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UGC NET answer key 2023 will be issued at ugcnet.nta.ac.in. Latest updates on result date, expected cut-off, marking scheme, and more.

NEW DELHI: The University Grants Commission National Eligibility Test (UGC NET) December 2023 answer key will be issued soon along with the UGC NET response sheet 2023. Students who appeared for the December session exams will be able to access the UGC NET answer key 2023 on the official website, ugcnet.nta.ac.in. The National Testing Agency (NTA) conducted the UGC NET December 2023 exam from December 6 to December 14, 2023.
UGC NET Answer Key 2023 Live Updates
The UGC NET answer key 2023 PDF will contain provisional answers for each subject. Candidates will be able to calculate their probable scores by matching their responses with the answers. In case a candidate finds a discrepancy in the answers, they will be allowed to raise objections against the provisional UGC NET 2023 answer key by paying Rs 200 per question challenged.
The subject experts will review the challenges raised by the candidates and release the final answer key based on the revisions, if any. UGC NET December result 2023 will be prepared on the basis of the final answer key.
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Live updates on UGC NET answer key Dec 2023 release date, response sheet, official website, result date, cut-off, marking scheme, and more.
January 1, 2024 | 10:32 PM IST
Category | Cut-off |
General candidates | 40% |
SC, ST, OBC, PwD candidates | 35% |
January 1, 2024 | 10:22 PM IST
January 1, 2024 | 10:05 PM IST
Candidates can raise objection against the UGC NET answer key 2023 in online mode only on the official website, ugcnet.nta.ac.in.
January 1, 2024 | 09:40 PM IST
Candidates can follow these steps to download the UGC NET answer key December 2023:
January 1, 2024 | 08:54 PM IST
The UGC NET 2023 result will be declared on January 7, 2024 on the official website, ugcnet.nta.ac.in. Candidates will also be able to download the UGC NET scorecard 2023 on that day.
January 1, 2024 | 08:28 PM IST
The UGC NET exam is held to screen eligible candidates for the post of assistant professor and JRF. In order to be considered for JRF, candidates must have appeared in both papers and must have scored an aggregate of 40% for general candidates and 35% for reserved candidates.
January 1, 2024 | 07:55 PM IST
A total of 4,62,144 candidates including 1,97,389 male, 2,64,735 female, and 20 third gender appeared for the UGC NET 2023 exam held in June last year.
January 1, 2024 | 07:32 PM IST
UGC NET December 2023 result will be available on the official website, ugcnet.nta.ac.in. Apart from that, students will also be check the score card on UMANG app and Digilocker.
January 1, 2024 | 06:23 PM IST
Candidates will have to login to their dashboard on UGC NET website for downloading the answer key. They will require the following credentials:
January 1, 2024 | 04:49 PM IST
UGC NET answer key 2023 for December session is not out yet. Once released, the link to download the answer key will be available at ugcnet.nta.ac.in.
January 1, 2024 | 04:15 PM IST
| Category | JRF cut-off |
| Unreserved | 99.59 |
| EWS | 99.22 |
| OBC (NCL) | 98.82 |
| SC | 96.56 |
| ST | 93.67 |
January 1, 2024 | 03:45 PM IST
As per UGC NET December 2023 information bulletin, the result will be available up to 90 days from the date of declaration.
January 1, 2024 | 03:31 PM IST
Category | Cut-off |
General candidates | 40% |
SC, ST, OBC, PwD candidates | 35% |
January 1, 2024 | 03:16 PM IST
Candidates will have to pay a fee of Rs 200 per question challenged to submit their objection against the UGC NET answer key 2023.
January 1, 2024 | 03:01 PM IST
UGC NET 2023 certificate for assistant professors is valid for lifetime.
January 1, 2024 | 02:45 PM IST
JRF UGC NET certificate is valid for 3 years from the date of result declaration.
January 1, 2024 | 02:30 PM IST
UGC NET 2024 exam will be held from June 10.
January 1, 2024 | 02:15 PM IST
January 1, 2024 | 02:00 PM IST
Category | Cut-off |
General candidates | 40% |
SC, ST, OBC, PwD candidates | 35% |
January 1, 2024 | 01:43 PM IST
The UGC NET answer key 2023 will be published on the new official website at ugcnet.nta.ac.in.
