The UGC NET December 2026 application form has been released by the National Testing Agency on October 8, at ugcnet.nta.nic.in. Eligible candidates can apply online until October 28. Check the complete step by step guide, important dates, and application fees here.
UGC NET December 2026
Commonly asked questions
The NTA will release the UGC NET 2026 December session application form along with the notification 2026. It is also advised to the candidates to fill out the correct details with utmost care in the application form. Any request for change in the particulars after the closure of the correction period will not be considered by NTA under any circumstances.
The UGC NET Dec session exam will be conducted online in Computer-Based Test Mode. It will be held in two shifts. Shift 1 from 9 am to 12 pm and shift 2 from 3 pm to 6 pm.
UGC NET exam is considered to be moderate to difficult in the overall difficulty level as per the experts. The syllabus of the exam is vast and a bit challenging to cover for the candidates. In depth subject knowledge is required to crack the examination. Frequent revision also plays an important role. Paper 1 is about the teaching or research aptitude and Paper 2 is focused on specialised subjects.
The UGC NET exam consists of two papers namely Paper 1 and 2. Paper 1 is common for all the candidates which is based on teaching/research aptitude and Paper 2 is subject-specific and is based on the post graduate subject. In total 85 subjects are there namely history, geography, political science, etc.
Also Read:
- Pre Requisites for the UGC NET Application
- How to Fill Out the UGC NET Application Form?
- How to Make Corrections in the UGC NET Application Form?
- UGC NET Application Form: Particulars That Can Be Corrected
- Age Limit for UGC NET 2026 Application Form
- UGC NET Age Relaxation
- UGC NET Application Form Important Points
Pre Requisites for the UGC NET Application
The candidates who are willing to appear for the UGC NET must know the pre required knowledge before filling out the application form. The candidates can check the pre requisites below:
- Board/University certificate
- Ration card/Passport number/Aadhaar card number/Voter ID card number/other Government ID
- Qualifying degree certificate
- Category certificate (if applicable)
- Economically Weaker Section (EWS) certificate (if applicable)
- A person with Disability (PwD) certificate (if applicable)
- Scanned images of photo and signature in JPG format (file size of photo: 10 kb to 200 kb, the file size of signature: 4 kb to 30 kb)
- A valid email ID and mobile number
- Permanent and correspondence address with pin code
- Four exam cities in order of preference
- UGC NET Subject Code for which the candidate plans to take the exam (available in information brochure)
- Code of post-graduation course (available in information brochure)
Upcoming Sarkari Exam Dates
7 Oct '26 - 5 Nov '26
1 Nov '26 - 30 Nov '26
27 Dec '26
How to Fill Out the UGC NET Application Form?
The candidates can check the steps by step guide for filling out the UGC NET application form below:
- Go to the official website-ugcnet.nta.nic.in
- Click on the UGC NET Application Form Link
- The Registration Window will appear on the screen
- Click on the 'New Registration' tab
- Fill out the personal details like name, father's and mother's name, educational qualification and more
- Upload the photograh ans signature as per prescribed size
- Select three locations for the exam centres
- Click on the Submit button
- Fill out the Adhaar card details
- Submit the application form
- Pay the application fees
- Print the submitted application form and payment receipt for future use
Also Read: UGC NET Latest Syllabus
How to Make Corrections in the UGC NET Application Form?
The candidates who wish to edit their application form after submitting it due to any reason can edit their appliation on specific dates provided by the National Testing Agency (NTA). The steps to edit the application form has been given below:
- Visit the official website of the exam
- Login using the application number and password
- Click on the link/button available for application form correction
- Read the instructions and click on the ‘I Agree' checkbox
- Click on Proceed for Application button
- Make the necessary changes in the application form
- Click on Submit button
- Review the corrections made and click on the checkboxes given at the bottom of the page
- Pay the additional fee, if any.
