NTACSIR UGC NET answer key 2025: The National Testing Agency (NTA) issued the provisional answer key for the Joint CSIR-UGC NET December 2025 exam on December 30, 2025. If you appeared for the examination on December 18, you can now access the answer key by visiting the official website, csirnet.nta.nic.in. For candidates who are not satisfied with the provisional answer key, NTA has also opened the objection window.The objection window will close tomorrow, January 1, 2026. Candidates can raise objections online by logging into the official portal. Once the objection window is closed, NTA will analyse the objections submitted, and will begin preparing the final answer key and result.
How to download CSIR NET answer key
Candidates who appeared for the CSIR NET December exam can access the provisional answer key along with their response sheets from the official website, csirnet.nta.nic.in. To access the response sheets, candidates will be required to login by using their application ID and date of birth.After analysing the provisional answer keys and response sheets, candidates will be able to submit objections online. The direct link to access the response sheets and answer key is available here.
How to challenge the answer key
If candidates are not happy with the provisional answer key, they can raise an objection. To do this, they must pay a fee of Rs. 200 for each question they challenge. This fee is non-refundable.The payment can be made only through online modes such as Credit Card, Debit Card, Net Banking, or UPI. No challenge will be accepted without payment of the fee. Challenges sent through any other method will not be considered.All objections submitted by candidates will be checked by a panel of subject experts. If any challenge is found to be correct, the answer key will be corrected. The revised answer will then be applied to the responses of all candidates.Direct link to raise objections here.
CSIR NET December 2025 answer key dates
The provisional answer key and response sheets for CSIR NET exam are now available on the official website. Check important dates related to the answer key and result below:
For more information about CSIR NET answer key and results, candidates are advised to keep checking the official website, csirnet.nta.nic.in.
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