January 1, 2024 | 01:20 PM IST
The upper age limit for JRF is 30 years in UGC NET 2023.
January 1, 2024 | 12:57 PM IST
There is no age limit for assistant professor in UGC NET exam 2023.
January 1, 2024 | 12:32 PM IST
Candidates can raise objection against the UGC NET answer key 2023 in online mode only.
January 1, 2024 | 12:10 PM IST
January 1, 2024 | 11:49 AM IST
UGC NET December 2023 exam carried a total of 300 marks.
January 1, 2024 | 11:28 AM IST
According to UGC policy, 6% of candidates who obtained minimum qualifying marks in aggregate of both the papers will be declared qualified in UGC NET 2023.
January 1, 2024 | 11:07 AM IST
UGC NET 2023 exam date was rescheduled in Chennai and Nellore due to cyclone Michaung.
January 1, 2024 | 10:42 AM IST
January 1, 2024 | 10:23 AM IST
UGC NET answer key 2023 will be available in PDF format.
January 1, 2024 | 10:02 AM IST
Candidates who are not satisfied with the UGC NET answer key 2023 can raise objection by attaching supporting documents.
January 1, 2024 | 09:46 AM IST
Number of correct answers x 2 = Total score
January 1, 2024 | 09:26 AM IST
Paper | Number of questions | Total Marks |
Paper- I (Generic) | 50 | 100 |
Paper- II (Candidate’s chosen subject) | 100 | 200 |
January 1, 2024 | 09:03 AM IST
There is no negative marking for incorrect responses in UGC NET 2023.
January 1, 2024 | 08:44 AM IST
The UGC NET result 2023 the December session will be declared on January 10, 2024.
January 1, 2024 | 08:20 AM IST
Along with the answer key, NTA will publish the UGC NET response sheets 2023 on the official website.
January 1, 2024 | 08:05 AM IST
There is not confirmation regarding the UGC NET answer key 2023 release date and time. It is expected to be out within 3-4 days.
January 1, 2024 | 07:47 AM IST
Yes, candidates can raise objection through the UGC NET answer key 2023 objection window, which will be activated on the official website at ugcnet.nta.nic.in.
January 1, 2024 | 07:34 AM IST
Candidates can tally their responses with the UGC NET December answer key 2023 to calculate their probable scores.
January 1, 2024 | 07:23 AM IST
Candidates can access the UGC NET answer key 2023 on the official website at ugcnet.nta.ac.in.
January 1, 2024 | 07:13 AM IST
No, UGC NET December answer key 2023 is not yet published by NTA.
December 31, 2023 | 04:39 PM IST
UGC NET December 2023 answer key will be released soon. UGC NET answer key link 2023 will be available on the UGC NET official website ugcnet.nta.ac.in.
December 31, 2023 | 04:39 PM IST
UGC NET December 2023 answer key will be released soon. UGC NET answer key link 2023 will be available on the UGC NET official website ugcnet.nta.ac.in.
December 31, 2023 | 03:46 PM IST
The official website to check and download the UGC NET December 2023 answer key is ugcnet.nta.ac.in.
December 31, 2023 | 03:45 PM IST
The official website to download the UGC NET December 2023 answer key is ugcnet.nta.ac.in.
December 31, 2023 | 03:22 PM IST
December 31, 2023 | 03:04 PM IST
The UGC NET December 2023 question paper has 150 questions carrying 300 marks. Each question carries two marks.
December 31, 2023 | 02:46 PM IST
December 31, 2023 | 02:46 PM IST
December 31, 2023 | 02:14 PM IST
December 31, 2023 | 01:52 PM IST
UGC NET 2023 exam for December session was scheduled from December 6 to 14, 2023
December 31, 2023 | 01:29 PM IST
There is no facility for re-evaluation in the UGC NET 2023.
December 31, 2023 | 12:59 PM IST
UGC NET 2023 certificate for assistant professors is valid for lifetime.
December 31, 2023 | 12:47 PM IST
December 31, 2023 | 12:15 PM IST
No, there will be no negative marking in UGC NET December 2023. No marks will be deducted for attempting an wrong answer.
