(उच्चत्तर शिक्षा शिभाग, शिक्षा मं त्रालय, भारत सरकार के तहत एक स्वायत्त संगठन(

(An Autonomous Organization under the Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Education, Government of India)

PUBLIC NOTICE
18 October 2022

Subject: Display of Provisional Answer Keys and Question Paper with Recorded Responses for
Answer Key Challenge for Phase I, Phase II and Phase III of UGC NET December 2021 &
June 2022 (merged cycles).
The National Testing Agency has conducted UGC NET December 2021 & June 2022 (merged cycles) in
04 Phases in Computer Based Test (CBT) mode.
The National Testing Agency has uploaded the Provisional Answer Key(s) along with the Question
Paper with Recorded Responses on the website https://ugcnet.nta.nic.in/ for candidates to challenge.
The procedure (as enclosed at Annexure-2) for the challenge of Answer Key may be used.
The candidates, who are not satisfied with the Answer Key, may challenge the same by paying a fee
of ₹ 200/- (Rupees Two Hundred only) per question challenged as a non-refundable processing fee.
The details for Answer Key Challenge are given below:

(Phase- I, II and III )

Sr.No. Description Date(s)
1 Duration for Answer Key Challenge 18-20 October 2022 (upto 05:00 P.M.)
2 Last date for Payment 20 October 2022 (upto 11:50 P.M.)

The payment of the processing fee may be made through Debit card/Credit Card/Net Banking/Paytm
up to 20 October 2022 (up to 05:00 P.M.). No challenge will be entertained without receipt of the
processing fee. The Challenges will not be accepted through any other medium.
Challenges made by the candidates will be verified by the panel of subject experts. If the challenge of
any candidate is found correct, the Answer Key will be revised and applied in the response of all the
candidates accordingly. Based on the revised Final Answer Key, the result will be prepared and
declared. No individual candidate will be informed about the acceptance/non-acceptance of his/her
challenge. The key finalized by the Experts after the challenge will be final. No challenge will be
accepted after 20 October 2022 (up to 05:00 P.M.)
It may be noted that NTA will issue the Public Notice for inviting Answer Key challenges for Phase
IV of UGC NET December 2021 & June 2022 (merged cycles), in due course.
Candidates are advised to visit NTA Official website: https://ugcnet.nta.nic.in/, for latest updates.

(Dr. Sadhana Parashar)

Sr. Director (Exams)

हे ल्पलाइन नं बर / Helpline Number: +91-11-40759000

वे बसाइट / Website(s): https://ugcnet.nta.nic.in/ & www.nta.ac.in
 (उच्चत्तर शिक्षा शिभाग, शिक्षा मं त्रालय, भारत सरकार के तहत एक स्वायत्त संगठन(
(An Autonomous Organization under the Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Education, Government of India)

Annexure-I

Subject wise and Date wise Schedule of Phase I

Day 1 ( 09.07.2022, Saturday)
Sr. No. Subject Code Subject Date Shift
1. 67 Archaeology 09.07.2022 Shift 1
2. 32 Chinese 09.07.2022 Shift 1
3. 68 Criminology 09.07.2022 Shift 1
4. 33 Dogri 09.07.2022 Shift 1
5. 71 Folk Literature 09.07.2022 Shift 1
6. 39 French (French Version) 09.07.2022 Shift 1
7. 44 German 09.07.2022 Shift 1
8. 50 Indian Culture 09.07.2022 Shift 1
9. 45 Japanese 09.07.2022 Shift 1
10. 85 Konkani 09.07.2022 Shift 1
11. 18 Maithili 09.07.2022 Shift 1
12. 83 Pali 09.07.2022 Shift 1
13. 65 Performing Art – Dance/Drama/Theatre 09.07.2022 Shift 1
14. 42 Persian 09.07.2022 Shift 1
90 Politics including International Shift 1
Relations/International Studies including
Defence/Strategic Studies; West Asian Studies;
South East Asian Studies; African Studies; South
15. Asian Studies; Soviet Studies; American Studies. 09.07.2022
16. 15 Population Studies 09.07.2022 Shift 1
17. 91 Prakrit 09.07.2022 Shift 1
18. 43 Rajasthani 09.07.2022 Shift 1
19. 41 Russian 09.07.2022 Shift 1
73 Sanskrit traditional subjects (including) Shift 1
Jyotisha/Sidhanta Jyotish/ Navya Vyakarna/
Vyakarna/ Mimansa/ Navya Nyaya/ Sankhya Yoga/
Tulanatmaka Darsan/ Shukla Yajurveda/ Madhav
Vedant/ Dharmasasta/ Sahitya/ Puranotihasa
20. /Agama). 09.07.2022
21. 81 Social Medicine & Community Health 09.07.2022 Shift 1
22. 40 Spanish 09.07.2022 Shift 1
23. 100 Yoga 09.07.2022 Shift 2
24. 55 Labour Welfare 09.07.2022 Shift 2
Day 2 (11.07.2022, Monday)
25. 102 Hindu Studies 11.07.2022 Shift 1
26. 101 Sindhi 11.07.2022 Shift 1
27. 47 Physical Education 11.07.2022 Shift 1
28. 11 Defense & Strategic Studies 11.07.2022 Shift 2
29. 59 Library & Information Science 11.07.2022 Shift 2

