Archive · 15 Aug 2026
NTA to Release UGC-NET 2026 Answer Key on August 16
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.
The National Testing Agency (NTA) announced that the provisional answer key for UGC-NET 2026 will be published on August 16.
Answer keys for CSIR-NET and ICAR AIEEA (PG) and AICE (PhD) 2026 will also be published on the same day on the NTA's website.
The NTA communicated the schedule in a post on X and advised candidates to rely only on official communications from the agency.
UGC-NET 2026 was conducted on June 22, 23, 24, 25, 29 and 30, with a retest held on July 5.
UGC-NET determines eligibility for Assistant Professor posts and PhD admission, while the Joint CSIR-UGC NET June 2026 was held on July 17-18 in CBT mode.
- Who
- The National Testing Agency (NTA), which conducts UGC-NET, CSIR-NET and ICAR AIEEA (PG) and AICE (PhD) 2026; candidates appearing in these exams are the affected audience.
- What
- The NTA announced that provisional answer keys for UGC-NET 2026, CSIR-NET and ICAR AIEEA (PG) and AICE (PhD) 2026 will be published on August 16 on its website.
- When
- Answer keys are due on August 16, 2026; UGC-NET exams were held June 22-25 and June 29-30, with a retest on July 5, and the Joint CSIR-UGC NET June 2026 was held on July 17-18.
- Where
- On the NTA's website, per the agency's announcement made in a post on X.
- Why
- To release provisional answer keys so candidates can verify their answers for exams that determine eligibility for Assistant Professor posts, PhD admissions and, for CSIR-UGC NET, the Junior Research Fellowship.
- 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