NTA Syllabus 2026: Download PDF for JEE Main, NEET, CUET UG/PG, CSIR/UGC NET

National Testing Agency 2026 ( NTA )

Mamona Majumder
Updated on Sep 11, 2025 17:08 IST

By Mamona Majumder, Assistant Manager

NTA Syllabus 2026: The National Testing Agency (NTA) releases the syllabus for all the exams under its purview. The NTA exam syllabus is included in the information brochure of the respective exams, which is made available on the official websites of the exams. On this page, candidates can find the NTA exam 2026 syllabus for all the exams, like NTA JEE Main syllabus PDF, NTA NEET syllabus PDF, NTA UGC NET syllabus PDF, NTA CMAT syllabus PDF and more.

NTA exam syllabus includes a detailed list of topics that are asked in the NTA exams. Candidates preparing for any of the NTA exams must follow the syllabus to prepare for the exam they are appearing for. Along with the syllabus, candidates must also follow the NTA exam pattern to know the marking scheme, marks distribution and other details of the NTA exam preparation.

Candidates are strongly advised to go through the NTA exam syllabus 2026 to prepare for their exam. The questions in the exam are asked from the topics included in the official syllabus of the NTA exam 2026. Check more details on the NTA syllabus 2026 below on this page.

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  • NTA Exam Syllabus 2026 - Download PDF
  • NTA JEE Main Syllabus 2026
  • NTA NEET Syllabus 2026
  • NTA UGC NET Syllabus 2026
  • NTA CSIR NET Syllabus 2026
  • NTA CUET UG Syllabus 2026
  • NTA CUET PG Syllabus 2026
  • NTA Helpline and Official Website for Queries and Updates
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NTA Exam Syllabus 2026 - Download PDF

The National Testing Agency releases the NTA exam syllabus on the official website. Applicants appearing in the various exams are advised to go through the NTA 2026 syllabus for their preparations.

Note that the syllabus given below is based on the 2025 session. NTA will be releasing the syllabus for the upcoming exam session; until then, candidates can refer to the previous session's syllabus for preparation. The syllabus does not change every year, and hence, the previous session's syllabus can be used for the preparation of the NTA exams.

Download the NTA Exam syllabus PDF from the table below:

NTA Examination

Syllabus PDF

NTA JEE Main 2026 Syllabus

Paper 1 - BE/BTech

Paper 2a - BArch

Paper 2b - BPlan

NTA NEET 2026 Syllabus

Download PDF

NTA CMAT 2026 Syllabus

Download PDF

NTA CUET UG 2026 Syllabus

Download from here

NTA CUET PG 2026 Syllabus

Download from here

NTA NCHM JEE 2026 Syllabus

Download from here

NTA NIFTEE 2026 Syllabus

Download here

NTA ICAR AIEEA 2026 Syllabus

Download PG syllabus

Download PhD syllabus

NTA JIPMAT 2026 Syllabus

Download from here

NTA AIAPGET 2026 Syllabus

Download from here

NTA UGC NET 2026 Syllabus

Syllabus for all 105 subjects available here: https://www.ugcnetonline.in/syllabus-new.php

NTA CSIR NET 2026 Syllabus

  1. Chemical Sciences
  2. Earth Sciences
  3. Life Sciences
  4. Mathematical Sciences
  5. Physical Science
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NTA JEE Main Syllabus 2026

NTA releases the JEE Main 2026 syllabus on the official website of JEE Main. There are 3 papers in JEE Main and the syllabus for all three papers are made available by the NTA.

  • The paper 1 is for BE/Btech candidates with syllabus having subjects  - Maths, Physics and Chemistry.
  • The paper 2a is for BArch candidates with syllabus having subjects - Maths, General Aptitude, and Drawing
  • The paper 2b is for Bplan candidates with syllabus having subjects - Maths, General Aptitude, and Planning topics
🔎Check all details on the NTA JEE Main 2026 syllabus here
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NTA NEET Syllabus 2026

The NEET syllabus for 2026 will align with the Class 11 and Class 12 curriculum, reflecting the structure of the senior secondary level for Physics, Chemistry, and Biology topics, and will be based on NCERT. Candidates need to be familiar with the NTA syllabus for NEET 2026 as it pertains to specific topics.

The syllabus for the NTA NEET 2026 exam will include three disciplines: Chemistry, Physics, and Biology. The highest number of questions will come from Biology, which will be split into Zoology and Botany.