हे ल्पलाइन नं बर / Helpline Number: +91-11-40759000

वे बसाइट / Website(s): https://ugcnet.nta.nic.in/ & www.nta.ac.in
 (उच्चत्तर शिक्षा शिभाग, शिक्षा मं त्रालय, भारत सरकार के तहत एक स्वायत्त संगठन(
(An Autonomous Organization under the Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Education, Government of India)

Day 3 (12.07.2022 Tuesday)

30. 92 Human Rights & Duties 12.07.2022 Shift 1
31. 34 Nepali 12.07.2022 Shift 1
32. 12 Home Science 12.07.2022 Shift 2
33. 04 Psychology 12.07.2022 Shift 2
Subject wise and Date wise Schedule of Phase II
Day 4 (20.09.2022,Tuesday)
49 20.09.2022 Shift 1
34. Arab Culture and Islamic Studies
29 20.09.2022 Shift 1
35. Arabic
36. 60 Buddhist; Jaina; Gandhian and Peace Studies 20.09.2022 Shift 2
72 20.09.2022 Shift 2
37. Comparative Literature
62 20.09.2022 Shift 2
38. Comparative Study of Religions
Day 5 (21.09.2022,Wednesday)
37 21.09.2022 Shift 1
39. Gujarati
84 21.09.2022 Shift 1
40. Kashmiri
31 21.09.2022 Shift 2
41. Linguistics
35 21.09.2022 Shift 2
42. Manipuri
Day 6 (22.09.2022 Thursday)
66 22.09.2022 Shift 1
43. Museology & Conservation
95 22.09.2022 Shift 1
44. Santali
70 22.09.2022 Shift 2
45. Tribal and Regional Language/Literature
74 22.09.2022 Shift 2
46. Women Studies
Day 7 (23.09.2022, Friday)
47. 94 Bodo 23-Sep-22 Shift 1
48. 19 Bengali 23-Sep-22 Shift 1 & Shift 2
Shift 2
49. 36 Assamese 23-Sep-22
Shift 2
50. 28 Urdu 23-Sep-22
Subject wise and Date wise Schedule of Phase III
Day 8 (29.09.2022,Thursday)
51. 88 Shift 1
Electronic Science 29-Sep-22
Shift 1 & 2
52. 08 Commerce 29-Sep-22
Visual Art (including Drawing & Painting/Sculpture Shift 2
53. 79
Graphics/Applied Art/History of Art) 29-Sep-22
Rescheduled Subjects of Day 1 for candidates impacted due to Technical issue
67 Shift 1
54. 29-Sep-22
ARCHAEOLOGY
32 Chinese Shift 1
55. 29-Sep-22
68 Criminology Shift 1
56. 29-Sep-22

हे ल्पलाइन नं बर / Helpline Number: +91-11-40759000

वे बसाइट / Website(s): https://ugcnet.nta.nic.in/ & www.nta.ac.in
 (उच्चत्तर शिक्षा शिभाग, शिक्षा मं त्रालय, भारत सरकार के तहत एक स्वायत्त संगठन(
(An Autonomous Organization under the Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Education, Government of India)

