The National Testing Agency (NTA) is expected to release the NEET 2025 provisional answer keys in the first week of June 2025. Candidates will have a few days to raise objections, by paying a non-refundable fee of ₹200 per question. The NEET 2025 results are likely to be announced by June 14, 2025, along with the final answer key, scorecards, merit list, and qualifying cutoff marks.
The NEET 2025 exam was conducted on May 4, 2025, from 2 PM to 5 PM, across 5,453 centers in 566 cities both in India and abroad. This marks an increase in the number of test centers compared to last year. Around 21 lakh candidates appeared for the exam.
NEET 2025 Exam Analysis
As per initial reviews and expert analysis, NEET 2025 was considered tougher than previous years. Among the three sections, Physics was regarded as the most difficult, followed by Chemistry and Biology. Given the overall difficulty, the NEET 2025 cutoff may be lower this year. Several coaching institutes have already released unofficial answer keys to help students estimate their scores.
What’s New in NEET 2025?
Here are the key changes and updates in NEET 2025:
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The provisional answer key and OMR response sheets are expected to be released by the fourth week of May 2025.
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The objection window will be open for 2–3 days, during which candidates must pay ₹200 per challenged question.
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The NEET 2025 result could be delayed due to a stay order by the Madras High Court, which has directed NTA to submit a report by June 2, 2025.
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During a May 22, 2025 hearing at the MP High Court, suggestions were made to conduct a retest for students affected at Indore and Ujjain centers.
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A notable change in 2025 was in the question paper coding format. Instead of alphanumeric codes with subsets, this year there were four main sets (45, 46, 47, 48) without any subsets.
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The total number of NEET applicants this year was slightly lower. NTA reported around 23 lakh registrations for NEET 2025.