CSIR UGC NET Answer Key 2018 for December session released; raise objections till January 23

NEW DELHI, JANUARY 17: Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR) has released the official answer key of CSIR UGC NET 2018 for December session on January 16, 2019. Candidates can download their answer key of CSIR UGC NET from http://csirhrdg.res.in/. Along with the answer key, the authority has also released the question papers for December session.  

The answer key is available in the form of PDF, separately for all 5 subjects. Candidates who took CSIR UGC NET 2018 on December 16 can download the official CSIR UGC NET answer key 2018 for all papers (Chemical Sciences, Earth Sciences, Life Sciences, Mathematical Sciences and Physical Sciences) from January 16 to 23, 2019 (till 5 pm). CSIR UGC NET official answer key contains the correct responses against all the questions asked in all the four sets of the question booklet - A, B, C and D.

Through CSIR UGC NET answer key, candidates can check their answers to the questions marked in the entrance examination. Candidates are also given an opportunity to submit objections through email id - netexam.obs@csirhrdg.res.in in case they find errors/mistakes in the official answer keys. To submit the representations, candidates have to provide details like name of the candidate, roll no, subject, booklet code, test booklet serial no, question no. (against which representation/grievance is being raised) with justification.

The result of CSIR UGC NET 2018 is expected to be declared online by the end of January 2019. The result will reflect the roll numbers and ranks of the qualified candidates. Two separate merit lists will be available, the first list will comprise of candidates qualifying for JRF-NET and the second will contain the list of those qualifying the Eligibility Test for Lectureship (LS-NET). Candidates can check their scorecards by entering their roll number and date of birth in the login window. Shortlisted candidates are eligible for Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) and Lecturership-NET.

CSIR UGC NET 2018 was conducted on December 16 in 27 cities across India to test the eligibility of the candidates as teachers. The exam was conducted in offline mode for 3 hours, in which questions were asked from five subjects. The MCQ based question paper was divided into four parts – A, B, C and D carrying 200 marks. There was negative marking for wrong answers.