🔎Check all details on the NTA NEET 2026 syllabus here
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NTA UGC NET Syllabus 2026

Aspirants studying for the NTA UGC NET examination must be familiar with the syllabus. The syllabus is prepared to test the candidates who eant to become assistant professors, junior research fellows (JRF), or pursue doctoral studies.

The UGC NET syllabus is divided into two parts: UGC NET Paper 1 Syllabus 2025 and UGC NET Paper 2 Syllabus 2025. The syllabus for UGC NET Paper 1 is uniform for all candidates participating in the exam. Conversely, the syllabus for UGC NET Paper 2 differs based on various subjects. Paper 2 includes subject-specific questions related to the candidates' areas of specialisation, while Paper 1 consists of 50 questions and Paper 2 contains 100 multiple-choice questions, all to be completed in 3 hours. Beginning in December 2024, the Commission added 'Ayurveda Biology' as a new subject to the current list of UGC NET subjects.

🔎Check all details on the NTA UGC NET 2026 syllabus here
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NTA CSIR NET Syllabus 2026

The CSIR UGC NET syllabus includes subjects from five areas: Earth, Atmospheric, Ocean and Planetary Sciences, Chemical Sciences, Life Sciences, Mathematical Sciences, and Physical Sciences. The syllabus for Part A is identical across all five subjects. Part A features questions about General Science, Quantitative Reasoning, Analysis and Research Aptitude. In contrast, the syllabi for Parts B and C vary by subject. The CSIR NET syllabus for Parts B and C is vital for candidates, as this section is a key component of the CSIR NET Exam.

🔎Check all details on the NTA CSIR NET 2026 syllabus here
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NTA CUET UG Syllabus 2026

The CUET syllabus is mostly taken from the NCERT curriculum for class 12. The syllabus has 13 languages, 23 domain subjects, and a General Aptitude Test. Each subject has a particula syllabus for CUET 2026 exam. The NTA provides CURT syllabus PDFs that can be downloaded for various subjects like Science, Commerce, and Arts from the official website - cuet.nta.nic.in. Candidates should thoroughly check the CUET syllabus to get hold of all the topics that are asked in the exam.

🔎Check all details on the NTA CUET UG 2026 syllabus here
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NTA CUET PG Syllabus 2026

The CUET PG syllabus 2026 is broadly based on the graduate level subjects, however, candidates can expect some questions that require a higher analytical and practical approach. The CUET PG syllabus is released for all domains like MBA, psychology, economics, MSc zoology and many other subjects on the official website of CUET PG. NTA has divided the CUET PG syllabus into 6 domains of subject courses. The domains are: Acharya, Common Humanities, Languages, MTech and Science stream.

🔎Check all details on the NTA CUET PG 2026 syllabus here
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NTA Helpline and Official Website for Queries and Updates

Candidates can reach NTA at their official email ID and phone numbers. Check below:

NTA Exam

Website

NATIONAL TESTING AGENCY

nta.ac.in

UGC-NET Examination (UGC-NET)

ugcnet.nta.nic.in

Joint Entrance Examination (JEE-MAIN)

jeemain.nta.nic.in

National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test (NEET-UG)

neet.nta.nic.in

Common Management Admission Test (CMAT)

https://exams.nta.ac.in/CMAT/

All India Ayush Post Graduate Entrance Test (AIAPGET)

aiapget.nta.ac.in

The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)

icar.nta.ac.in

Joint CSIR-UGC NET (CSIR)

csirnet.nta.nic.in

Joint Integrated Programme in Management Admission Test (JIPMAT)

https://exams.nta.ac.in/JIPMAT/

Common University Entrance Test CUET- UG

cuet.samarth.ac.in

Common University Entrance Test CUET- PG

cuet.nta.nic.in

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Answered 2 weeks ago

NTA (National Testing Agency) plays a very important role in the CUET PG admission process.

  • Conducts the Exam
  • Application Form
  • Question Paper Development
  • The Admit Card
  • Answer Key Release
  • Result Declaration

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Rakshit Prabhakar

Contributor-Level 7

Answered 3 weeks ago

No, National Testing Agency does not announce the CUET dates for counselling. The role of NTA ends soon after the declaration of CUET UG results. To know the CUET counselling sates, candidates must visit the official website of university they desire to take admission in. Every CUET participating un

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Nishtha Arora

Contributor-Level 6

Answered a month ago

The National Testing Agency (NTA) will conduct the December session of the UGC NET 2025 exam. The notification is not released yet. It is conducted to determine the eligibility of candidates for the post of Assistant Professor, the award of Junior Research Fellowship (JRF), and the admission to Ph.D

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Kritika Sharma

Contributor-Level 6

Answered 2 months ago

The current director general of NTA is Shri Pradeep Singh Kharola, IAS. 

