UGC NET 2024 answer key objection deadline at 6 pm; challenge fee, cut-off marks

UGC NET December 2024 answer key objection link is active on the official website at ugnet.nta.ac.in.

UGC NET 2024 December session answer key was issued on January 31. (Representational/ PTI)

Ayushi Bisht | February 3, 2025 | 03:03 PM IST

NEW DELHI: The National Testing Agency (NTA) will close the answer key objection window for University Grants Commission - National Eligibility Test (UGC NET) 2024 today, February 3. Candidates who appeared for the eligibility test can raise objections against the UGC NET December 2024 answer key through the official website at ugnet.nta.ac.in.

As per the official notification, the UGC NET 2024 answer key objection window will close tomorrow at 6 pm. Candidates are required to pay a non-refundable fee of Rs 200 as fee per question challenged. The UGC NET answer key objection fee can be submitted online via credit card, debit card, net banking, and UPI.

NTA issued the UGC NET 2024 December answer key on January 31. "The Provisional Answer Key(s) for UGC - NET December 2024 Examination conducted on January 3, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 16, 21 and 27, 2025 along with the Question Paper with Recorded Responses are available on the website https://ugcnet.nta.ac.in/ for candidates to challenge the provisional answer key", the official notice read.

UGC NET 2024 final answer key

The challenges made by the candidates against the UGC NET answer key 2024 will be verified by the panel consisting of subject experts. In case the challenge filed by the candidates is found to be correct, the UGC NET 2024 answer key will be revised. The UGC NET 2024 result will be announced on the basis of the final answer key released by the authority.

Candidates will have to use their login credentials such as registration number and date of birth to download the UGC NET December 202 final answer key.

UGC NET December 2024 cut-off marks

The UGC NET cut-off depends on various factors such as the difficulty level of the exam, the competition level, total students appeared and more. Candidates can check the UGC NET cut-off marks in the table given below-

Category

Minimum percentage marks to be obtained


Paper I (out of 100)

Paper-II (out of 200)

General

40%

40%

OBC/PwD/SC/ST

35%

35%

NTA conducts the UGC NET exam twice a year to determine the eligibility of a candidate for roles like an assistant professor and Junior Research Fellowship.

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