NEET UG 2026 Re-Exam Answer Key Challenge Deadline Ends

The window for candidates to challenge the provisional answer key for the NEET UG 2026 reexamination closed on Sunday, June 28, at 11:50 PM. The National Testing Agency (NTA) had released the provisional key on June 25, following the reexamination held on June 21. Candidates who identified potential discrepancies were required to submit formal objections through the official NEET portal by the deadline, paying a non-refundable processing fee of 200 rupees per question challenged.

The objection process represents the final stage of pre-result scrutiny. All submitted challenges will now be reviewed by a panel of subject experts appointed by the NTA. If any objection is found to be valid, the corresponding answer in the key will be revised. The agency has stated that any such corrections will be applied uniformly to all candidates who took the exam. The fee for a question will be refunded if the challenge for that question is accepted.

The final answer key, to be published after this review, will form the conclusive basis for calculating scores and preparing results. No further challenges will be permitted once it is released. The provisional key allowed candidates to estimate...