December 31, 2023 | 11:57 AM IST
As per UGC NET December 2023 eligibility criteria, for JRF candidates should not be more than 30 years of age the first day of the month in which the exam is conducted.
December 31, 2023 | 11:32 AM IST
| Category | JRF cut-off |
| Unreserved | 99.67 |
| EWS | 99.30 |
| OBC (NCL) | 98.83 |
| SC | 96.14 |
| ST | 93.94 |
December 31, 2023 | 11:22 AM IST
In the last session of UGC NET 2023 exam, a total of 6,39,069 candidates registered themselves to appear for the test.
December 31, 2023 | 11:02 AM IST
Candidates can use the UGC NET 2023 answer key to calculate their probable score in the exam. The UGC NET provisional answer key for December session will be out at ugcnet.nta.ac.in.
December 31, 2023 | 10:46 AM IST
As per the information bulletin, UGC NET result 2023 will be declared on January 10, 2024.
December 31, 2023 | 10:20 AM IST
UGC NET December 2023 exam was conducted for a total of 300 marks. The exam included two papers -- paper 1 and paper 2. While paper 1 was conducted for 100 marks, paper 2 was held for 200 marks.
December 31, 2023 | 10:03 AM IST
Candidates will be able to pay the UGC NET December 2023 answer key objection fee through debit card, credit card, UPI, or net banking.
December 31, 2023 | 09:46 AM IST
December 31, 2023 | 09:32 AM IST
National Testing Agency (NTA) will release UGC NET 2023 answer key on the official website at ugcnet.nta.ac.in.
December 31, 2023 | 09:18 AM IST
Candidates who are not satisfied with the UGC NET 2023 answer key may challenge the same by paying a fee of Rs 200 per question challenged as a nonrefundable processing fee.
December 31, 2023 | 09:00 AM IST
December 31, 2023 | 08:40 AM IST
The written examination was conducted on December 6, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13 and 14, 2023, at various exam centres across the country.
December 31, 2023 | 08:25 AM IST
Each question carries two marks.
Candidates will get two marks for every correct response
There is no negative marking for incorrect responses.
No marks will be given for questions unanswered or marked for review
December 30, 2023 | 10:06 PM IST
The UGC NET December 2023 exam was held for 83 subjects. Some of the subjects are given below:
December 30, 2023 | 09:27 PM IST
Once you download the UGC NET December 2023 answer key PDF, follow the steps given below to challenge it:
December 30, 2023 | 08:21 PM IST
| Category | JRF cut-off |
| Unreserved | 99.7874633 |
| EWS | 99.5634442 |
| OBC (NCL) | 99.2762364 |
| SC | 97.8427089 |
| ST | 97.2887587 |
December 30, 2023 | 07:55 PM IST
December 30, 2023 | 07:42 PM IST
In the last session of UGC NET 2023 exam, a total of 6,39,069 candidates registered themselves to appear for the test.
December 30, 2023 | 07:27 PM IST
Candidates will be able to pay the UGC NET December 2023 answer key objection fee through debit card, credit card, UPI, or net banking.
December 30, 2023 | 06:45 PM IST
UGC NET answer key 2023 for December session exams is yet to be released. Once out, the answer key link will be available on the official website, ugcnet.nta.ac.in.
December 30, 2023 | 06:38 PM IST
No, there will be no revaluation or rechecking of UGC NET December 2023 result.
December 30, 2023 | 06:13 PM IST
UGC NET December 2023 exam was conducted for a total of 300 marks. The exam included two papers -- paper 1 and paper 2. While paper 1 was conducted for 100 marks, paper 2 was held for 200 marks.
December 30, 2023 | 05:50 PM IST
The National Testing Agency rescheduled the exam date for candidates of Chennai and Nellore as they were not able to reach the exam centres due to cyclone Michaung. Their exams earlier scheduled for December 6 were conducted on December 14.
December 30, 2023 | 05:23 PM IST
Candidates can check last session's UGC NET cut-off 2023 for all subjects and categories at ugcnet.nta.nic.in.
