NEET 2023 Answer Key To Release Soon, Check out details on Marking Scheme
Delhi: NEET UG 2023 exam was conducted on 7th May 2023, from 02:00 to 05:20 PM (Indian Standard Time). National Testing Agency (NTA) will soon release the provisional answer key on the official website.
The candidates will be able to check the provisional answer key by clicking candidate activity on the home page of the official website of NTA. The link will be available there. They have to log in using their date of birth and application number.
Candidates can submit representation against the OMR grading by paying a non-refundable processing fee of Rs 200 per question challenged. The NTA will verify challenges made by the candidates with the help of a panel of subject experts. If the challenge of any candidate is found correct, the Answer Key will be revised and applied in the response of all the candidates accordingly. The result will be prepared and declared based on the revised Final Answer Key. No individual candidate will be informed about the acceptance/non-acceptance of their challenge. The key finalized after the challenges will be treated as final.
The National Testing Agency will evaluate the Answer Sheets using standard procedure, and the result will be displayed on the website: https://neet.nta.nic.in//. Afterward, candidates may download their respective Score Cards.
Calculation of scores after the release of the answer key –
The candidates can tally their answers with the scorecard released. They must follow the code of the question paper and the answer key while tallying and can find the sets and language of the answer key on the top of both the answer key and the OMR sheet.
The candidates must then count the correct and incorrect responses to know their scores.
The following marking scheme is to be followed –
For Section A (MCQs) –
1. Correct answer or the most appropriate answer: Four marks (+4)
2. Any incorrect option marked will be given minus one mark (-1).
3. Unanswered: No mark (0).
4. If more than one option is correct, then Four marks (+4) will be awarded to only those who have marked any of the correct options.
5. If all options are correct, then Four marks (+4) will be awarded to all those who have attempted the question.
6. If none of the options is correct, a Question is found to be wrong, or a Question is dropped, all candidates who have appeared will be given four marks (+4), irrespective of whether the question has been attempted.
For Section B (MCQs) –
1. Correct Answer: Four marks (+4)
2. Incorrect Answer: Minus one mark (-1)
3. Unanswered: No mark (0)
4. If more than one option is found to be correct, then Four marks (+4) will be awarded to only those who have marked any of the correct options
5. If all options are found to be correct, then Four marks (+4) will be awarded to all those who have attempted the question
6. If a question is found to be incorrect or dropped, then Four marks (+4) will be awarded to all who have attempted the question. The reason could be due to human error or technical error
