Overview
- The National Testing Agency published the provisional answer key, question papers and recorded responses on Sept 3, 2026, and the online challenge window is open until Sept 5, 2026 at 11:59 PM.
- Candidates must file each objection online with supporting documents combined into a single PDF and pay a non-refundable processing fee of ₹200 per question by Debit Card, Credit Card or Net Banking for the challenge to be considered.
- All submitted challenges will be examined by panels of subject experts, any accepted corrections will be applied to every candidate’s response and the finalised answer key will be used to prepare results without individual notifications on acceptance or rejection.
- The exam was held in computer-based mode on August 22, 2026 for about 51,482 candidates across roughly 205 centres in 104 cities, and 49 affected candidates sat a separate re-exam in Jaipur on September 1, 2026 after an earlier disruption.
- Candidates can use the released response sheets to estimate provisional scores under the published marking scheme and should save challenge acknowledgements and contact the NTA helpline or aiapget@nta.ac.in for portal help because the final key will directly affect admissions.