Candidates who had appeared for the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) on September 13 can download the provisional NEET 2020 answer key by Career Point.
NEET 2020 answer key by Career Point has been released. Career Point has released the answer key for all three subjects, Physics, Chemistry and Biology. The answer key of NEET 2020 by Career Point was released separately for every code of the question booklet. Candidates can download the NEET answer key 2020 by Career Point using the links given below.
NEET 2020 was conducted successfully on September 13. NEET was conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA) in a single shift from 2 pm to 5 pm. NTA release the official answer key for NEET 2020 in the third week of September. Meanwhile, candidates can use the NEET 2020 answer key by Career Point to evaluate their performance in this examination.
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After the release of NEET 2020 official answer key by NTA, aspirants will get a chance to file objections/challenges against the NEET 2020 answer key. NTA will then consider the objections filed against the NEET answer key 2020 and release the final answer key. Along with the final answer key, NTA will announce NEET 2020 result.
NEET 2020 Answer Key: Important Dates
Events |
Dates |
---|---|
Exam day |
13-Sep-2020 |
Answer key by Career Point was released |
13-Sep-2020 |
Official answer key will be released |
Third week of September 2020* |
Challenging the official answer key |
Third week of September 2020* |
Final answer key will be released by NTA |
Last week of September 2020* |
*Tentative dates, subject to change.
How to Download NEET 2020 Answer Key by Career Point
- Check the question booklet code
- Find the code in the table given below
- Click on the download link of the respective code
- The answer key will open in a PDF format
- Download and save the answer key
NEET 2020 Answer Key by Career Point
Answer Key Code |
Download Link |
---|---|
E1 - E3 and F1 - F3 |
|
G1 - G3 and H1 - H3 |
The official answer key of NEET 2020 will be available at ntaneet.nic.in. NTA will also release the NEET 2020 answer key in the PDF format for all codes of the question booklet. Candidates can refer to the steps given below to download the official answer key of NEET 2020:
- Open the official website of NTA NEET
- Login using the ‘candidate login’ window
- Fill in the application ID, password and security code
- Click on ‘Answer key’
- The answer key PDF pops up on the screen
- Download and save it
Candidates can also download NEET 2020 answer keys released by the other coaching institutes. They can then compare the answers given in such answer keys and note down the answers with discrepancies. The links to download the NEET 2020 answer keys released by such institutes are given below:
Answer Key Download Links |
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NEET 2020 Exam Pattern
All candidates who have appeared for NEET 2020 are already familiar with its exam pattern. However, a quick summary of the exam pattern will help such candidates relate the NEET 2020 answer key by Career Point with the question booklet. NEET 2020 was conducted in an offline mode. Candidates had to fill their answers on the NEET 2020 OMR sheet, which will be available for download on the official website of NTA. NEET 2020 pattern also indicates that the question booklet consisted of 180 MCQ based questions divided into three sections, Physics, Chemistry and Biology. Candidates were given three hours to attempt NEET 2020 question paper. Distribution of questions in the exam paper is given below
Subjects |
Number of Questions |
Maximum Marks |
---|---|---|
Physics |
45 |
180 |
Chemistry |
45 |
180 |
Botany |
45 |
180 |
Zoology |
45 |
180 |
Total |
180 |
720 |
How to Calculate Scores with the Help of NEET 2020 Answer Key by Career Point
To calculate the marks obtained in NEET 2020, candidates have to download the answer key of NEET 2020 by Career Point. They can then match their answers with those given in the NEET 2020 answer key by Career Point to find out the number of correct and incorrect responses. The next step is to count the total number of correct and incorrect responses. But what will happen to the unanswered questions, or those with multiple responses marked? Read about the marking scheme of NEET 2020 to resolve this query.
NEET 2020 Marking Scheme
To mark the correct and incorrect responses without errors, candidates must know the NEET 2020 marking scheme. NEET 2020 has negative marking system, therefore, candidates must read every step carefully to understand the marking system:
- Each correct answer carries a weightage of four marks
- And by this logic, total weightage of the NEET 2020 question paper=180x4=720
- Each incorrect answer will attract a penalty of one mark
- Questions, where more than one response has been marked, will be considered incorrect and will attract a penalty of one mark
- Unanswered questions will not affect the scores
- The total number of correct responses will be calculated first
- Then the total of incorrect responses will be calculated
Marks scored in NEET 2020=(Number of correct answers x 4) – (Number of incorrect answers)
The marking scheme has been summarised in the table below:
Type of Response |
Marks Awarded |
Marks Deducted |
---|---|---|
Correct answer |
+4 |
- |
Incorrect answer |
- |
-1 |
Unanswered |
0 |
0 |
Multiple answers |
- |
-1 |
NEET 2020 Predictors
NEET predictors prove to be helpful tools for the candidates who want to be prepared for the admission process beforehand. They can use the NEET rank predictor to know what rank they can expect with the marks scored in NEET 2020. Another tool is the NEET college predictor. This tool can be used to get a list of the colleges in which the students can apply basis the rank secured in NEET 2020. Shiksha.com offers the services of both these tools for free.
Also Read: NEET 2020 marks vs rank analysis
NEET 2020 Cut Off
NEET cut off 2020 will be released along with the results. Only those candidates who will score above the pre-defined cut off percentile will be considered qualified. Such candidates will be eligible to participate in the counselling process. Candidates can refer to the NEET cut off for the previous years to get an idea of this year’s cut off.
Category |
NEET 2019 Cut Off Marks |
NEET 2018 Cut Off Marks |
NEET 2017 Cut Off Marks |
---|---|---|---|
General |
701- 134 |
691- 119 |
697- 131 |
OBC/SC/ST |
133- 107 |
118- 96 |
130- 107 |
General PwD |
133- 120 |
118- 107 |
130- 118 |
OBC-PwD/SC-PwD/ST-PwD |
133- 107 |
106- 96 |
130-107 |
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