NEET 2021 Answer Key – Download PDF

After releasing, provisional NEET Answer Key with images of OMR response sheet and test booklet code, NTA will most likely release NEET 2021 Final Answer Keys in June 2021. However, candidates can download NEET 2020 Answer Keys from the links below.

NEET 2020 Official Answer Keys (Final)

• NTA will release the official NEET 2020 Final Answer Keys are released in for following paper codes:

• • E1- E6
  • F1- F6
  • G1-G6
  • H1-H6

• These are final answer keys and cannot be challenged.
• NEET 2021 Result will be announced, the scores of which are based on these answer keys.

NEET 2020 Answer Keys (Unofficial)

The official NEET 2020 Answer Keys was released a few days later after the exam. Till then students can refer to the unofficial answer keys released by coaching institutes like Akaash to get an outlook of their performance:

Important Exam Dates

How to Check NEET 2021 Answer Key by NTA?

NEET 2021 Answer Key by NTA will be available on the official website only. Hence, the aspirants are advised to follow the procedure stated below to download their NEET 2021 answer key:

• First, visit the official website i.e. ntaneet.nic.in.
• Second, click on the ‘Candidate Login’ at the home page.
• Third, enter the registration number and password.
• The NEET 2021 answer key for the candidate’s paper code will be displayed on the screen along with the candidate’s marked answers.
• Finally, download the answer and verify it with the NEET 2021 Final answer keys.

How to Challenge NEET 2021 Answer Key and OMR Sheet?

NTA will publish the provisional answer key of NEET 2021 in the month of June 2021 (tentatively).

• Candidates can compare the answers reflected in the OMR sheet once they receive the sheet. If the OMR response sheet is different from the candidate’s marking sheet (which you have marked on the exam date), then you should go for the challenge.
• You can also challenge questions only from the paper code you attempted.

Steps to Challenge NEET 2021 Answer Key and OMR Sheet

If the aspirants find any mistake in the scanned images of the NEET UG 2021 answer key, they can challenge the answer key by the following steps:-

• First, visit the official website.
• Second, login with your credentials.
• At the dashboard, you will find “Apply for KEY Challenge”.
• Next, click on the KEY Challenge tab.

• Afterward, select the question you wish to challenge.
• Next, mark your choice and mention the justification for your answer.
• Then, pay the prescribed fee through Debit/Credit card or Net Banking. You will have to pay INR 1000 fee for challenging every question.
• Finally, take the print of the confirmation slip for future reference.

Fee for NEET 2021 Answer Key Challenge

The NEET UG 2021 answer key challenge has to be submitted online along with an additional fee of INR 1000/- per key. Your fees for the challenge will be completely refunded if the board accepts your claim.

Note: Candidates can follow the similar steps to view or challenge their recorded OMR sheets and booklet code number if they find any discrepancy in any of them. The candidates need to remit INR 1000/- per response while submitting a challenge either for OMR sheet or booklet code number.

Score Calculation with NEET 2021 Answer Key

Once NEET 2021 Answer Key is released, the aspirants will be able to calculate the score. NEET answer key by NTA is very useful for the candidates, as they can predict their score with the help of it.

• Before calculating their expected scores, candidates must know the marking scheme simultaneously.
• 4 marks is rewarded for every correct answer. On the contrary, 1 mark will be deducted for an incorrect response.
• No marks will be deducted if you did not mark any option.

NEET Total Score = (Total number of correct answers x 4) – (Total number of Incorrect answers x 1)

NEET OMR Sheet and Responses

The images of NEET OMR sheets and responses of each of the aspirants will be released on the official website of NTA.

• You are advised to check the answer sheets simultaneously. Once you complete your checking, you can calculate the NEET score.
• If you find any discrepancy, then you should challenge the NEET OMR Sheets and responses. However, you will have only three days to challenge it.
• You should check previous years NEET Cut off marks announced by the colleges. Considering the last year’s cutoff marks is equally important for estimating the current year’s NEET cut off score.
• Additionally, you can also get an idea about the NEET cut off of the colleges you are willing to get into.

