The National Testing Agency (NTA) will release the answer key for the UGC NET June session examination soon on its official website. NTA, however, has not announced any official date for the release of the UGC NET 2026 Answer Key. Candidates who appeared for the UGC NET Exam 2026 will be able to check the answer key from the official website – ugcnet.nta.ac.in by logging in to their dashboard using their credentials, such as Application Number, Date of birth (DOB) and CAPTCHA code. Along with the UGC NET 2026 Answer Key, NTA will also release the UGC NET response sheet for the candidates.
NTA will also allow candidates to raise objections to the UGC NET 2026 Answer Key. In order to raise objections against the UGC NET provisional answer key 2026, candidates will have to pay a fee of Rs. 200 against each objection raised. Candidates will also be required to provide valid proof for their claims made against the UGC NET June Answer Key 2026. Candidates must remember that these claims must not be from any unverified website; they must be from recognised publishers or books. After carefully considering all the objections made by the candidates, NTA will release the UGC NET final answer key 2026.
UGC NET 2026 Answer Key: Check the previous years’ trends
Candidates can get an idea of the release date of the UGC NET 2026 Answer Key from the table mentioned below. The table contains the previous years’ UGC NET Exam Result release dates.
| Year | Exam Dates | Answer Key Release Date |
| 2025 | June 25 to June 29 | July 5 |
| 2024 | June 18 | June 26, 2024 |
| 2023 | June 13 to 22 | July 6, 2023 |
| 2022 | July 9 to August 14 (in phases) | October 18, 2022 |
| 2021 | November 20 to December 5 | January 21, 2022 |
| 2020 | September 24 to November 13 | November 16, 2020 |
Candidates should be aware that the table above only contains the previous years’ UGC NET answer key date for the June session.
UGC NET June Answer Key 2026: Steps to download the answer key
Candidates who took the UGC NET June exam 2026 can easily download the UGC NET provisional answer key 2026 using the official website by following the steps mentioned below:
Step 1: Visit the official website of UGC NET NTA – ugcnet.nta.ac.in
Step 2: On the homepage, click on the UGC NET Answer Key 2026 link.
Step 3: Provide your login credentials, such as Application Number, Date of birth (DOB) and CAPTCHA code to log in.
Step 4: Now click on the submit button.
Step 5: Candidates will be able to download the answer key and the response sheet from the dashboard.
Candidates must keep in mind that these are only provisional answer keys, and the UGC NET Final Answer Key 2026 will be released by the NTA later. To get more updates on the UGC NET exam 2026, candidates are advised to regularly visit the official website and the IE education portal
