UGC NET Final Answer Key and Result 2026 Out at ugcnet.nta.nic.in, Check Your Marks

The National Testing Agency (NTA), on behalf of the University Grants Commission (UGC), has released the UGC NET Final Answer Key 2026 along with its result and cut-off marks on its official website on 4th February 2026. The final answer key has been published after reviewing all valid objections raised by candidates against the provisional answer key. Based on this final answer key, the UGC NET 2026 marks will be prepared, and no further challenges will be accepted.

UGC NET Final Answer Key and Result 2026 Out

Candidates who appeared for the UGC NET 2026 examination can now download the final answer key PDF to check their responses.  The UGC NET Final Answer Key 2026, subject-wise, includes the correct answers to all questions asked in the examination after including the changes (if any) suggested through the objection process. This answer key is finalised by the National Testing Agency (NTA) and used for the preparation of result.

As per the result data released by the NTA:

• 5,108 candidates have qualified for Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) and Assistant Professor.
• 54,713 candidates have qualified for Assistant Professor and admission to PhD programmes.
• 1,17,058 candidates have qualified for PhD only.

UGC NET Final Answer Key- Important Dates

UGC NET Final Answer Key 2026 (Subject-wise)

The subject-wise UGC NET Final Answer Key PDFs have been released at https://ugcnet.nta.nic.in/, and the candidates can download the pdf of their respective subject from the link shared below. Candidates don’t need any login details to download the final answer key

For other subjects’ answer key, click on the link below;

Click to Download Subject-wise UGC NET Final Answer Key 2026

UGC NET Result 2026 Out

Along with the release of final answer key, NTA has also released the result and score cards with the qualifying status and marks scored by the candidates in the UGC NET December 2025 Exam. The result has been released for 7,35,614 candidates who appeared in the exam. The direct link to check UGC NET Result is also shared below.

UGC NET Result 2026 Out- Click to Check

How to Download UGC NET Final Answer Key 2026?

The officials have released the final answer key on their official website, which can be downloaded by following the steps given below.

1. Visit the official website www.ugcnet.nta.ac.in
2. Click on the link “UGC NET Final Answer Key 2026”
3. The page with subject-wise names appears on the screen.
4. Click on the subject you have appeared and download the UGC NET Answer key PDF.
5. Download and save the PDF for reference

UGC NET Cut Off 2026- Click to Check