Processes to Mark Answers in the OMR Sheet

• You can use either Blue or Black point pen while marking answers in the OMR sheet.
• Fill the circle to indicate the correct response of the questions
• If you leave the circle to mark incompletely, then it will not be recognised by the OMR sheet.

Find the following sample of OMR to understand the way of filling the correct answer in your sheet:

Sets of NEET 2021 Question Paper

• There are 12 sets of NEET 2021 question papers.
• In each NEET 2021 question paper, the aspirants will get four sets such as A, B, C, D, P, Q, R, S, W, X, Y, Z.
• NTA will release exactly the similar number of answer keys, which is equivalent to the question papers.
• To get the idea of the pattern of the NEET 2021 question papers, the aspirants should check the NEET previous year’s question papers furthermore.

When will NTA release NEET 2021 Answer Keys?

NTA will release NEET 2021 answer keys after the exam is conducted successfully. NTA might release answer keys for NEET 2021 after 3 weeks of the exam date.

• NEET 2021 Exam Date – 02nd May 2021.
• NEET 2021 Answer Key– Released within 3 weeks of exam date

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NEET 2019 Official Answer Key

Before declaration of NEET 2021 result, the aspirants can also calculate their aggregate score based on the NEET 2019 official answer key. Additionally, the candidates should know about the marking scheme of NEET 2021.

NEET Unofficial Answer Keys by Coaching Institutes

Here is a list of NEET 2019 unofficial Answer Key. It was released by various institutes across India. Before the release of the NEET 2019 official Answer Key by NTA, candidates can make use of the NEET Answer Key 2019 released by all the leading coaching institutes. These answer keys are unofficial and are prepared by the teaching faculty of these institutes. Download the answer key from the table below.

NEET 2019 Unofficial Answer Keys 

NEET Unofficial Answer Keys by some established coaching institutes are given below. For example, you can find the NEET Answer Key 2019 Allen, NEET 2019 Answer Key Aakash etc. to predict your score.

NEET 2019 Answer Key by Aakash

NEET 2019 Answer Key by Allen

NEET 2019 Answer Key by Resonance

NEET 2019 Official Answer Key

NEET 2018 Unofficial Answer Keys

Download NEET Previous Year’s Question Papers

If you accidentally lose your question paper, you can download the question paper as per the paper code below. Furthermore, do not forget to calculate the scores with the answer keys.

NEET 2021 Answer Key- Final Answer Key

NTA will review all the challenges they receive on the provisional key and release a NEET 2021 final answer key afterward. Valid claims are accepted by the NTA experts and the provisional key is then updated to become the NEET 2021 final answer keys. In brief, the result for NEET 2021 will be calculated on the basis of the final answer key.

• NTA will upload the NEET 2021 final answer key in PDF form on the official website.
• You cannot challenge the final answer key. Also, the challenge window is open for a short window and only then can you challenge for a claim.
• NEET 2021 Final answer key will not be available for separate sets. In spite of this, the answer keys for all the sets will be within one Final Answer Key.
• Candidates can check their answers of all 180 questions in the NEET 2021 final answer key.

What after NEET 2021 Answer Key?

Once the NEET 2021 answer key and the response of the OMR sheet will be released in the month of June 2021, then the NTA announced the NEET 2020 result on the official website. The date of releasing the result has not been decided yet, it will be announced later by NTA.

• Click on the direct link of NEET UG 2021 result from the official website.
• After that, enter the roll number and password in order to check the result.
• Next, choose the ‘Submit’ option. You will be able to see your NEET 2021 result on the screen.
• At last, keep a print out of the result after downloading the soft copy.

The NEET qualifying candidates will be able to take part in the NEET 2021 counselling process.

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