The National Testing Agency (NTA) was established by the Ministry of Education (MoE) as an autonomous and self-reliant organistion with an aim to conduct national-level examinations. Key exams such as NEET and JEE Main, previous

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Akansha Bhandari

Contributor-Level 6

Answered 2 months ago

The current NTA chairman is Prof. (Retd.) Pradeep Kumar Joshi. He is also a former chairman of the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC).

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Vipra Mehra

Contributor-Level 6

Answered 2 months ago

The exams that NTA conducts are:

  1. UGC NET - eligibility for Indian nationals for 'Assistant Professor' as well as 'Junior Research Fellowship and Assistant Professor'.
  2. JEE Main - for BE/BTech admission at IITs, NITs, IIITs, CFTIs.
  3. NEET - for admission to MBBS, BDS, BSc Nursing, BAMS, Veterinary, and oth

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Mamona Majumder

Contributor-Level 10

Answered 2 months ago

NTA was established with the objective conducting transparent, efficient and high standard tests to assess candidates' competency for admission purposes. To imporve the quality, efficiency, effectiveness, equity, and security of all the national level tests, MOE has established NTA. It is one single

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Manori Karan

Contributor-Level 6

Answered 2 months ago

NTA releases NTA application form for all the exam it holds as per the schedule of the individual exam. The tentative NTA exam application form 2026 release date for all NTA exams are as follows:

NTA exam

Registration start date

NTA UGC NET December 2025 Registration Date

November 2025

NTA UGC NET June 2026 Registration Date

April 2026

NTA JEE Main 2026 Registration Date

Session 1 (January) - November 2025

Session 2 (April) - February 2026

NTA NEET 2026 Registration Date

February 2026

NTA CMAT 2026 Registration Date

November 2025

NTA NCHM JEE 2026 Registration Date

December 2025

NTA NIFTEE 2026 Registration Date

November 2025

NTA ICAR AIEEA Registration Date

May 2026

NTA JIPMAT 2026 Registration Date

February 2026
NTA AIAPGET 2026 Registration DateMay 2026

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Manori Patra

Contributor-Level 6

Answered 2 months ago

The official NA website is nta.ac.in. Also, NTA updates individial exam websites too, where the informatio related to all the exams are hosted. check the table below for reference:

NTA Exam

Website

NATIONAL TESTING AGENCY

nta.ac.in

UGC-NET Examination (UGC-NET)

ugcnet.nta.nic.in

Joint Entrance Examination (JEE-MAIN)

jeemain.nta.nic.in

National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test  (NEET-UG)

neet.nta.nic.in

Common Management Admission Test  (CMAT)

exams.nta.ac.in/CMAT/

All India Ayush Post Graduate Entrance Test  (AIAPGET)

aiapget.nta.ac.in

The Indian Council of Agricultural Research  (ICAR)

icar.nta.ac.in

Joint CSIR-UGC NET  (CSIR)

csirnet.nta.nic.in

Joint Integrated Programme in Management Admission Test  (JIPMAT)

exams.nta.ac.in/JIPMAT/

Common University Entrance Test CUET- UG

cuet.samarth.ac.in

Common University Entrance Test CUET- PG

cuet.nta.nic.in

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Abhay Aggarwal

Contributor-Level 6

Answered 2 months ago

NTA will be releasing the NTA exam calenders for all exams it conducts at nta.ac.in. Check the tentative exam dates for NTA exams 2026 in the table below:

NTA exam

Exam date

NTA UGC NET December 2025 Exam Date

January 2026

NTA UGC NET June 2026 Exam Date

June 2026

NTA JEE Main 2026 Exam Date

Session 1 (January) - January 2026

Session 2 (April) - April 2026

NTA NEET 2026 Exam Date

May 2026

NTA CMAT 2026 Exam Date

January 2026

NTA NCHM JEE 2026 Exam Date

April 2026

NTA NIFTEE 2026 Exam Date

February 2026 (Written Exam)

June 2026 (Stage 2)

NTA ICAR AIEEA 2026 Exam Date

July 2026

NTA JIPMAT 2026 Exam Date

April 2026
NTA AIAPGET 2026 Exam DateJuly 2026

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