Overview
- The National Testing Agency announced on August 10 that it will publish the provisional UGC‑NET June 2026 answer key this week and will also release keys for CSIR‑NET and ICAR exams.
- Candidates will be able to view question papers and their recorded responses online and submit formal challenges during a notified window with a processing fee of Rs. 200 per question.
- More than seven lakh aspirants have been waiting roughly 40 days after the June session exams, which were held June 22–30 with a retest on July 5, and many say the delay is disrupting PhD admissions and hiring for assistant professor posts.
- Student groups had warned of a protest at the NTA’s Okhla office on August 11 if keys were not released by August 10, and the agency’s announcement may affect whether that gathering proceeds.
- Allegations of a Sociology paper leak raised by political figures remain unproven and under scrutiny as the NTA faces renewed public and institutional pressure following earlier exam‑integrity controversies and reform measures.