The wait is nearly over for the students who sat NEET UG 2026. The National Testing Agency has put out the final answer key for the exam, which was held on 21 June 2026. This is the version that counts. Marks are calculated from it, and the result usually follows soon after.
A final answer key matters because it locks in the correct responses after the challenge window has closed. Candidates raise objections against the provisional key, subject experts review them, and only then does NTA freeze the answers. Once this stage is done, scores are worked out and nothing about the key can be contested again.
One detail students will want to check first: a few questions have been dropped, and a few carry more than one correct answer.
When a question is dropped, every candidate who attempted it normally gets full marks for it. When two options are accepted, either one fetches the marks. Both situations can nudge a score up, so it’s worth matching your booklet code carefully.
Here is how the dropped and multiple-answer questions fall across the booklet codes released:
| Test Booklet Code | Dropped question | Question with two correct answers |
|---|---|---|
| 50 | Q26 | Q38 (answers 2, 3) |
| 60 | Q43 | Q36 (answers 1, 4) |
| 70 | Q40 | Q22 (answers 3, 4) |
| 80 | Q2 | Q5 (answers 1, 2) |
The paper carried 180 questions in all, numbered 1 to 180 on each code. The answer key lists a single correct option against every remaining question.
What should candidates do now?
- Note your test booklet code first. It’s printed on your admit card and question paper.
- Match your recorded responses against the answers for that exact code. Codes 50, 60, 70 and 80 have different answer sequences, so the code you use has to be your own.
- For every dropped question, count it in your favour as full marks.
- For a question with two accepted answers, treat your response as correct if it matches either one.
Use the official NEET marking pattern while you tally: four marks for a right answer and one mark deducted for a wrong one. Add up carefully and you’ll have a close estimate of where you stand before the scorecard arrives.
Keep a printout of your booklet code answers handy. Once the result goes live, this same key is what your marks will trace back to.