1. Final Provisional Answer Key Released Date: 23 July 2023

2. Exam Date Phase I: 13 to 17 June 2023

3. Exam Date Phase II: 19 to 22 June 2023

4. Academic Year: 2023-24

5. Exam City Date: 08 June 2023

6. Last Date for Fees Payment: 08 July 2023

To download the answer key of CSIR UGC NET, please follow the simple steps.

Candidate can start to check the answer key from – 23 July 2023.

1. Please go to NTA website https://csirnet.nta.nic.in.

2. Click ‘Challenge (s) regarding Answer Key’

3. Login with your Application Number and Date of Birth and enter Security Pin as displayed and submit.

4. Click on “View Question Paper” for marked responses and to view or challenge the Answer keys, click on the link “Click to view /Challenge Answer Key”.

5. You will see Question IDs in sequential order.

6. The ID next to the question under the column ‘Correct Option(s)’ stands for the correct Answer Key to be used by NTA. The Dropped Questions are highlighted and not for challenge.

7. If you wish to challenge this option, you may use any one or more of the Option IDs given in the next four columns by clicking the check box.

8. After clicking your desired option, scroll down, ‘Save your Claims’ and move to the next screen.

9. You will see a display of all the Option IDs you have challenged.

10. You may upload supporting documents in which you can select ‘Choose File’ and upload (all documents to be put in a single pdf file).

11. Click on ‘Save your Claims and pay fee’ or in case you wish to modify the claims, click on ‘Modify your Claims’.

12. After saving the claims, you will find a screen displaying your Challenges.

13. Kindly pay the fee by clicking on ‘Pay Fee’. The claims will be saved finally after successful payment of requisite fee.

14. Select Mode of Payment and Pay your fee @ Rs.200/- for each question challenged. Make payment through Debit/Credit Card/Net Banking.

15. In case of any difficulty, please feel free to contact on 011-40759000 or write an e-mail to [email protected]