NTA releases provisional answer key for AIAPGET 2026, challenges invited till Sept 5
New Delhi, Sept 4 (INB) The National Testing Agency (NTA) has released the provisional answer key for the All India AYUSH Post Graduate Entrance Test (AIAPGET) 2026 and invited challenges from candidates till September 5, according to its public notice.
The agency conducted AIAPGET 2026 on August 22 at around 205 examination centres across 104 cities for approximately 51,482 candidates.
The examination was conducted in the Computer Based Test (CBT) mode. In addition, a re-examination was held on September 1 for 49 candidates at Rajasthan College of Engineering for Women, Jaipur, the notice said.
The provisional answer keys, question papers and recorded responses have been made available on the NTA's AIAPGET portal. Candidates who are not satisfied with any answer can submit challenges online only during the prescribed window, the NTA said. The challenge window opened on September 3 and will remain open till 11:59 pm on September 5, while the last date for payment of the processing fee is also September 5, it added.
Candidates are required to pay a non-refundable fee of Rs 200 per question challenged, with payment allowed through debit card, credit card or net banking, according to the NTA. The challenges will be examined by a panel of subject experts. If a challenge is found to be correct, the answer key will be revised and the revised answer will be applied to the responses of all candidates.
The final answer key prepared after the challenge process will be used for preparing and declaring the AIAPGET 2026 result. NTA said no challenges would be accepted after the deadline. The agency has advised candidates to regularly check its official website and the AIAPGET portal for further updates.
The official NTA notice confirms the September 3 release and the answer-key challenge facility, according to the statement.