Overview
- Candidates who sat the computer‑based UGC NET exams held June 22–30 say the provisional answer key and their response sheets have not been published nearly a month after testing.
- The National Testing Agency has not issued any public explanation or given a release date, so the formal objection window and final-key process cannot begin.
- Students have mobilised on social media, tagging officials and using hashtags such as #NTAANSWERKEYOUTKARO to demand clarity and press for a timetable for results.
- Some users have pointed to the cancelled Jalandhar centre exam that was rescheduled for July 5 and unverified rumours of a Sociology paper leak, but no independent reporting has confirmed a leak.
- Media analysis shows this is the longest interval the NTA has taken to post a provisional UGC NET key in recent sessions, a delay that could push back admissions, JRF awards and PhD start dates for affected candidates.