The University Grants Commission National Eligibility Test (UGC NET) 2025 exam answer key will be released soon. The National Testing Agency (NTA) usually shares the provisional UGC NET Answer Key a few days after the exam ends, giving candidates a chance to check their responses and calculate their expected scores. Usually UGC NET 2025 answer key is released within 5 to 14 days after the exam. NTA will also open the UGC NET Answer Key 2025 challenge window after its release. The UGC NET final answer key will be prepared after considering the objections raised by candidates. The UGC NET exam was scheduled to be conducted from June 25 to June 29, 2025. As per the previous year trends and records, the result for the UGC NET 2025 June session will most likely be released by the mid of July 2025.
Candidates can estimate the date for UGC NET answer key 2025 from the previous years dates. Candidates must keep an eye on the official website ugcnet.nta.nic.in for updates.
UGC NET Answer Key Release Dates (2020–2024)
The release dates of the UGC NET answer keys over the past five years are given below for reference.
| Year | Answer Key Release Date |
| 2024 | June 26, 2024 |
| 2023 | July 6, 2023 |
| 2022 | October 18, 2022 |
| 2021 | January 21, 2022 |
| 2020 | November 16, 2020 |
UGC NET 2025: Gap Between Exam and Answer Key (2020–2024)
The time gap between the UGC NET exam and the answer key release, based on past trends, is given below in detail.
| Year | Exam Dates | Answer Key Release Date | Gap (in days) |
| 2024 | June 18 | June 26, 2024 | 8 days |
| 2023 | June 13–22 | July 6, 2023 | 14 days |
| 2022 | July 9–August 14 (in phases) | October 18, 2022 | ~2 months* |
| 2021 | November 20–December 5 | January 21, 2022 | 47 days |
| 2020 | September 24–November 13 | November 16, 2020 | 3 days |