December 30, 2023 | 05:01 PM IST
Once NTA releases UGC NET provisional answer key for the December session and candidate's response sheet, students will be able to calculate their scores by tallying their responses with the answers provided by the NTA.
December 30, 2023 | 04:17 PM IST
The UGC NET answer key 2023 for December session will be available on the site, ugcnet.nta.ac.in, for two to three days for downloading and challenging.
December 30, 2023 | 03:55 PM IST
In July this year, the University Grants Commission (UGC) announced the National Eligibility Test (NET), State Eligibility Test (SET), or State Level Eligibility Test (SLET) to be the minimum eligibility criteria for recruitment of assistant professors.
UGC NET December 2023: announced NET, SET, or SLET mandatory for direct recruitment of assistant professors.
December 30, 2023 | 03:35 PM IST
While the National Testing Agency (NTA) has not announced UGC NET December answer key Dec 2023 release date, as per the information bulletin, UGC NET result 2023 will be declared on January 10, 2024.
December 30, 2023 | 02:51 PM IST
A candidate asked for an update on the UGC NET December 2023 answer key release date and said in a post on X, "It's been 15days since our UGC NET DEC 2023 exam is over but NTA haven't provided the provisional answers key yet..When we are going to get the answer keys?"
December 30, 2023 | 02:18 PM IST
| Category | JRF cut-off |
| Unreserved | 99.7874633 |
| EWS | 99.5634442 |
| OBC (NCL) | 99.2762364 |
| SC | 97.8427089 |
| ST | 97.2887587 |
December 30, 2023 | 01:52 PM IST
| Category | JRF cut-off |
| Unreserved | 99.67 |
| EWS | 99.30 |
| OBC (NCL) | 98.83 |
| SC | 96.14 |
| ST | 93.94 |
December 30, 2023 | 01:25 PM IST
The link for UGC NET December 2023 answer key will be available on the following websites:
December 30, 2023 | 01:00 PM IST
The UGC NET December 2023 exam was held for 83 subjects. Some of the subjects are given below:
December 30, 2023 | 12:43 PM IST
| Category | JRF cut-off | Assistant professor cut-off |
| Sociology | 216 | 196 |
| EWS | 210 | 180 |
| OBC (NCL) | 206 | 180 |
| SC | 194 | 168 |
| ST | 190 | 162 |
December 30, 2023 | 12:27 PM IST
A candidate who appeared for the UGC NET December 2023 exam said that they are frustrated over waiting for answer key. "Frustrating having waited for update regarding release of answer key of UGC NET Dec 23. Worthless conducting exam in CBT mode when timely ans key is not provided. In previous cycles it was released after 2 weeks," the candidate said in a post on X and tagged UGC along with commission chairman Mamidala Jagadesh Kumar.
December 30, 2023 | 12:17 PM IST
As per UGC NET December 2023 eligibility criteria, for JRF candidates should not be more than 30 years of age the first day of the month in which the exam is conducted.
December 30, 2023 | 12:00 PM IST
The University Grants Commission (UGC) announced a hike in fellowship amounts for Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) and other fellowship schemes in October this year. JRF amount increased to Rs 37,000 per month.
Read More: UGC revises fellowship amounts for JRF, SRF, post doctoral, other schemes
December 30, 2023 | 11:48 AM IST
Once you download the UGC NET December 2023 answer key PDF, follow the steps given below to challenge it:
December 30, 2023 | 11:28 AM IST
The National Testing Agency (NTA) has not announced UGC NET December 2023 answer key release date as such. However, the answer key is expected anytime soon. The exam concluded on December 14. In the last session, the answer key was released within 15 days of the conclusion of the exam.
December 30, 2023 | 11:20 AM IST
No, there will be no negative marking in UGC NET December 2023. Therefore, no marks will be deducted for attempting an answer wrongly.
December 30, 2023 | 11:06 AM IST
UGC NET December 2023 answer key, response sheet, and UGC NET result 2023 will be declared on the new UGC NET official website, ugcnet.nta.ac.in.
December 30, 2023 | 11:01 AM IST
Candidates who appeared for the English paper can check the number of candidates declared eligible in the June session and category-wise cut-offs for assistant professor.
