UGC NET 2026 Exam Date & Official Schedule

NTA UGC NET Examination Time Slots & Important Dates - 2026

City of Exam

The notification regarding intimation of City of Exam Centre will be displayed on NTA website: https://ugcnet.nta.ac.in in prior to 10 days of Exam.

UGC NET Pattern

The Test paper will consist of two sections, both the section will consist of objective type, multiple-choice questions. There will be no break between the papers.

UGC NET Exam Syllabus - For All Subjects

New Syllabus Link

Medium of Question Paper

(i)The medium of Question Paper shall be in English & Hindi only, except language papers.
(ii)Option for medium of Question Paper should be carefully chosen by the Candidate, while filling the Application Form online. The option once exercised cannot be changed.
(iii)Candidates are required to answer in the medium as per option exercised in the Application Form.
(iv)In case of any ambiguity in translation/construction of a question in the exam, its English version shall be treated as final and the decision of NTA shall be final in this regard.

Admit Card for UGC

1)The Admit Card would be issued provisionally to the candidates of UGC - NET subject to fulfilment of eligibility criteria.
2)The candidate has to download the Admit Card from the NTA website and appear for the Examination at the given Centre on date, shift, time and discipline as indicated in his/her Admit Card.
3)No candidate will be allowed to appear at the examination centre, on Date and Timings other than that allotted to them in their Admit card.
4)In case a candidate is unable to download Admit Card from the website, he/she may approach the Help Line of NTA between 09:30 am to 5:30 pm or write to NTA at: https://ugcnet.nta.ac.in/; https://ugcnet.ntaonline.in.
5)The candidates are advised to read the Instructions Given in the Admit Card carefully in advance of the exam day and follow them during the conduct of the examination.
6)In case of any discrepancy in the particulars of the candidate or his/her photograph and signatures shown in the Admit Card and Confirmation Page, the candidate may immediately approach the Help Line between 09:30 am to 5:30 pm. In such cases, candidates would appear in the Examination with the already downloaded Admit Card.

UGC NET Exam Timeslots

Candidates shall appear at their own cost at the Examination Centre on the Date, Shift and time indicated on their Admit Cards issued by the NTA in due course through its Website.