The National Council of Education Research and Training (NCERT) has released the NCERT LDC Answer Key 2026 on 19th May 2026. Candidates who appeared in the CBT exam can check and download them from the official website www.ncert.nic.in. Candidates who find any incorrect answer can raise objection by 21st May 2026.

The answer key helps candidates to verify their responses, calculate their estimated marks, and start preparing for the next phase, i.e., Skill Test & Interview. After downloading the NCERT Answer Key 2026, candidates must calculate their marks with the official marking scheme by allotting 1 mark to every correct answer and deducting 0.25 marks from every wrong answer.

NCERT CBT examination under Advt. No. 01/2025 was conducted for various 173 Group A, B & C Non-Teaching posts, namely Clerk, Accountant, Engineer, Technician, Computer Operator, and Other Posts. The selection process comprises the Written Examination, Skill Test & Interview.

National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) allows candidates to challenge the NCERT LDC Answer Key 2026 if they find any answer incorrect after checking their response sheet. Candidates can raise objections within a given time frame between 19th and 21st May 2026. The challenge process is completely online and must be completed within the time limit mentioned on the official website www.ncert.nic.in.

Candidates can calculate their NCERT marks by using the official answer key and following the marking scheme set by the NCERT.

As the answer key for the NCERT Computer-Based Test (CBT) Examination has been released, it is now expected that the results with the qualifying status of candidates will be released by the end of May 2026. Only those candidates who declared qualified in the CBT exam will be shortlisted for the next stage, i.e., Skill Test/ Interview.

• Group A, B & C Non-Teaching Posts: 173 Vacancies
• Posts include: Clerk, Accountant, Engineer, Technician, Computer Operator, and Other Posts

How to Download NCERT LDC Answer Key 2026?

• Visit the official website of the National Council of Education Research and Training (NCERT), www.ncert.nic.in.
• Look to the “latest announcement” section.
• Click on the link titled “Answer Key Link for CBT conducted on 15 May 2026”.
• Candidates are redirected to a new page.
• Enter the login credentials i.e. User ID and Password.
• Fill the captcha code as shown in the image and click on “Submit”.
• The answer key appears on the screen.
• Download and take a printout of the answer key PDF for future reference.

NCERT Answer Key 2026 Raise Objection Process:

Candidates can raise objections within a given time frame between 19th and 21st May 2026. The challenge process is completely online and must be completed within the time limit mentioned on the official website www.ncert.nic.in.