NEET 2026 Provisional Answer Key (Test Booklet Code: 11, 12, 13, 14) Out: Know OMR Sheet Upload & Challenge Schedule

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Somdatta Roy

Senior Content Writer | Updated on - May 7, 2026

The official provisional answer key for NEET UG 2026 is live. Students who identify discrepancies can challenge the key by logging into the NTA portal, selecting the disputed question IDs, and paying a processing fee of INR 200 per objection.

The National Testing Agency (NTA) successfully administered the NEET UG 2026 on May 3, recording a remarkable 96.92% attendance rate with over 22 lakh aspirants participating across 37 States and UTs. The provisional answer keys for codes 11, 12, 13, and 14 are released on the official NTA website. While the keys are available, the window to challenge them will only open once the scanned OMR Answer Sheets are uploaded. The NTA will announce the specific schedule for this challenge round in a separate notification. Preliminary reports characterize the examination as moderate in difficulty, though many students noted that the lengthy nature of the questions made it quite time-consuming to finish.

Experts suggest that the combination of a moderate difficulty level and high student participation may drive the 2026 cutoff scores upward, with estimates for the Unreserved category hovering around 160–165 mark. Despite this subject-wise variation, the significant addition of approximately 11,000 MBBS seats this year is expected to keep the qualifying cutoff highly competitive.

Direct Link: NEET UG 2026 Provisional Answer Key (Download)

Subject Difficulty Analysis: NEET UG 2026

The table below provides a breakdown of the subject-wise difficulty and the core topics featured in the NEET 2026 examination:

Subject	Difficulty Level	Topics Asked
Physics	Moderate	Current Electricity, Magnetic Effects, Kinematics, Electrostatics, Wave Optics, Rotation, Mechanics, and Electromagnetism.
Chemistry	Easy to Moderate	Physical Chemistry: Direct and formula-based questions. Organic Chemistry: Tricky questions requiring conceptual depth.
Biology	Easy	Human Physiology, Animal Husbandry, Biotechnology, Human Reproduction, Biomolecules, Genetics, and Plant Physiology.

After the challenge window closes, subject experts review all objections to finalize the answers. Valid corrections are applied to every candidate's score, leading to the release of the Final Answer Key. This final version is used to calculate the official results and ranks and no further changes or re-evaluations are allowed after its publication. Trends and recent updates suggest the NEET 2026 Result will likely be declared between June 4 and June 15, 2026

Read: NEET UG 2026 Expected Cutoff: Category-wise Safescore, Marks vs Rank & Cutoff Determining Factors

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