NEET 2025 Response Sheet Release Date: Check Date & How to Challenge

The National Testing Agency (NTA) organised the NEET UG 2025 exam successfully on May 4, 2025, at thousands of examination centres all over India. At this time, applicants are eager to receive the NEET 2025 response sheet so they can analyse their results and get ready for the upcoming counselling stage. This response sheet is important because it helps applicants understand their predicted NEET scores and identify any mistakes. Everything you need about the NEET 2025 response sheet release date, download process and objecting in case you face any problems.

What is NEET 2025 Response Sheet?

The NEET UG response sheet is the scanned version of your OMR sheet, showing what you marked at the time of the test. Unlike the NEET answer key, it has answers provided by NTA.

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Difference Between Response Sheet & Answer Key

The response sheet helps you match your marked responses against the official answer key to calculate your expected NEET 2025 score.

NEET UG 2025 Response Sheet Release Date (Expected)

NEET aspirants generally find the direct download link of the official NEET 2025 Response Sheet within 5 to 7 days after the exam. But this time due to some undisclosed reasons, NTA has not released the NEET 2025 response sheet yet. Although NEET aspirants can expect the release of the response sheet by the end of this week, that is before 25 May, 2025. As soon as the link is activated on the official website of NTA we will update here on our web page. Until then you can check the past year trends of NEET response sheet release date:

NTA will issue an official notification on neet.nta.nic.in once the response sheets are available.

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How to Download NEET UG 2025 Response Sheet?

This is how you can get your response sheet:

• To get the NEET response sheet, go to the official portal, neet.nta.nic.in 
• Hit the “Candidate Login” button.
• Enter your application number and enter your date of birth/password.
• Choose “Download Response Sheet/OMR Sheet” by clicking on it.
• If you need the score or want to look at it again, save the PDF.

Once you’ve downloaded your response sheet, immediately record a snapshot of it just in case.

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How to Challenge NEET UG 2025 Response Sheet?

If you notice an incorrect answer marked by the machine on your question paper, NTA permits you to raise a challenge.

Steps to Raise Objection:

• Log onto the NEET candidate portal.
• Click the link to access the Challenge OMR Response Sheet.
• Pick out those questions that seem inconsistent.
• Add a document or proof if the authority asks for it.
• You need to pay ₹200 per question for the test.
• File your objection no later than the set deadline.

Note: You can choose any of the Payment Methods: Debit Card, Credit Card, Net Banking, UPI.

Be aware: Even if your objection is valid, the fee is not returned to you.

How to Calculate NEET 2025 Marks Using Response Sheet

The NEET marking scheme follows:

• +4 marks for every correct answer
  
• -1 mark for every incorrect answer
  
• 0 for unanswered questions
  

Formula:

Total Score = (Number of Correct Answers × 4) - (Number of Incorrect Answers × 1)

Example:

• Correct: 150 → 150 × 4 = 600
  
• Incorrect: 30 → 30 × 1 = 30
  
• Total Score = 600 - 30 = 570

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What Happens After the Response Sheet is Released?

When the response sheet appears, the NEET evaluation for 2025 follows the timeline below.

• Response Sheet: You get your OMR copy for review.
• Provisional Answer Key: Soon after you receive the response sheets, a provisional Answer Key is released shortly.
• Challenge Window: During the Challenge Window, candidates may send objections.
• Final Answer Key: Final answer key is released when the issues are settled.
• Result Declaration: Starts using the final key.

If the pattern from last year repeats, the NEET 2025 result is expected in the mid of June 2025.

Common Mistakes While Checking or Challenging Response Sheet

• Be sure to avoid the listed errors when analysing your NEET 2025 response sheet.
• Failing to download or save a copy of the Optical Mark Recognition sheet.
• Raising complaints just to delay the process.
• You should not wait for the final day to challenge—challenging close to the deadline often causes servers to fail.
• Overlooking the correct alignment of numbers on the exam sheets.

The NEET UG 2025 response sheet provides a first look at your performance before your results are officially out. Count your score by hand and inspect your answers to confirm you have filled them in correctly.

Once the announcement comes, quickly download and solve the response sheet so you can begin. Keep going to the official NTA NEET website or NEETCoachingSikar for the latest information.