Why NBE never releases NEET-PG answer keys

As the exam was conducted in two shifts, NBEMS had to adopt normalisation process to ‘fairly’ grade all students. This, however, has angered students who claim that the normalisation process has been unfair to many and has unknowingly favoured a selected few. “I am not saying that NBE did it on purpose, but like in every normalisation process, here too some students have had an advantage over others. All we are demanding is that NBE should release the answer key and the formula they adopted for this normalised score. Maybe students and experts can help them spot any discrepancy or human error,” an aspirant said.

However, NBE has confirmed to indianexpress.com that there is no plan to release the answer key, which has been the norm followed by the organisation since the beginning. “If you observe, no institute that conducts medical entrance exams releases answer keys. I am not counting NTA’s NEET UG in this, because I am talking specifically about the medicine-related exams. Even now, we will follow that and not release the answer key,” an official source from NBE told indianexpress.com.

When asked why does NBE never release answer keys, the official said that since medicine has niche and nuanced areas, it can become difficult to generate new questions. “For example, if we have to ask questions about tuberculosis, then we will have a few things to cover, and if we start releasing questions and answers of those, then we will run out of the question bank very soon. Also, we do not want to become a coaching centre…” the official explained further.

While the NEET PG students have flooded social media app, X (formerly known as Twitter), with complaints about this year’s results, the NBE stands firmly on its stand that there has been no discrepancy in this year’s result and there will not be any revisions.