Category | Number of eligible candidates | Cut-off |
Unreserved | 970 | 97.5957011 |
EWS | 136 | 93.7739112 |
OBC(NCL) | 656 | 92.0339605 |
SC | 307 | 85.5797463 |
ST | 162 | 80.9496358 |
December 30, 2023 | 10:51 AM IST
Candidates who appeared for Psychology paper can check the number of candidates declared eligible in June session and cut-offs
Category | Number of eligible candidates | Cut-off |
Unreserved | 501 | 194 |
EWS | 73 | 176 |
OBC(NCL) | 221 | 176 |
SC | 99 | 162 |
ST | 51 | 156 |
December 30, 2023 | 10:38 AM IST
No. Candidates will not be allowed to apply for re-checking or revaluation. The NTA said, "No correspondence in this regard shall be entertained."
December 30, 2023 | 10:24 AM IST
The National Testing Agency (NTA) will publish the UGC NET December 2023 question paper, recorded responses and provisional answer keys on the official website, ugcnet.nta.ac.in. The UGC NET answer key release date will be announced shortly on the NTA website. Candidates, who are not satisfied with the answer key, will be allowed to challenge by paying a non-refundable fee of Rs 200.
December 30, 2023 | 10:11 AM IST
According to the University Grants Commission (UGC) policy, 6% of those candidates who appeared in UGC NET 2023 exam for both the papers and obtain minimum qualifying marks in aggregate of both the papers will be declared NET qualified.
December 30, 2023 | 09:54 AM IST
Candidates from Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh who could not appear on the scheduled date due to cyclone Michaung were allowed to appear on December 14. The UGC NET December 2023 answer key will also be published for the candidates who appeared on the different date. Such candidates will have to check the answer key on the date they appeared for the exam.
December 30, 2023 | 08:09 AM IST
Here’s the number of candidates who were declared eligible in UGC NET June 2023 exam and the category-wise cut-off for commerce subject.
Category | Number of eligible candidates | Cut-off |
Unreserved | 892 | 98.1223040 |
EWS | 248 | 94.3618371 |
OBC(NCL) | 689 | 92.2755964 |
SC | 233 | 86.8256788 |
ST | 112 | 83.0105916 |
December 30, 2023 | 07:18 AM IST
The NTA is expected to publish the UGC NET December 2023 answer key soon on the official website, ugcnet.nta.ac.in, for the exams held between December 6 to 14.
December 29, 2023 | 10:23 PM IST
UGC NET 2023 cut-off for candidates belonging to general category is 40 %.
December 29, 2023 | 10:08 PM IST
UGC NET 2023 cut-off for Scheduled Tribe (ST), Scheduled Caste (SC),and Other Backward Classes (OBC) category candidates is 35 %.
December 29, 2023 | 09:50 PM IST
Full form of UGC NET is University Grants Commission National Eligibility Test.
December 29, 2023 | 09:37 PM IST
The fee for challenging a question in the UGC NET answer key 2023 is Rs 200 per question.
December 29, 2023 | 09:26 PM IST
December 29, 2023 | 09:13 PM IST
No, candidates can file objection against the UGC NET answer key 2023 in online mode only.
December 29, 2023 | 09:02 PM IST
December 29, 2023 | 08:39 PM IST
JRF UGC NET certificate is valid for 3 years from result declaration date.
December 29, 2023 | 08:22 PM IST
| Category | JRF | Assistant professor |
| Unreserved | 188 | 170 |
| EWS | 178 | 154 |
| OBC | 178 | 152 |
| SC | 162 | 142 |
| ST | 154 | 136 |
December 29, 2023 | 08:06 PM IST
UGC NET answer key link 2023 will be available on the UGC NET official website ugcnet.nta.ac.in.
December 29, 2023 | 07:51 PM IST
UGC NET question paper 2023 will be available on the official website ugcnet.nta.ac.in.
December 29, 2023 | 07:37 PM IST
UGC NET 2023 exam for December session was scheduled from December 6 to 14, 2023
December 29, 2023 | 07:25 PM IST
UGC NET 2023 certificate for assistant professors is valid for lifetime.
December 29, 2023 | 07:12 PM IST
There is no facility for re-evaluation in the UGC NET 2023.
