UGC NET 2025 Provisional Answer Key Released, Objection Window Closes January 17

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Nisha Sharma
Last Updated on : 15 Jan 2026 10:51AM

The National Testing Agency (NTA) has published the UGC NET Answer Key 2025. Those who took the UGC NET December 2025 exam can verify and get the provisional key from the official UGC NET website, ugcnet.nta.nic.in.

The window for raising objections is also available on the official website. Candidates can submit their objections to the answer key till January 17, 2026. Candidates must note that the last day to pay the processing fee is also January 17, 2026.

Candidates may file objections to the provisional key by paying a processing fee of Rs 200 for each objection. The processing fee can be paid via credit card, debit card, net banking, or UPI modes of payment. 

How to download the UGC NET Answer Key 2025? 

To download the provisional key, applicants can follow the steps given below.

  • Go to the official website of NTA UGC NET at UGC NET at ugcnet.nta.nic.in.

  • Click on the UGC NET December 2025 Answer Key link available on the home page.

  • A new page will open, where candidates will have to enter their login credentials.

  • Click submit, and your hall ticket will be displayed.

  • Check the hall ticket and download it.

  • Keep a printed copy of the same for future reference.

Challenges submitted by candidates will be reviewed by the panel of subject experts. If any candidate's challenge is found to be correct, the answer key will be changed, and the solution will be given to all the candidates accordingly. 

The result will be based on the updated Final Answer Key, which will be prepared and announced. No particular candidate will be informed about the acceptance or rejection of his/her challenge. The key decided by the experts after the challenge will be the final one.

FAQ's
Yes — the National Testing Agency (NTA) has officially released the provisional answer key for the UGC-NET December 2025 exam, and candidates can now check it online to evaluate their answers.
Yes — NTA has opened a limited objection window during which candidates can challenge any answers they believe are incorrect by submitting supporting evidence and paying the prescribed fee before the objection deadline of 17 January 2026.
Candidates can download the provisional answer key, question paper and their response sheet from the official UGC-NET portal (ugcnet.nta.nic.in) by logging in with their registration details; the same portal also allows submission of objections before the closing date.

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