UGC NET June 2026 Answer Key delayed by 26 days; check previous years’ trend

While the National Testing Agency (NTA) has not issued the UGC NET 2026 answer key 2026 for the June session yet, analysing the last few sessions’ answer key release date trends, this is the longest time period that NTA has taken to release the provisional answer key. The agency has not notified the reason for the delay; however, many candidates have been raising their complaints about this on their social media handles.

NTA conducts the University Grants Commission — National Eligibility Test (UGC NET) twice a year, in June and December. This year, the UGC NET June 2026 exam was conducted from June 22 to June 30, 2026, through CBT mode at various exam centres. Candidates should note that the NTA UGC NET 2026 answer key will be released on a provisional basis. After releasing the provisional answer key, NTA will open an objection window, giving candidates a chance to challenge the provisional answer key. The final NTA UGC NET June 2026 Answer key will be published along with the results after considering all the objections raised by the candidates.

UGC NET June 2026: Check past years’ answer key release dates

The NTA UGC NET 2026 answer key has not been issued yet. Although the agency typically releases it within a week of the exam, this session, the answer key has been delayed for more than 26 days now without any reasons informed by NTA so far. To check the past session release date trends, candidates can go through the table below.

Session	Exam Dates	Answer Key Release Date	Approximate Gap
June 2023	June 13 – June 22, 2023	July 6, 2023	14 Days
December 2023	December 6 – December 14, 2023	December 30, 2023	16 Days
June 2024	August 21 – September 4, 2024	September 11, 2024	7 Days
December 2024	January 3 – January 27, 2025	January 31, 2025	3 Days
June 2025	June 25 – June 29, 2025	July 5, 2025	6 Days
December 2025	December 31, 2025 – January 7, 2026	January 14, 2026	7 Days
June 2026	June 22 – June 30, 2026	Not Released Yet	–

NTA will release the UGC NET 2026 answer key along with the question papers and recorded responses of the candidates. This provisional answer key can be used by candidates to match it with their attempted answers and estimate their score. Candidates clearing the cut-off will be eligible to apply for Junior Research Fellowship (JRF), Assistant Professor recruitment, and admission for a Ph.D degree in major government and private universities and colleges across India.