December 29, 2023 | 07:00 PM IST
There is no age limit for assistant professor in UGC NET exam 2023. However, the upper age limit for JRF is 30 years.
December 29, 2023 | 06:38 PM IST
December 29, 2023 | 06:21 PM IST
The UGC NET answer key 2023 can be accessed and downloaded from the official website, ugcnet.nta.ac.in.
December 29, 2023 | 06:02 PM IST
December 29, 2023 | 05:39 PM IST
Category | Cut-off |
General candidates | 40% |
SC, ST, OBC, PwD candidates | 35% |
December 29, 2023 | 05:25 PM IST
UGC NET response sheet 2023 will be available along with the answer key on the official website ugcnet.nta.ac.in.
December 29, 2023 | 05:12 PM IST
UGC NET 2023 exam was of moderate difficulty level.
December 29, 2023 | 05:00 PM IST
There is no official confirmation on the UGC NET answer key 2023 release date yet. The UGC NET 2023 answer key is expected to be out today, December 29.
December 29, 2023 | 04:48 PM IST
UGC NET 2023 result for December session will be out on January 10, 2024.
December 29, 2023 | 04:37 PM IST
UGC NET answer key pdf 2023 will be available soon on the official website, ugcnet.nta.ac.in.
December 29, 2023 | 04:26 PM IST
The University Grants Commission - National Eligibility Test (UGC NET 2023) December session answer key is expected to be out soon. Steps to check and download UGC NET answer key PDF is given below.
December 29, 2023 | 04:20 PM IST
The UGC NET December 2023 question paper has 150 questions carrying 300 marks. Each question carries two marks.
December 29, 2023 | 03:57 PM IST
| Category | JRF | Assistant professor |
| Unreserved | 218 | 198 |
| EWS | 208 | 186 |
| OBC | 206 | 184 |
| SC | 200 | 178 |
| ST | 178 | 154 |
December 29, 2023 | 03:50 PM IST
The raw marks of candidates in different shifts or sessions of UGC NET December 2023 exam will be converted to NTA score (percentile). The percentile score of a candidate will be calculated as follows:
100 * number of candidates appeared in a session with raw score equal to or less than candidate / total number of candidates appeared in a session
December 29, 2023 | 03:39 PM IST
Besides the UGC NET 2023 official website, ugcnet.nta.ac.in, the National Testing Agency (NTA) will provide the UGC NET answer key 2023 PDF link at ugcnet.ntaonline.in.
December 29, 2023 | 03:06 PM IST
Yes, the marks scored by candidates in the UGC NET December 2023 exams will be normalised as the exams were held in more than one shift and different students received different sets of question papers.
December 29, 2023 | 02:46 PM IST
The National Testing Agency will upload the recorded responses of candidates on the website, ugcnet.nta.ac.in along with the question paper. With the help of UGC NET answer key 2023 and response sheet, candidates will be able to calculate their probable scores in the exam.
December 29, 2023 | 02:22 PM IST
The provisional UGC NET December 2023 answer key will be available on the website, ugcnet.nta.ac.in, for downloading for two to three days only. Candidates will be given an opportunity to challenge the answers during this time.
December 29, 2023 | 02:07 PM IST
UGC NET official website 2023, ugcnet.nta.ac.in, will host the UGC NET answer key link.
December 29, 2023 | 01:52 PM IST
December 29, 2023 | 01:40 PM IST
Candidates will be able to download the UGC NET answer key dec 2023 by using either of the following login credentials:
December 29, 2023 | 01:15 PM IST
The release date for UGC NET answer key December 2023 has not been announced yet. However, the answer key is expected to be released anytime soon at ugcnet.nta.ac.in. UGC NET December 2023 exams concluded on December 14.
December 29, 2023 | 01:04 PM IST
December 29, 2023 | 12:54 PM IST
The official website to check and download the UGC NET December 2023 answer key is ugcnet.nta.ac.in. Earlier, the updates on exam were being provided at ugcnet.nta.nic.in.
December 29, 2023 | 12:42 PM IST
UGC NET December 2023 answer key will be released soon. The answer keys will have provisional answers to the questions asked in the exam. Candidates will be allowed to challenge the answer key within a given time frame.