NTA NEET 2021 entrance exam: Know how to calculate estimated marks from answer key

The National Testing Agency (NTA) is gearing up to release the NEET 2021 entrance exam answer key for M, N, O, P for all 1 to 6 series soon. Candidates who have appeared for the NEET-UG 2021 exams can refer to the NEET 2021 Answer Key to ascertain their tentative scores. The NEET 2021 Answer Key will be available on the official website, neet.nta.nic.in.

The NTA would release the final answer key and result based on objections raised by the candidates. 

NEET Answer Key 2021: How to calculate the score

Step 1: Tally your answers with those in the answer keys. 

Step 2: Once the official key is released, students can tally them with NEET OMR sheet PDF.

Step 3: Count the correct and incorrect responses to know your NEET score.

Step 4: Allot four marks for each right answer and deduct one mark for each wrong answer.

Step 5: If more than one answer is marked for any question, students can consider it to be unanswered and allot zero.

NTA conducted the exam on September 12 in various exam centres across the country. The exam was held with strict adherence to COVDI 19 protocols and guidelines with 16 lakh aspirants. Once NEET Answer Key 2021 is released, students would be able to raise their objection, if any, by the stipulated timeline.

NEET Final Answer Key 2021: How To Download
 
- Log on the official website — ntaneet.nic.in
- Click on “NEET Final Answer Key 2021”
- Enter your login credentials
- Submit and view the NEET code-wise final answer key
 
NEET 2021 entrance exam expected result date
 
It is expected that the NTA would announce NEET 2021 entrance exam result on October 10. The NTA, however, is yet to make any official announcement in this regard. 
 
NEET 2021 entrance exam result: How to check online
 
- Visit ntaneet.nic.in
- Click on “NEET Result 2021”
- Enter your login credentials
- Your NEET result 2021 will be displayed on screen

NEET 2021: Expected cut-off
 
According to reports, the cut off might drop a little this year.  The expected cut off for NEET 2021 is given below:-
 
Category NEET cutoff percentile NEET 2021 cut off scores
Unreserved 50th percentile         710-130
SC/ST/OBC 40th percentile         120-98
Unreserved-PH 45th percentile         125-90
SC/ST/OBC-PH 40th percentile         110-90
 
Tie-breaking formula
 
If two candidates score the same marks, a tie-breaker formula will be used by NTA to calculate their marks. A candidate who has got higher marks in Biology will get preference in ranking. If the tie still exists, the marks of candidates in chemistry will get preference. If the tie still persists, the candidates with fewer incorrect answers in all papers will be ranked higher.