NEET PG 2026 answer keys called an eyewash by candidates over missing questions

The National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences has released the answer keys for the NEET PG 2026 postgraduate medical entrance examination held on August 30 and September 5. Candidates who accessed the documents found that only section-wise question IDs, response status, correct answer key IDs, candidate responses, and scores are shown, while the actual questions and answers are not displayed.

Reactions and Legal Action

Many aspirants criticized the release on social media as an eyewash and a mere formality because they cannot independently verify their marks due to shuffled question sequences. A 30-year-old Jaipur aspirant and a Madhya Pradesh junior doctor pointed out that other national exams like CUET, NEET UG, and JEE make full questions and answers visible. The notices issued by the board on September 24 and October 1 do not mention any objection window, and the board stated that faculty members already reviewed all questions and found none technically incorrect. Meanwhile, Dr Dhruv Chauhan, national spokesperson of the Indian Medical Association's Junior Doctors' Network and founder of the Legal Cell for All India Doctors, has filed a public interest litigation in the Supreme Court demanding full question papers and a time-bound objection window.

Context

The National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences conducts key medical entrance tests in India, while public interest litigations are legal tools used to seek judicial intervention in matters affecting public welfare.