NTA says answer key challenge designed to be fair to all students, rejects 'expensive' charge

NTA Answer Key Challenge Fee Explained; Rs 200 fee, refund rule and what candidates should check before objecting

New Delhi: The National Testing Agency (NTA) has clarified its Rs 200 answer key challenge fee after candidates were raising concerns about the cost of challenging an answer they believe is incorrect. In a post on X, NTA clearly explained that the answer key challenge system is meant to maintain fairness in the examination process and is not designed to make money from students. The agency also pointed out that a valid challenge raised by one ca…

NTA defends ₹200 answer key challenge fee, says charge is to curb frivolous objections and prevent result delays

NTA has clarified why candidates must pay ₹200 per question to challenge an answer key, stating that the fee is intended to discourage baseless objections and prevent delays in result preparation. The agency said valid challenges are reviewed by experts, and accepted corrections are applied to all candidates. The fee is refunded when an objection is upheld.

NTA says answer key challenge designed to be fair to all students, rejects 'expensive' charge

New Delhi, Aug 20: The National Testing Agency (NTA) on Thursday night said its 'answer key challenge' system is designed to be fair to all students and rejected concerns about it being expensive. An NTA answer key challenge is an online process where candidates who take an exam (like JEE Main, NEET, or UGC NET) can object to errors in the provisional answer key. The NTA has been under fire lately over issues ranging from NEET-UG paper leak to e…

NEET paper leak: NTA says answer key not expensive, fair to all

New Delhi: The National Testing Agency (NTA) on Thursday night, August 20, said its ‘answer key challenge’ system is designed to be fair to all students and rejected concerns about it being expensive. An NTA answer key challenge is an online process where candidates who take an exam (like JEE Main, NEET, or UGC NET) can object to errors in the provisional answer key. The NTA has been under fire lately over issues ranging from the NEET-UG paper l…

Answer-key fee meant to deter frivolous claims, not make profit: NTA

In its clarification, NTA said the system is designed to be fair to every student, including those who do not personally raise an objection.

UGC-NET 2026: NTA clarifies answer key challenge, fee refund rules

In a post on X on Thursday, the NTA said that if a challenge raised by a candidate is accepted by the subject expert, the revised answer key will be applicable to all candidates who appeared for the examination.