CSIR UGC NET 2025 December Answer key date, challenge-CSIR UGC NET December 2025 exam concluded on December 18, 2025, and the provisional answer key is likely to release within this week. If one looks at the trend of releasing the answer key you will find that it released within a week. In June 2025 the exam conducted on July 28 and the answer key released on August 1.
CSIR UGC NET 2025 December Answer Key time
And in December 2024 exam concluded on multiple days Started on February 28 and ended on 2 March and answer key came out on 11 March.
The NTA started conducting the CSIR UGC NET exam single-day exam since June 2025, so candidates can expect the answer key by Tuesday or Wednesday in December
Since the exam took place as a single-day exam, you can expect the answer key to be out three or four days after the exam.
It allows candidates to download it alongside recorded responses from csirnet.nta.ac.in using their application number and date of birth. An objection window follows for 2-3 days, after which the final answer key is out often in January.
CSIR UGC NET 2025 December Download Process
Visit csirnet.nta.ac.in, log in with credentials, select the subject and shift, and access the PDF containing question IDs and correct options. The response sheet helps verify marked answers and estimate scores before results.
Objection Details
Candidates have the opportunity to challenge any key by paying a per-question fee, refundable if valid; the final answer key comes out after meeting the objections.Candidate must check the official website, as no exact date is out yet and we will update too.
How to raise an Objection to the answer key?
To raise objections against the CSIR UGC NET December 2025 provisional answer key, candidates must wait for its release on csirnet.nta.ac.in, typically 5-7 days post-exam, and follow the NTA portal process during the short objection window.
Steps to File Objections
Log in to csirnet.nta.ac.in using your application number and date of birth to access the provisional key and response sheet. Select the specific question ID, choose the correct option from the dropdown, upload supporting documents justifying the challenge, and pay the non-refundable fee per question (usually Rs 200, refunded if valid).
Key Details
Candidate must know that the answer key challenge window opens only for limited time. You will have to challenge in that particular days. NTA’s expert committee reviews submissions with evidence; valid changes update the final key used for results. No objections are accepted post-deadline or without fees/documents, so monitor the site closely once the key is out.
CSIR UGC NET 2025 December Answer key date, challenge
How to calculate your Score through Answer key?
CSIR UGC NET December 2025 scores are calculated using the provisional answer key and your response sheet once released on csirnet.nta.ac.in.
Marking Scheme
Part A (General Aptitude) awards +2 marks per correct answer with -0.5 for incorrect across most subjects. Part B follows the same (+2/-0.5), while Part C varies: +4/-1 for Chemical/Life Sciences, adjusted for others like Physical Sciences (+5/-1.25).
Calculation Steps
Download the answer key and response sheet, match your answers to identify correct (+full marks), incorrect (-penalty), and unattempted (0) responses, then apply the formula: Raw Score = (Correct × Marks per question) – (Incorrect × Penalty). Normalize raw scores to NTA percentile for multi-shift fairness using equi-percentile method; final eligibility uses category cutoffs (e.g., 33% General).
CSIR UGC NET December 2025 FAQs
You can expect the csir ugc net 2025 anwer key within this week starting from December 22
The answer key comes out in the PDF format
You can challenge the answer key by logging on ot the NTA website
You need valid the documents to substiante your claim of right answer. It could be any text book reference
The final answer key comes out one day before the result
