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NTA to Release UGC-NET 2026 Answer Key on August 16

NTA to Release UGC-NET 2026 Answer Key on August 16
UGC-NET 2026 Answer Key To Be Released On August 16: Testing Agency · NDTV

In India, a group called the National Testing Agency, or NTA, organizes important exams for students.

The NTA has announced that the answer keys for several big exams will be published on August 16.

An answer key is a document that lists the correct answers, so students can check how they did.

The exams include UGC-NET, CSIR-NET, and the ICAR AIEEA (PG) and AICE (PhD) tests.

The UGC-NET exam helps decide who can become an assistant professor at a university or start a PhD.

The CSIR-NET exam helps decide who gets a research fellowship and who can become a professor.

The UGC-NET tests were held on several days in June, with one more test in July.

The agency shared the news in a post on X. It also told students to only trust messages that come directly from the testing agency.

Students can find the answer keys on the NTA's official website.

Key facts

Answer key release date
16 August 2026
Conducting agency
National Testing Agency (NTA)
Exams covered
UGC-NET, CSIR-NET, ICAR AIEEA (PG) and AICE (PhD) 2026
UGC-NET exam dates
June 22-25 and June 29-30, 2026; retest on July 5
CSIR-UGC NET exam dates
July 17-18, 2026, in Computer-Based Test (CBT) mode
UGC-NET purpose
Eligibility for Assistant Professor posts and PhD admission
UGC-NET structure
Paper I (50 questions) and Paper II (100 subject-related MCQs)
CSIR-UGC NET purpose
Junior Research Fellowship (JRF), assistant professor appointment, and PhD admission

Quotes

National Testing Agency (NTA)

Official representative of the National Testing Agency

“"The provisional answer keys for UGC-NET, CSIR-NET and ICAR AIEEA (PG) & AICE (PhD) 2026 will be published on 16 August 2026 on NTA's website."”
NDTV

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