The National Testing Agency is likely to release the UGC NET June 2026 provisional answer key shortly, enabling candidates to verify their responses and calculate expected scores. Alongside the answer key, the agency will activate the objection window, where challenges can be submitted for ₹200 per question before the final answer key and results are finalised.

UGC NET June 2026 provisional answer key: The National Testing Agency (NTA) is expected to release the provisional answer key for the University Grants Commission National Eligibility Test (UGC NET) June 2026 session shortly on its official website. The release will allow candidates to evaluate their performance, estimate their probable scores, and raise objections against any answers they believe are incorrect before the final result is prepared.The answer key will be made available on the official portal, ugcnet.nta.nic.in, along with candidates’ response sheets, recorded responses, question papers, subject-wise answer keys, and the online challenge facility.

It provides candidates with an opportunity to compare their responses with the official answers and identify any discrepancies before the results are announced.The UGC NET June 2026 examination was conducted from June 22 to June 30 across 87 subjects, with thousands of candidates appearing for the national-level eligibility test.After examining all objections submitted by candidates, the NTA will publish the final answer key. The UGC NET June 2026 results will be prepared and declared solely on the basis of this revised answer key.

UGC NET June 2026 provisional answer key: Steps to download

Candidates can follow the steps elucidated here to download the UGC NET June 2026 provisional answer key:

Candidates can challenge disputed answers

The NTA will also activate the answer key challenge window along with the provisional key. Candidates who believe that any answer is incorrect will be permitted to submit objections online.To raise a challenge, candidates will have to pay a non-refundable fee of Rs 200 per question. Every objection received within the prescribed timeline will be scrutinised by subject experts.If an objection is found to be valid, the agency will revise the answer key accordingly. The corrections approved by the expert panel will be incorporated into the final answer key, which will serve as the basis for preparing the results.