The National Testing Agency (NTA) has released the provisional answer key, recorded response sheet, and question paper for the National Council for Hotel Management Joint Entrance Examination (NCHM JEE) 2026. Candidates who appeared for the hotel management entrance exam can now access the answer key through the official NCHM JEE portal.

Candidates who are not satisfied with the provisional answers can raise objections online till May 9, 2026, up to 11:50 PM. NTA has fixed a non-refundable processing fee of ₹200 per question challenged. Only objections submitted within the deadline along with the fee payment will be considered for review.

According to NTA, all challenges will be examined by a panel of subject experts. If any objection is found valid, the answer key will be revised accordingly. The final result of NCHM JEE 2026 will be prepared on the basis of the revised final answer key.

The agency also clarified that candidates will not receive individual notifications regarding the acceptance or rejection of their objections. The decision of the expert panel will be final and binding.

The NCHM JEE 2026 examination was conducted on April 25, 2026, in Computer-Based Test (CBT) mode across 103 cities and 115 exam centres nationwide. Along with the answer key, NTA has also uploaded the question paper and recorded responses to help students estimate their probable scores before the declaration of results.