The National Testing Agency (NTA) has displayed the Provisional Answer Keys and Question Papers with recorded Responses of the Joint CSIR UGC NET December 2025 Examination for the Answer Key Challenge.

NTA conducted the Joint CSIR-UGC NET Examination in December 2025, on 18.12.2025, in CBT mode across India for 2,12,552 candidates.

The provisional answer key(s), along with the question papers with recorded responses, are available at https://csirnet.nta.nic.in/ for interested candidates to challenge.

The procedure for the challenge of the answer key is given as Annexure-I to the Notification dated 30.12.2025 at https://csirnet.nta.nic.in/

Candidates who are not satisfied with the Provisional Answer Key may challenge the same by paying a fee of Rs.200/- per question challenged as a non-refundable processing fee latest by 11 pm on 01.01.2026. Payment has to be made by 11 pm on 01.01.2026.

The payment of the processing fee may be made through credit card/debit card/net bank/UPI modes. Challenges will not be entertained without receipt of the processing fee. The challenge shall not be accepted through any other mode.

The challenges made by the candidates will be verified by a panel of subject experts. If the challenge of any candidate is found correct, the answer key will be revised and applied in the response of all the candidates accordingly. The key finalized by the experts after the challenge will be final.

Based on the revised Final Answer Key, the result will be prepared and declared.

No individual candidate will be informed about the acceptance/non-acceptance of his/her challenge.

Candidates must visit https://csirnet.nta.nic.in/ for the latest updates.