AIPMT 2016 Answer Key for all the sets of the question paper of All India Pre-Medical Test 2016 will be issued on 24 May 2016. The candidates who take the exam on 1 May 2016 will be able to download the answer key till 26 May 2016 from the official website of the exam. They can use the key to check their performance and eventually calculate their estimated score. There are two major sources of the answer key – official (CBSE, the exam governing body) and unofficial (private medical coaching institutes and education portals). EntranceCorner will compile answer key from all the sources and put them on a single page for candidates to download.
It is interesting to know that the unofficial versions of the AIPMT 2016 Answer Key will be put hours after the exam is held. To use the answer key and find estimated score, candidates can follow these steps:
- Obtain the correct set of the answer key which matches the assigned question paper set as given in the exam.
- Obtain the marking pattern to know marks credited and deducted for correct and incorrect answers respectively.
- As per the exam pattern, +4 marks and -1 mark are provisioned for correct and incorrect answer respectively.
Match all the answers one by one, preferably from the beginning. Count number of correct and incorrect answers. - Apply the formula of estimated score: 4 x total number of correct answers – 1 x total number of incorrect answers.
The estimated score obtained from the AIPMT 2016 Answer Key can be compared with the opening and closing rank of various participating medical colleges. If the estimated score is more than the opening rank, chances of admission are high. But if the score is less than the closing cutoff, chances of admission are faint.