NEET UG 2022: The National Testing Agency (NTA) held the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test Undergraduate (NEET UG 2022) on July 17. Of the total 18,72,341 medical aspirants registering for NEET UG 2022 exam, 95 per cent appeared for the test. The NTA NEET official website -- neet.nta.nic.in will host the NEET UG answer key and result. NTA is yet to announce any update on answer key and NEET UG result.
The NEET UG paper comprised -- Physics, Chemistry and Biology (Botany and Zoology). Each subject consisted of two sections. Section A had 35 questions and Section B had 15. Out of the 15 questions in Section B, candidates had to attempt any 10 questions. Candidates while analysing the NEET 2022 UG paper said that the paper was easy and doable. However, many medical aspirants found the Chemistry part a “bit difficult”.
NEET UG 2022: Section A Marking Scheme
Correct answer or the most appropriate answer: Four marks (+4)
Any incorrect option marked will be given minus one mark (-1).
Unanswered/Marked for Review will be given no mark (0).
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.
If all options are found to be correct then Four marks (+4) will be awarded to all those who have attempted the question.
If none of the options is found correct or a Question is found to be wrong or a Question is dropped then all candidates who have appeared will be given four marks (+4) irrespective of the fact whether the question has been attempted or not attempted by the candidate
NEET UG 2022 Section B Marking Scheme
If candidates attempted more than 10 questions, only the first 10 attempted questions will be considered for evaluation.
Correct Answer: Four marks (+4)
Incorrect Answer: Minus one mark (-1)
Unanswered/Marked for Review will be given no mark (0)
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
If all options are found to be correct then Four marks (+4) will be awarded to all those who have attempted the question
If a question is found to be incorrect or the question is dropped then Four marks (+4) will be awarded to all those who have attempted the question. The reason could be due to human error or technical error
Candidates are advised to do the calculations with the constants given (if any) in the questions
NEET 2022 UG Exam: Tie-Breaking Procedure
In NEET 2022 entrance exam, if two or more candidates score the same NEET marks, the agency will follow a tie-breaking methodology to break the deadlock in this order --
Candidate obtaining higher marks or percentile score in Biology (Botany and Zoology) in the test, followed by,
Candidate obtaining higher marks or percentile score in Chemistry in the test, followed by,
Candidate obtaining higher marks or percentile score in Physics in the test, followed by,
Candidate with less proportion of the number of attempted incorrect answers and correct answers in all the subjects in the test,
Candidate with less proportion of a number of attempted incorrect answers and correct answers in Biology (Botany amd Zoology) in the test, followed by
Candidate with less proportion of a number of attempted incorrect answers and correct answers in Chemistry in the test, followed by
Candidate with less proportion of a number of attempted incorrect answers and correct answers in Physics in the test, followed by
Candidate older in age, followed by NEET UG 2022 application number in ascending order
