Joint CSIR UGC NET December 2024: The provisional answer key and the response sheet for the Joint CSIR UGC NET December 2024 have been issued by the National Testing Agency (NTA) on March 11, 2025. The answer key is available to download for the applicants on the official website of NTA CSIR NET at csirnet.nta.ac.in.

Joint CSIR UGC NET December 2024: Challenge provisional answer key

As per the official notice, the provisional answer key of any question will be accepted online only. Candidates can raise the challenge from March 11 to March 14, 2025, and the last date to make the payment is March 14.

Applicants' challenges will be evaluated by a team of Subject Experts. If any of the applicant's challenge is deemed to be correct, the Answer Key will be changed and given to all the respondents as needed. The result will be generated and announced using the amended Final Answer Key. Individual candidates will not be informed of the acceptance or rejection of their challenge. The Key determined by the Experts following the challenge will be final.

Read the official notice here to know more about the answer key

Joint CSIR UGC NET December 2024: How to download the answer key?

To download the Joint CSIR UGC NET December answer key 2024, applicants need to follow the mentioned below steps:

Step 1: Visit the official website of CSIR UGC NET at csirnet.nta.ac.in.

Step 2: On the homepage, click the CSIR UGC NET Answer Key 2024 link.

Step 3: Now, enter the login details and then submit.

Step 4: The CSIR UGC NET answer key will appear on the screen.

Step 5: Download the answer key and take a printout of the same for further reference.

Joint CSIR UGC NET December 2024: How to challenge the answer key?

To challenge the Joint CSIR UGC NET December 2024 answer key, aspirants can follow the mentioned below steps:

Step 1: Download the answer key by following the above-mentioned steps.

Step 2: Now, click on the 'Challenge' to view and then challenge the answers.

Step 3: The ID next to the "Correct Option" section indicates the correct response provided by NTA. Check the boxes for any answers the candidate wants to challenge.

Step 4: After this, upload all the necessary supporting documents and then click on the ‘Submit and Review Your Claims’ to check all the questions the applicant has challenged.

Step 5: Make the payment and then download the confirmation page.

Direct link to challenge the answer key

Joint CSIR UGC NET December 2024: Exam details

The Joint Central Scientific & Industrial Research-University Grants Commission National Eligibility Test (Joint CSIR-UGC NET December 2024) was held on February 28 and 1st & 2nd March 2025. The exam was conducted in 326 exam centres located in 164 cities across the country. This year, 238,451 applicants appeared for the Computer Based Test (CBT) mode.