NTA Releases CSIR-UGC NET June 2026 Provisional Answer Key

The Joint CSIR-UGC NET is a big exam for people who want to teach science subjects or do scientific research.

The National Testing Agency, called NTA for short, is the group that runs this exam.

On August 16, 2026, NTA released the provisional answer key, which is a list of the answers it thinks are correct.

Students can open the official website and check their own recorded answers against this list.

If a student believes an answer is wrong, they can send a challenge by paying a small fee of Rs 200 for each question.

The window to send challenges stays open until 11:00 PM on August 18, 2026.

NTA will pass the challenges to subject experts, who will decide whether any answers should be changed.

After that, a final answer key will be made, and the results are expected in the third week of August.

So students should compare their answers and submit any challenges before the deadline!