NTA releases UGC NET 2026 provisional answer key today

The National Testing Agency (NTA) released the provisional answer key for the UGC NET 2026 examination on Sunday, August 16, 2026, more than a month after the computer-based test was administered. The key was published on the official NTA website, marking a significant step in the evaluation process for thousands of postgraduate candidates seeking eligibility for assistant professor roles and PhD admissions.

The UGC NET June 2026 exams were conducted from June 22 to June 30, 2026, with a retest held on July 5. Alongside the UGC NET answer key, the agency also made public the provisional keys for the CSIR NET and ICAR AIEEA PG and AICE PhD 2026 examinations. The NTA had announced the August 16 release date in a post on August 14, advising candidates to rely solely on official communications for updates.

Access to the provisional answer key, along with each candidate's recorded response sheet, requires login to the official portal using application credentials. Candidates are now able to compare their responses against the agency's provisional correct answers. The NTA has established a formal process for objecting to any answers deemed incorrect. For each challenged answer,...