71 Folk Literature Shift 1

57. 29-Sep-22
58. 39 French (French Version) Shift 1
29-Sep-22
44 German Shift 1
59. 29-Sep-22
50 Indian Culture Shift 1
60. 29-Sep-22
18 Maithili Shift 1
61. 29-Sep-22
65 Performing Art - Dance/Drama/Theatre Shift 1
62. 29-Sep-22
42 Persian Shift 1
63. 29-Sep-22
90 Politics Including International Shift 1
Relations/International Studies Including
64. Defence/Strategic Studies; West Asian Studies;
South East Asian Studies; African Studies; South
Asian Studies; Soviet Studies; American Studies. 29-Sep-22
15 Population Studies Shift 1
65. 29-Sep-22
73 Sanskrit Traditional Subjects (Including) Shift 1
Jyotisha/Sidhanta Jyotish/ Navya Vyakarna/
Vyakarna/ Mimansa/ Navya Nyaya/ Sankhya
66.
Yoga/ Tulanatmaka Darsan/ Shukla Yajurveda/
Madhav Vedant/ Dharmasasta/ Sahitya/
Puranotihasa /Agama). 29-Sep-22
81 Social Medicine & Community Health Shift 1
67. 29-Sep-22
40 Spanish Shift 1
68. 29-Sep-22
Day 9 (30.09.2022,Friday)
69. 89 Environmental Sciences 30-Sep-22 Shift 1
70. 20 Hindi 30-Sep-22 Shift 1 & Shift 2
Management (including Business Admn. Shift 2
Mgt./Marketing / Marketing Mgt. / Industrial
71. 17
Relations and Personnel Mgt. / Personnel Mgt. /
Financial Mgt. /Co-operative Management) 30-Sep-22

Day 10 (01.10.2022, Saturday)

Shift 1
72. 21 Kannada 1-Oct-22
73. 22 Shift 1 & 2
Malayalam 1-Oct-22
Shift 1
74. 38 Marathi 1-Oct-22
Shift 1
75. 24 Punjabi 1-Oct-22
Shift 1
76. 10 Social Work 1-Oct-22
Shift 1
77. 27 Telugu 1-Oct-22
78. 05 Sociology 1-Oct-22 Shift 2

हे ल्पलाइन नं बर / Helpline Number: +91-11-40759000

वे बसाइट / Website(s): https://ugcnet.nta.nic.in/ & www.nta.ac.in
 (उच्चत्तर शिक्षा शिभाग, शिक्षा मं त्रालय, भारत सरकार के तहत एक स्वायत्त संगठन(
(An Autonomous Organization under the Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Education, Government of India)

Annexure-II
Procedure for Challenge of Answer Keys of UGC NET December 2021- June 2022
1. Please go to NTA website https://ugcnet.nta.nic.in.
2. Click ‘Challenge (s) regarding Answer Key’
3. Login with your Application Number and Date of Birth and enter Security Pin as displayed
and submit.
4. Click on “View Question Paper” for marked responses and to view or challenge the Answer
keys, click on the link “Click to view /Challenge Answer Key”.
5. You will see Question IDs in sequential order.
6. The ID next to the question under the column ‘Correct Option(s)’ stands for the correct
Answer Key to be used by NTA. The Dropped Questions are highlighted and not for challenge.
7. If you wish to challenge this option, you may use any one or more of the Option IDs given in
the next four columns by clicking the check box.
8. After clicking your desired option, scroll down, ‘Save your Claims’ and move to next screen.
9. You will see a display of all the Option IDs you have challenged.
10. You may want to upload supporting documents in which you can select ‘Choose File’ and
upload (all documents to be put in a single pdf file).
11. Click on ‘Save your Claims and pay fee’ or in case you wish to modify the claims, click on
‘Modify your Claims’.
12. After saving the claims, you will find a screen displaying your Challenges.
13. Kindly pay the fee by clicking on ‘Pay Fee’. The claims will be saved finally after successful
payment of requisite fee.
14. Select Mode of Payment and Pay your fee @ Rs. 200/- for each question challenged. Make
payment through Debit/Credit Card/Net Banking.
15. In case of any difficulty, please feel free to contact on 011-40759000 or write an e-mail to
ugcnet@nta.ac.in

हे ल्पलाइन नं बर / Helpline Number: +91-11-40759000

वे बसाइट / Website(s): https://ugcnet.nta.nic.in/ & www.nta.ac.in