UGC NET 2026: Admit Card (Released), Dates, Eligibility, Pattern, Syllabus

UGC NET 2026 Admit Card is released on 17th June 2026. City Intimation Slip is released on 10th June 2026. UGC NET June 2026 Exam Schedule has been released. Exam will be held from 22nd to 30th June 2026 via online (CBT) mode. UGC NET is a national-level entrance test that will be organized by NTA. Through the UGC NET exam, the eligibility will be determined for JRF (Junior Research Fellowship) & Assistant Professor and for Assistant Professor only. University Grants Commission National Eligibility Test is popularly referred to as UGC NET. It is an entrance test that is organized twice in a year with an aim to offer admission to the eligible candidates.

The entrance test is organized at the national level. Every year the entrance test is organized by the UGC (University Grants Commission) & CBSE, (Central Board of Secondary Education). The entrance test is organized as per the University law. Candidates who wish to get admission with the assistance of the entrance test got to seem for 2 totally different papers. That means the entrance test can contain 2 separate papers. Candidates got to clear each of the papers so as to induce admission within the university.

UGC NET 2026 Notification: Admit Card Released

UGC NET June 2026 Admit Card is released on 17th June 2026. Check here for UGC NET Admit Card details. UGC NET June 2026 Exam Schedule has been released for various subjects. Click here to view Schedule PDF. Subscribe for You tube Channel Entrance Exam Guide for Latest Updates. Click Here to Subscribe.

NTA UGC NET 2026 Highlights:

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Result	Click Here
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UGC NET 2026 Exam Dates:

Get here the UGC NET 2026 Exam Dates and also the exam schedule. Here we are mentioning the date of both sessions of UGC NET 2026.

UGC NET 2026 Application Form:

The necessary information regarding the application process is listed below for the reference of the applicants:

Application forms are going to be released through online mode only on the official website of the university for the candidates.
Applicants got to register and choose the topic and role for what they’re applying.
After booming registration candidates got to enter some basic details like personal details (name, gender, parents’ name, mobile variety, email address, date of birth, address, Permanent address, etc), some instructional details (postgraduate test, the status of postgraduate, university name, passing year of postgraduate, the status of MPhil and D., etc).
Candidates are suggested to fill above-named details properly as false info within the form can cause rejection of the form.
After that candidates got to upload some necessary documents scanned pictures of passport size icon and signature.
The applier is advised to transfer the photographs in a given format and size as mentioned on the official website.
After that candidates got to pay the application fee and submit the application form before the due.

UGC NET 2026 Application Fee:

The necessary information regarding the application fee is listed below for the reference of the applicants:

Applicants got to pay Rs 1100/- as an application fee if they belong to the general class.
OBC class candidates got to pay Rs 600/- as an application fee.
Applicants who belong to a reserved class like SC, ST, PWD got to pay Rs 325/- as an application fee for the entrance test.
The application fee is paid in online mode by debit card, Mastercard, or web-banking feature.
Once the applying fee is submitted candidates are advised to save the copy of the confirmation page generated by the system.

UGC NET 2026 Eligibility Criteria:

The necessary information regarding the eligibility criteria is listed below for the reference of the applicants:

Qualifying exam:
Master’s degree exams in any field from the Humanities, social science, Electronic Science, computer science & Applications, etc should be completed by the mortal.
Qualifying marks:
More than 55% marks should be scored by the final class candidates which of reserved class or OBC class candidates should score not but five hundredth mark within the qualifying test.
Age criteria:
For JRF, candidates age must not be more than 31 Years and 5 years relaxation will be offered for the reserved candidates.
There won’t be any maximum age limit for the Assistant Professor.
Relaxation:
Reserved class candidates have given five years of age relaxation for admission.

UGC NET 2026 Exam Pattern:

The necessary information regarding the paper pattern for the entrance test is listed below for the reference of the applicants:

• Exam Mode : The exam will be conduct through CBT (Computer Based Test /Online) mode.
• Language: The language of question paper will be as per the selected by the candidates from Hindi and English.
• Number of Papers: There will be two papers in the examination.
• Question Type : Question paper will consist of multiple choice, objective type of questions.
• Duration: The time duration for the exam will be 3 hours.
• Questions: There will be total of 150 questions in the paper.
• Marks: Question paper will be of total 300 marks
• Marking Scheme: For each correct answer, 2 marks will be allotted.
• Negative Marking: There will be no negative marking in the paper.

Below we have provided the complete pattern for the question paper:

Paper	Marks	Number of Questions
Paper I	100	50
Paper II	200	100
Total	300 marks	150 questions

UGC NET 2026 Exam Syllabus:

The necessary information regarding the important topic and chapters for the preparation of the entrance test is listed below for the reference of the applicants:

Economics, political science, Philosophy, Psychology, Sociology, History, social science, Japanese, Education, social service, Defense & Strategic Studies, Home Science, Hindi, popular studies, Hindustani Music (Vocal/Instrumental), bionomics, Maithili, Malayalam, Bengali, Tamil, Public administration, French (English & French version), education, Human Rights & Duties, Odia, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Marathi, Persian, Indian culture, anthropology, people Literature, Visual Art, Pali, Kashmiri, Prakit, Bodo, Yoga, Assamese, Telugu, Buddhist, Jaina, spiritual leader & Peace Studies, rhetorical Science, Urdu, Mass Communication & Journalism, Electronic Science, Arabic, playacting Art – Dance/Drama/Theatre, literary study, Russian, social group and Regional Language/Literature, ladies studies, Rabindra Sangeet, Rajasthani; commercial enterprise Administration & Management, Law, Karnataka Music (Vocal Instrument, Percussion), Percussion Instruments, sociology, Museology & Conservation, German, Dogri, Arab culture , Studies, Kannada, Geography, Library , English, Spanish, Comparative Study of Religions, Linguistics, Konkani, International and area Studies, Santali, people Literature, Social media & community health, Nepali, Drama Theatre, technology & Applications, Manipuri, Management, Chinese, Commerce, Gujarati.

UGC NET 2026 Exam Admit Card:

The necessary info regarding the releasing of the admit card is listed below for the reference of the applicants:

Applicants can get admit card on the official website.
Applicants got to transfer the admit card from the website using the credentials.
Applicants who don’t seem to be able to download the admit card from the website are advised to contact the university.
Applicants got to take a copy of the admit card for future usage.
Admit card is a crucial document to hold at the time of the exam.

UGC NET 2026 Exam Results:

The vital data associated with the declaration of the results are listed below for the reference of the applicants:
UGC NET Result will be released by the 4^th week of June 2026.
UGC NET Result will be prepared on the basis of final answer key.
Official authority will release the result for every exam participated candidates individually through online mode.
Applicants are suggested to download the results of UGC NET from the official website.
The results are downloaded with the assistance of the credentials.
Applicants should keep some copies of the result.
The result should be unbroken safely because it is a important document that may be needed in the future conjointly.

UGC NET 2026 Selection Procedure

The selection procedure for the post of Assistant Professor’ and ‘Junior Research Fellowship and Assistant Professor will be based on the reservation policy of government of India. The procedure will be regulated for the successfully qualified candidates from the entrance exam.

Candidates will be shortlisted for the profile of Assistant Professor’ and ‘Junior Research Fellowship and Assistant Professor on the basis of their rank in the category wise merit list.