The National Testing Agency will deactivate the UGC NET 2026 application form link for the December session today, on October 31, 2026, on the official website, ugcnet.nta.nic.in. Candidates must submit their UGC NET 2026 application form before 11:50 p.m. The NTA extended the UGC NET application form 2026 last date from October 28, 2026, to October 31, 2026, for candidates who missed submitting their application form. The conducting body activates the UGC NET 2026 application correction window from November 2 to 4, 2026.
The NTA conducts the UGC NET exam to certify the eligibility of candidates to teach in universities in Junior Research Fellowship and Assistant Professor roles. Candidates must go through and qualify the UGC NET 2026 eligibility criteria before applying for the examination. Those who clear the exam will be certified eligible for the mentioned roles.
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Events | Dates |
UGC NET 2026 Application Form | October 8 to 31, 2026 |
Application Correction Window | November 2 to 4, 2026 |
UGC NET 2026 exam date | December 14 to 19, 2026 |
Candidates can submit their application forms by accessing the UGC NET 2026 apply online link using their credentials. The applicants must ensure they make no errors in registering their details in the UGC NET application form. In case anyone makes errors in the application form, candidates can edit them through the application correction window from November 2 to 4, 2026. The steps below are to be followed to fill the UGC NET 2026 application form.
Visit the official UGC NET website, ugcnet.nta.nic.in.
Click on the ‘registration’ link
Log in using the credentials
Fill in the personal, educational, and contact details
Upload all the scanned copies of the necessary documents
Pay the application fee online
Download and save the confirmation page for future reference
Category | Application Fee |
UR | Rs. 1150 |
EWS/OBC/NCL | Rs. 600 |
SC/ST/PwBD/Third Gender | Rs. 325 |
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Log in immediately to the official portal, complete any pending document uploads, and finish the fee payment before the deadline to ensure the confirmation page is generated.
Yes. Candidates who are pursuing their Master's degree or waiting for their final results are eligible to apply provisionally.
No. There is no upper age limit for candidates applying for the Assistant Professor profile.
On Question asked by student community
Hello Dear,
Uploading an older OBC-NCL certificate does not automatically mean that your CSIR-UGC NET result will be cancelled, but the final acceptance of your OBC-NCL status depends on the applicable NTA/CSIR rules and document verification requirements.
The important point is that NTA treats the information and documents submitted in
Hello Student,
There is an important point here: for UGC-NET June 2026, NTA’s official FAQ says that an EWS certificate is not required to be uploaded with the online application form.
So, if you selected EWS but uploaded an expired certificate, it does not automatically mean that your UGC-NET result
Hello Dear Student,
Yes, you may be eligible , but it depends on the PSC recruitment notification .
The UGC NET category under which you qualified (PwD) and the reservation category under which you apply for a job (EWS) are not always required to be the same.
If:
Hello Yogita,
Please refer to this article; I hope it helps.
https://competition.careers360.com/articles/ugc-net-syllabus-2026
Hello Dear Student,
You are already pursuing BA (Hons.) Political Science from School of Open Learning University of Delhi , preparing for SSC CGL , and keeping UGC-NET/JRF as a backup. Doing a regular MA through CUET-PG can strengthen that backup plan significantly.
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