NTA Promises UGC NET Answer Key This Week After 40‑Day Delay

Overview

• The UGC NET June session, held from June 22 to July 5, finished more than 40 days ago without a provisional answer key being posted.
• The NTA has notified candidates that provisional answer keys will be published this week and that an objection window will be opened with instructions on the official site.
• Student groups led by the Jawaharlal Nehru University Students’ Union warned they will gather at the NTA Okhla office on August 11 if the agency does not publish the key by August 10.
• Roughly seven lakh candidates say the delay is disrupting PhD admissions, Assistant Professor hiring and other time‑sensitive applications that depend on UGC NET qualification.
• The gap is far longer than recent cycles that released keys within about a week, and the pause — coming after contested Sociology leak claims and recent NEET scrutiny — has sharpened calls for NTA transparency and possible accountability measures.