Thu Sep 12 10:49:00 UTC 2024: ## UGC NET 2024 Provisional Answer Keys Released, Candidates Can Challenge

**New Delhi, September 11:** The National Testing Agency (NTA) has released the provisional answer keys for the University Grants Commission (UGC)-NET 2024 exam, held between August 21 and September 4. Candidates can view the answer keys on the official UGC NET websites – ugcnet.nta.ac.in and ugcnet.ntaonline.

Candidates who are dissatisfied with the answer keys can challenge them by paying a fee of Rs 200 per question. The objection window will remain open until September 13.

The UGC NET exam was conducted for 83 subjects, including Hindi, English, French, Spanish, sociology, visual arts, mass communication and journalism. The question paper was available in English and Hindi, except for the language papers. Each question carried two marks with no negative marking for incorrect answers.

Along with the answer keys, the NTA has also released the question paper with recorded responses for exams held on August 27, 28, 29, 30, and September 2, 3, 4, and 5.

The NTA will release the scorecard along with the result in due course. The scorecard will include the candidate’s name, roll number, father’s name, mother’s name, category, application number, and exam qualifying status. The agency has clarified that there will be no re-evaluation or re-checking of the results.

The UGC NET is conducted twice a year to qualify candidates for Junior Research Fellowships (JRF), Assistant Professorships, and PhD programs. The exam held in June this year was cancelled after allegations of leaks.

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