NEET UG 2026 Re-Exam: Provisional Answer Key Released by NTA

The National Testing Agency (NTA) has released the Provisional Answer Keys for NEET UG 2026 re-exam, which was held on June 21 across various cities of India. The answer key is released with an aim to maintain transparency and to ensure the earliest declaration of results. 

However, NTA has also opened the Challenge Window while releasing the Provisional Answer Keys, but OMR sheet scanning is still in progress. This is done so that candidates can review the provisional answer keys at the earliest and can challenge any question if they feel it deserves a fresh look. 

Candidates can challenge the provisional answer keys online as per the following details: 

  Examination

Process/Activity

Processing Fee

    Start Date

    End Date

NEET (UG)- 2026 

Answer Key Challenge

Rs. 200/- per question challenged (refundable in full for accepted challenges) 

25 June 2026 

28 June 2026 

Important Details That Candidates Must Note

• Candidates must submit the challenge only through the online mode during the stipulated time period, along with the requisite fee. Challenges submitted via any other mode, such as email, fax, etc., will not be entertained.
• Candidates can raise a challenge against a question only under his/her own Question Paper Series Code (the Series Code printed on the cover of the Test Booklet taken home from the examination centre on 21.06.2026). If a challenge is accepted by the expert panel, the final correction will be applied uniformly to all candidates across all four sets. Therefore, candidates do not have to raise the same challenge separately under multiple Series Codes. 
• The Answer Key finalised after the challenge will be stated as final. No challenges will be entertained after the closing of the Challenge Window or once the results are declared.
• The processing fee of Rs. 200/- per question challenged will be fully refunded for every challenge that is accepted by the subject matter experts. 
• The individual scanned OMR response sheets are not part of this stage, as OMR scanning is currently in progress. Candidates can separately view their individual scanned OMR response sheets once scanning is complete. 

The candidates can view the Provisional Answer Keys on the official NEET website - https://neet.nta.nic.in/ and challenge them, if required. The payment of the processing fee must be done by 28 June, 2026, and no challenges will be accepted without the receipt of the processing fee. 

How To Raise Your Challenge?

Step 1 - Enter the Question Paper Series Code printed on the cover of your Test Booklet, and then proceed. 

Step 2 - Pick the questions that you want to challenge in the declared provisional answer key 

Step 3 - Upload supporting evidence for any question that you wish to challenge. References from standard textbooks (with chapter and page citation), NCERT, and other authentic publications will be accepted.

Step 4 - Once again, check all your challenges, as once submitted, these cannot be changed.

Step 5 - Pay the challenge processing fee of Rs 200/- per question so that the challenges can be processed. 

Step 6 - Submit to confirm that the Question Paper Series Code you have entered matches the Test Booklet you attempted on 21 June 2026, and that you want to submit the listed challenges to be reviewed by the experts. 

Step 7 - After submitting the challenge, make sure that you save the acknowledgement and transaction details for future reference. 

Candidates can visit the official NTA website - https://www.nta.ac.in/  and https://neet.nta.nic.in/,    to check the latest updates. 

For any queries related to NEET UG 2026, candidates can call the NTA Helpline - 011-40759000/ 011-69227700 or email neetug2026@nta.ac.in.