- Click on the Final Submit button
- Take a printout of the revised Confirmation Page
Also Read: UGC NET Eligibility Criteria
UGC NET Application Form: Particulars That Can Be Corrected
The candidates can correct the following details in their UGC NET application form
- Personal details
- Choice for exam centre
- Educational details
- Scanned photo and signature
Candidates can make corrections in any of the particulars of the online application form, excluding the following fields:
Commonly asked questions
No, the authority will release the UGC NET Dec session application form 2026 on the official portal at ugcnet.nta.nic.in. The link will be activated online and candidates will be able to fill the form from the direct link provided here also on this page once it is announced.
The UGC NET application process will start along with the announcement of the notification for the December session. The NTA will also open the application correction window for a limited timeperiod.
The CSIR NET application form for the December session is expected to be released soon at csirnet.nta.nic.in. Candidates are advised to read the instructions for payment carefully before paying the application fee and also read the eligibility criteria before applying for the exam.
Candidates can check below the process to apply for the NTA UGC NET application form: Visit at- ugcnet.nta.nic.in, Click on the 'Application form' link, mentioned at the bottom of the home page, Click on the 'New Registration', Enter the required details and complete the registration, Fill out the complete online form, Upload scanned pictures of passport size photo (10-200 kb) and signature (10-50 kb). Both images should be in JPEG format, Pay the application fee (Gen - INR 1150; OBC/EWS - INR 600; SC/ST/PwD/ Transgender - INR 325), Save and submit the form, Download the confirmation page.
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Age Limit for UGC NET 2026 Application Form
The candidates must check the age eligibility criteria to appear in the UGC NET 2026 exam. The age eligibility for JRF and Assistant Professor has been given below for the candidates:
Age Limit for JRF
The applicants who are less than or equal to 30 years as of December 1, 2026, can apply for the Junior Research Fellowship (JRF). The candidates who fall under the category of SC/ST/OBC get relaxation according to UGC norms.
Age Limit for Assistant Professor
There is no upper age limit to apply for the Assistant Professor exam. The candidates who have completed their post-graduation or appearing in their final year can apply for the UGC NET assistant professor.
Commonly asked questions
No. candidate can not submit the UGC NET application form offline. The application process for the June session was started on April 29 and ended on May 24. All the process of the online form including the registration, document upload, fee payment, confirmation, etc. must be completed online by visiting the official website.
The NTA opened the UGC NET 2026 Application correction window on May 26. The last date to make correction was May 28, 2026. The Registration process was closed on May 24.
The UGC NET December session exam was over on January 7. As per the students' feedback UGC NET January 2 Paper 1 was Moderate some felt that Assertion & Reasoning part was a bit difficult. Paper 1 was lengthy.
The NTA released the UGC NET 2026 admit card for re-exam at ugcnet.nta.nic.in. Candidates can download their admit card from the official website and a direct link is provided on this page as well.
UGC NET Age Relaxation
The age relaxation for UGC NET/JRF exam has been given below for the candidates. The relaxation is given to the candidates according to the UGC norms fixed by the Indian government:
- The candidates belonging to SC/ST/OBC/Female/PwD/Third Gender will get age relaxation upto 5 years
- The research scholars will get age relaxation of upto five years depending on the time span spent on research
- The LLM candidates will get up to 3 years of age relaxation
- Candidates who are from the armed forces will get upto 5 years of age relaxation depending on the time period of service in the defence forces
UGC NET Application Form Important Points
The candidates must keep the guidlines given below for filling out the UGC NET exam application form:
- Candidates can submit the application form in online mode on the official website of the exam only. UGC NET applications submitted in any other mode will not be accepted
- Candidates can submit only one application form
- Candidates must enter their email ID and mobile number in the application form correctly as all the important communication regarding the exam will be done by NTA through email or SMS
- All four steps of the application process (registration, application form filling, uploading of photo and signature, and application fee payment) can be done together or at separate times
- Candidates do not need to upload any document other than a scanned photo and signature in the application form
- In case, the confirmation page is not generated after the payment of the application fee, this means that the transaction has been cancelled. In such cases, the amount will be refunded to the candidate’s account. However, the candidate has to make another transaction of fee payment
- Candidates must retain the printed copies of the confirmation page for future reference
- Since the entire UGC NET application process is online, candidates do not need to send any document through post/fax/by hand/email to NTA
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