UGC NET Exam Dates 2026 - The National Testing Agency has released the UGC NET city intimation 2026 for re-exam on September 1, 2026, on the official website at ugcnet.nta.nic.in.The NTA will conduct the UGC NET re-exam for English, sociology, and commerce subjects due to multiple errors in the question paper between September 9 and 10, 2026. The UGC NET 2026 exam dates for the June session were announced by the NTA. The UGC NET exam dates and schedule can be checked online.
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The exam authority has successfully conducted the UGC NET June 2026 exam on June 22, 23, 24, 25, 29, 30, 2026 in online mode. The UGC NET 2026 admit card was released on June 17, 2026. The exam authority released the UGC NET answer key 2026 on July 16, 2026. Candidates can object to the UGC NET answer key during the objection window 2026 from August 16 to 18, 2026.
The UGC NET re-exam 2026 on July 5, 2026, for the CT group of institutes, examination centre Jalandhar. The exam authority released the UGC NET City intimation 2026 on June 10, 2026. The UGC NET application correction window was activated from May 26 to 28, 2026. The UGC NET application form was active from April 29 to May 23, 2026.
The Commission has issued the UGC NET 2026 admit card by June 15, 2026. Candidates must ensure they meet the UGC NET 2026 eligibility criteria before considering applying for the exam. In the article below, we discuss the UGC NET form date, admit card date, exam date, result expected date, and much more. Candidates can find out the important dates pertaining to the UGC NET exam in the article below.
Date | Shift-I | Shift- II | ||
Subject Code | Subject Name | Subject Code | Subject Name | |
June 22, 2026 | 079 | Visual Art (including Drawing 6 Painting/Sculpture, Graphics/Applied Art/History of Art) | 087 | Computer Science and Applications |
066 | Nuseology & Conservation | 042 | Persian | |
024 | Punjabi | 041 | Russian | |
026 | Tamil | 019 | Bengali | |
080 | Geography | 012 | Home Science | |
038 | Marathi | 016 | Music | |
055 | Labour Welfare/Personnel Management/Industrial Relations/ Labour and Social Welfare/Human Resource Management | 015 | Population Studies | |
095 | Santali | |||
June 23, 2026 | 014 | Public Administration | 063 | Mass Communication and Journalism |
009 | Education | 088 | Electronic Science | |
010 | Social Work | 074 | Women Studies | |
0Z2 | Malayalam | 058 | Law | |
028 | Urdu | 027 | Tekigu | |
068 | Criminology | 082 | Forensic Science | |
065 | Performing Arts - Dance/Drama/Theatre | 034 | Nepali | |
070 | Tribal and Regional Language/Literature | 059 | Library and Information Science | |
071 | Folk Literature | 003 | Phitosophy | |
June 24, 2026 | 002 | Political Science | 008 | Commerce |
062 | Comparative Study of Religions | 011 | Defense and Stratégie Studies | |
04fi | Japanese | 050 | Indian Culture | |
033 | Dogri | 060 | Buddhist; Jaina; Gandhian and Peace Studies | |
043 | Rajasthani | |||
031 | Linguistics | |||
June 25, 2026 | 030 | English | 006 | HÏstory |
032 | Chinese | 083 | Pali | |
085 | Konkani | 091 | Prakrit | |
040 | Spanish | 072 | Comparative Literature | |
084 | Kashmiri | |||
June 29, 2026 | 020 | Hindi | 004 | Psychology |
049 | Arab Culture and Islamic Studies | 018 | Maithili | |
103 | Indian Knowledge Systems | 029 | Arabic | |
035 | Manipuri | 017 | Management (including Business Admin. Mgt/Marketing/ Marketing Mgt/Industrial Relations and Personnel Mgt/ Personnel Mgt/Financial Mgt/Co-opérative Management) | |
021 | Kannada | 047 | Physical Education | |
044 | German | 073 | Sanskrit tradiüonal subjects (including) Jyotisha/Sidhanth Jyotish/ Navya Vyakama/ Vyakarna/ Mimansa/ Navya Nyaya/ Sankhya Yoga/ Tulanatmaka Darsan/ Shukla Yajurveda/ Madhav Vedant/ Dharmasasta/ Sahitya/ Puranotihasa /Agama) | |
101 | Sindhi | 105 | Ayurveda Biology | |
039 | French (French Version) | 104 | Disaster Management | |
June 30, 2026 | 001 | Economics/ Rural Economics/Co-operation / Demography / Development Planning/ Development Studies / Econometrics/ Applied Economics/Development Eco./Business Economics | 036 | Assamese |
089 | Environmental Sciences | 005 | Sociology | |
102 | Hindu Studies | 100 | Yoga | |
007 | Anthropology | D93 | Tourism Administration and Management | |
094 | Bodo | 046 | Adult Education/ Continuing Education/ Andragogy/Non-Formal Education. | |
037 | Gujarati | O67 | Archaeology | |
025 | Sanskrit | 023 | Oriya | |
090 | Politics including International Relations/International Studies, including Defence/Strategic Studies; \West Asian Studies; South East Asian Studies; African Studies; South Asian Studies, Soviet Studies, American Studies. | 081 | Social Medicine lx Community Health | |
092 | Human Rights and Duties | 107 | Statistics | |
106 | Forestry | |||
Candidates applying for the exam must check all the UGC NET 2026 exam dates in the following table. The candidates must keep themselves updated with the UGC NET exam date 2026 so that they do not miss any important events.
