3 min readNew DelhiUpdated: Jul 27, 2026 06:58 PM IST
While the National Testing Agency (NTA) has not published the UGC NET 2026 answer key 2026 for the June session yet, analysing the last few sessions’ answer key release date trends, this is the longest time period that NTA has taken to release the provisional answer key. The agency has not announced the reason for the delay; however, many candidates have been complaining about this on their social media handles.
NTA conducts the University Grants Commission — National Eligibility Test (UGC NET) twice a year, in June and December. This year, the UGC NET June 2026 exam was conducted from June 22 to June 30, 2026, through CBT mode at various exam centres. Candidates should note that the NTA UGC NET 2026 answer key will be released on a provisional basis. After releasing the provisional answer key, NTA will open an objection window, giving candidates a chance to challenge the provisional answer key. The final NTA UGC NET June 2026 Answer key will be released along with the results after considering all the objections raised by the candidates.
UGC NET June 2026: Check previous years’ answer key release dates
The NTA UGC NET 2026 answer key has not been issued yet. Although the agency typically releases it within a week of the exam, this session, the answer key has been delayed for more than 26 days now without any reasons informed by NTA so far. To check the past session release date trends, candidates can go through the table below.