NTA releases final answer keys for Joint CSIR-UGC NET June 2026 exam

New Delhi, August 29 (IANS): The National Testing Agency has released the final answer keys for all five subjects of the Joint CSIR-UGC NET June 2026 examination on its official website, an official said on Saturday.In a message on X, the NTA said, “Joint CSIR-UGC NET June 2026 Final Answer Keys are now available. Candidates can visit the official portal to check the answer key relevant to their examination.”The NTA’s Director (Exams) said in a public notice, “Candidates who appeared in the examination may log in using their credentials to access and view the Final Answer Keys pertaining to their subject.”“Candidates are advised to visit the official Joint CSIR-UGC NET June 2026 examination website regularly for the latest updates regarding the examination,” said the notice.The NTA conducted the Joint CSIR-UGC NET June 2026 examination for determining the eligibility of Indian nationals for 'award of Junior Research Fellowship and appointment as Assistant Professor', 'appointment as Assistant Professor and admission to PhD' and 'admission to PhD only' in Indian universities and colleges.The NTA conducted a series of national examinations between June and July this year. The examinations for which answer keys were processed together spanned three major examinations, UGC-NET, CSIR-NET and ICAR (AIEEA-PG and AICE-PhD), conducted across 184 subjects and papers in all, comprising 24,700 distinct questions. Over 10 lakh candidates registered for the examination, and of these, nearly 8 lakh appeared.Sources stated that each of these questions has to be set, moderated, translated, typeset, administered and evaluated to a common standard. They further stated that given the sheer breadth of subjects and the volume of unique questions, one can grasp the sense of the scale and complexity of the process.Earlier this month, the NTA announced that it will re-conduct the University Grants Commission-National Eligibility Test (UGC-NET) for English, Sociology and Commerce after several errors were found in the question papers.