NEET 2019 Official Answer Key released at ntaneet.nic.in; Know how to challenge

New Delhi, May 29: The answer key and OMR sheet for National Eligibility cum Entrance Test - NEET has been released on May 29, 2019. The keys has been made available only for the paper code which was allotted to the candidate on the day of exam. It contains answers to questions asked in the entrance exam. While, the answer sheet has been displays marked responses of individual. So, using the official answer key and response sheet, one can calculate expected score before actual results of NEET 2019 are declared on or before June 5.

The leading coaching institutes of the country like Resonance, Allen Kota, Aakash, and Sri Chaitanya have already released unofficial versions of the answer keys, though only for a few of the paper codes.

One basic difference between the NEET official answer key released by NTA and those released by coaching institutes is the former is the final authority on the correctness of a key. Candidates however, think that a particular code in not correct in the official version or has any doubts regarding the official answer key, they have an opportunity to register a complaint against the key(s). The final official answer key of NEET 2019 will be released after the announcement of the result, considering all such complaints, post which no request will be entertained.

NEET 2019 Official Answer Key - Process to challenge

1. Go to the official website of NTA - ntaneet.nic.in

2. Click on the ‘candidate login’ section

3. Enter NEET registration number and password

4. Upon successful login, click on ‘apply for KEY challenge’ button available

5. The code of question paper allotted to aspirant will be displayed on the screen with the answer specified by NTA

6. Also, the column will be provided to select the number of questions to challenge and the suggested answers by candidate

7. After challenging verify the details carefully and click on ‘submit’ button

8. Once the objections are raised, candidates have to pay Rs. 1000 per question, in online mode using credit/debit cards and net banking

9. After the successful transaction is done, download and take a printout of confirmation slip for future references.

Formula to calculate expected score:

By comparing the recorded responses in the OMR sheet and the answers given in the official key, the candidate can calculate the expected score using the following formula, which has been derived through the marking scheme.

NEET scores = (Number of correct answers X 4) - (Number of incorrect responses X 1)

NEET 2019 marking scheme

• +4 marks for every correct answer

• -1 mark for a wrong attempt

• 0 mark for unanswered question

NEET 2019 qualifying percentile for various categories

Expected NEET 2019 cutoff for 15% AIQ by Coaching Institutes

NEET 2019 was conducted on May 5, expect in Odisha, Karnataka and Siliguri where the exam was re-conducted on May 20. The exam had to be postponed in Odisha because it was hit by Cyclone Fani. The result of NEET 2019 will be declared in the form of score cards, and will contain information like roll number, category-wise qualifying percentile and score, subject-wise and total marks, and NEET AIR and category rank.