| Events | June 2026 dates |
UGC NET 2026 application form | April 29, 2026 |
UGC NET June 2026 application form last date | May 23, 2026 (extended date) |
End date of UGC NET online fee payment | May 23, 2026 (extended date) |
Start and end date for UGC NET correction window 2026 | May 26 to 28, 2026 (extended date) |
UGC NET June 2026 city intimation date | June 10, 2026 |
UGC NET June 2026 admit card date | June 17, 2026 |
| UGC NET City Intimation Slip 2026 for Re-exam | September 1, 2026 |
UGC NET 2026 Exam date | June 22, 23, 24, 25, 29, 30, 2026 July 5, 2026 (Re-exam for CT Group of institutes ) September 9 and 10, 2026 (Re-exam for English, Sociology and Commerce subjects) |
UGC NET provisional answer key 2026 release date | August 16, 2026 |
Answer key, challenge facility, and challenge fee last date | August 16 to 18, 2026 |
UGC NET 2026 result | By August 29, 2026 |
Particulars | Details |
|---|---|
UGC NET exam mode | Online (CBT) |
Number of Papers | There are two papers – Paper I & Paper II. |
Number of Questions | The exam paper has a total of 150 questions. 50 questions in Paper I and 100 questions in Paper II. |
Type of Questions | Multiple-choice type questions |
Medium of exam | English and Hindi |
Exam duration | Paper I will be for 1 hour, and Paper II will be for 2 hours. |
Total Marks | Paper 1 is 100 marks Paper II is 200 marks |
Marking Scheme | 2 marks are awarded for each correct answer. No negative marks will be awarded for wrong answers. |
UGC NET 2025 Shift timings | Shift 1 - 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM Shift 2 - 3:00 PM - 6:00 PM |
| Exam Statistics | TBA |
The application correction window has been activated from May 26 to 28, 2026, on the official website. The UGC NET application form 2026 dates for the June session were open from April 29 to May 23, 2026, on the official website. Those who are applying for the UGC NET 2026 are advised to go through the UGC NET 2026 eligibility criteria. Applicants must pay the necessary fees for the UGC NET June 2026 application form as per the due dates.
The UGC NET admit card 2026 for the June session was released on June 17, 2026, on the official website. Candidates have to use their application number and date of birth to download the UGC NET 2026 hall ticket. It is a mandatory document; candidates are to carry the admit card to the UGC NET 2026 exam centre, or else they will not be allowed to appear for the exam.
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Candidates can download the UGC NET answer key 2026 on August 16, 2026 from the official website. The UGC NET Answer key objection window 226 is from August 16 to 18, 2026.The provisional UGC NET 2026 answer key is released first, followed by the final answer key. NTA releases the final UGC NET answer key 2026, considering all the corrections raised in the key.
The National Testing Agency will release the NTA UGC NET 2026 result on the official website, ugcnet.nta.nic.in. Candidates can check the UGC NET 2026 result in online mode only. All the candidates who appeared for the NET exam 2026 can download the scorecard by using valid login credentials, such as application number and date of birth. The UGC NET 2026 scorecard will contain details on marks scored and the qualifying status of candidates.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
The UGC NET June 2026 exam date for Re-exam for Subjects English , Sociology and Commerce is September 9 and 10, 2026.
Yes, the UGC NET 2026 application form was released on April 29, 2026 for the June session on the official website.
The UGC NET 2026 admit card for the June session was released on June 17, 2026 on the official website.
Yes, candidates can make changes in the UGC NET 2026 application form from May 26 to 28, 2026, on the official website.
Candidates can check the NET JRF exam date on the official website.
Yes, the NET exam is conducted twice a year.
On Question asked by student community
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