021 after the exam on its official website at ntaneet.nic.in. Please note that the NEET official answer key will be released in PDF format which can be downloaded on your device. The authorities will also release the scanned images of the OMR response sheet and recorded responses with which candidates will be able to calculate their probable exam score.

Please note that the authorities will release the provisional NTA NEET official answer key first. The officials allow some time to the candidates to go through the answer key and challenge it if they find any objection towards it. Once the authorities go through all the challenges raised by the aspirants, they release the final answer key of NTA NEET exam. In this article, we will be covering the complete information related to the NTA NEET Official answer key 2021 including the answer key download, steps to challenge it, how to calculate the exam score, qualifying cutoff, and more.

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NTA NEET Official Answer Key 2021

Before we get into the details of NTA NEET Official answer key, let’s take a quick look at important dates for NEET 2021 exam.

NEET Official Answer Key: Important Dates

Events of NEET Answer Key (Official)Dates (Tentative)
NEET 2021 Exam1st week of May 2021
Release of NEET Answer Keys (Coaching Institutes)1st week of May 2021
Publishing of  NEET Official Answer Key (Preliminary)Last week of May 2021
Release of NTA NEET 2021 OMR Response Sheet of test-takersLast week of May 2021
Online window to challenge NEET 2021 Official Answer KeyLast week of May 2021
Declaration of NEET Results 20211st week of June 2021
Publishing of NEET 2021 Answer Key (Final)1st week of June 2021

How To Download The NTA NEET Official Answer Key?

NEET 2021 aspirants can check here the detailed process to download NEET official answer key 2021.

  • – 1st Step: Visit the official website of NTA NEET at ntaneet.nic.in.
  • – 2nd Step: Click on ‘NTA NEET Official Answer Key’ link.
  • – 3rd Step: Enter login credentials including NEET 2021 Question Number Set, Roll Number and Date of Birth.
  • – 4th Step: Check official answer key of NEET 2021.
  • – 5th Step: Download the official answer key by clicking on the download icon.

NTA NEET Official Answer Key: How To Check NEET 2021 Response Sheets?

Candidates can also download their NEET OMR response sheet from the website and cross-verify it with the answer key. The option to download the response sheet and challenge answer key is not active currently. It will be notified when announced. Check here how to download NTA NEET 2021 response sheets.

  1. Visit the official website at NTA NEET 2021.
  2. Click on ‘Candidates Login’ link.
  3. Enter login credentials of NTA NEET 2021 including the Roll Number and Date of Birth.
  4. Check NTA NEET 2021 response sheet.
  5. Download the NEET OMR response sheet.

NTA NEET Official Answer Key: How To Challenge The Provisional Answer Key Of NEET 2021?

Candidates while cross-checking the answer key of NEET 2021, if find some wrong questions or discrepant answer key options, can file objections against the dubious questions/official answer keys of NEET 2021. The NTA facilitates the candidates with the provision for challenging the discrepant questions of the NEET 2021 official answer keys. Candidates have to log in to the online platform using their NEET 2021 candidature details and submit their objections with a proof of claim to challenge the NEET official answer key 2021.

NTA NEET Official Answer Key: How To Calculate Your Exam Scores?

According to the paper pattern, NEET 2021 adopts negative marking policy under which for every incorrect response, mark is deducted from the total score. So what is the formula to calculate marks when you have NEET 2021 answer key for all codes (sets)/subjects. The table below helps you in knowing the formula to calculate NEET 2021 marks based on your attempts as per the answer key of NEET.

Score Calculation based on NEET 2021 Answer Key attempts

Total Number of Questions AttemptedNumber of Correct AttemptsNumber of Incorrect ResponsesNEET 2021 Score Calculation
wxy(4*x) – (1*y)= z
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NTA NEET Official Qualifying Cutoff

The NEET Qualifying cutoff which is released along with the result. As there is still time for the NEET cutoff to be released for this year, you can find the cutoff for NEET 2020 mentioned below.

CategoryNTA Qualifying Percentile of NEETNEET Score (Range)
Unreserved/General (UR)50th Percentile720 – 147
Unreserved Physically Handicapped (UR-PH)45th Percentile146 – 129
Other Backward Class (OBC)40th Percentile146 – 113
Other Backward Class – Physically Handicapped (OBC-PH)40th Percentile146 – 113
Scheduled Caste (SC)40th Percentile146 – 113
Scheduled Caste – Physically Handicapped (SC-PH)40th Percentile146 – 113
Scheduled Tribe (ST)40th Percentile146 – 113
Scheduled Tribe Physically Handicapped (ST-PH)40th Percentile146 – 113

NTA NEET Official Answer Key: Benefits

So there’s a question on how can test-takers benefit from NEET 2021 official answer key.

  1. As the NTA publishes it’s NEET 2021 answer key, this would be most authentic and officially recognised options to know the correct answers of NEET 2021 question papers.
  2. The test takers can download NEET official answer key for all the 24 codes of NEET question papers.
  3. Further, the NEET 2021 official answer key would also let the test takers check their individual NEET response sheets, where they can cross-check their marked answers with the official answer key of NEET.
  4. The NEET official answer key 2021 also help candidates in checking their wrong answers.
  5. Once the candidates know the number of correct vis-a-vis wrong answers from NEET 2021 official answer key, they can also calculate the score of NEET 2021
  6. Moreover, if the candidates have objections against the official answer key of NEET 2021, they can file their arguments against the discrepant questions and answer options of NEET official answer key, within a set time-frame.

Previous Years’ NTA NEET Official Answer Key

Here you can find the official exam answer key released by the NTA for the previous year 2020:

NEET 2020 Final Answer KeyDownload Here

NTA NEET Official Answer Key 2021: Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

In this section, we have provided the answers to some frequently asked questions related to NEET answer key 2021.

Q1: Where will I get NEET official Answer Key 2021?

Ans: You can get NEET official answer key PDF from the official website of NEET NTA at ntaneet.nic.in.

Q2: When will the NEET Answer Key 2021 be released?

Ans: The NEET Official Answer Key 2021 will be released after the exam is conducted.

Q3: How to Check NEET Official Answer Key?

Ans: Candidates will get official answer key on the official website and also on this page to check NEET official answer key once it is released.

Q4: How much is NEET Answer Key challenge fee?

Ans: Candidates will have to pay Rs. 1000 per question to challenge the official answer key.

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We hope that this information on NTA NEET Official Answer Key 2021 proves to be helpful for you. If you have any queries, feel free to reach out to us using the comments section below and we will surely answer you.

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