NEET UG 2025: Provisional Answer Key Released, Objection Window Open Till June 5

The National Testing Agency (NTA) released the provisional answer key for NEET UG 2025 on June 3 at neet.nta.nic.in. Candidates can now download the answer keys along with scanned copies of their individual response sheets to verify answers and raise objections.

The NEET UG 2025 exam was conducted on May 4 for 22.7 lakh candidates across 4,750 centres in 557 cities in India and 14 international locations. This year, the exam pattern was revised to the pre-COVID format, with 180 compulsory questions in Physics, Chemistry, and Biology. The total duration was 180 minutes.

Answer Key Challenge Process:
• Objection window open till June 5
• Fee: ₹200 per question (non-refundable)
• Objections can only be submitted online using the candidate’s application number and date of birth

Subject-wise difficulty: Physics was reported to be challenging, while Chemistry and Biology were relatively balanced.

The objections will be reviewed by an expert committee. Based on the review, the final answer key will be published. Candidates will not be individually informed about the status of their objections and must refer to the final key to verify changes.

Last Year’s Timeline for Reference:
• NEET UG 2024: Held on May 5 for 24 lakh+ candidates
• Provisional answer key: Released on May 29
• Result: Declared on June 4
• Re-exam: Conducted on June 23; revised results released on July 26