The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has released the UGC NET 2018 answer keys with captured response sheets (OMR sheets) today, July 24th. Candidates who had appeared for the 2018 University Grants Commission’ National Eligibility Test (UGC NET) exam can check for the answer keys at the official CBSE NET website, cbsenet.nic.in.

The CBSE, it is believed, could declare the 2018 UGC NET results much earlier than usual, within just a month’s time of conducting the exam. The CBSE answer keys were officially scheduled to be released in the fourth week of August. So, judging by the early release of the answer keys, it seems that the CBSE could realistically release the NET results early this year.

Candidates can also challenge the exam’s answers. To challenge the answers, candidates need to pay Rs.1,000 per challenge, which can be paid online against the link and payment needs to be made via a debit or credit card.

How to check UGC NET 2018 answer keys

  1. Log on to the CBSE UGC NET official website.
  2. Click on the ‘Answer Key and Recorded Response Challenge’.
  3. Alternatively, click on this direct link to access the candidate log-in page.
  4. Enter your login details and click on submit.
  5. The answer keys with captured response sheets will be displayed.

The 2018 UGC NET exam was conducted on July 8th, and around 11.5 lakh candidates appeared for the exam. It was held in more than 2,000 centres across the country and candidates gave the examination on 84 different subjects.