How to Fill UGC NET Application Form: Step by Step Guide
University Grants Commission National Eligibility Test 2025 ( UGC NET )
Exam On - 31 Dec '25 - 7 Jan '26
The UGC NET 2023 application form is all set to be released by the National Testing Agency (NTA). Candidates who want to appear for the UGC NET exam can get the step-by-step guide to fill out the UGC NET online application form in the article below.
UGC NET Application
The UGC NET 2023 exam dates are announced for the December 2023 and June 2024 session by UGC chairman Mamidala Jagadesh Kumar. The UGC NET December Session is scheduled to be conducted on December 6 to 22, 2023, whereas, the June 2024 session will be conducted between June 10 to 21, 2023.
The candidates who are willing to appear for the UGC NET exam have to fill out the UGC NET application form. This article can guide the candidates in filling out the UGC NET application. Read further below for the step-by-step guide for the UGC NET application form.
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 2023 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)
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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
Also Read: UGC NET exam centres 2023
- 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:
| For candidates who have verified Aadhaar Card |
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| For candidates who have not verified the Aadhaar for modification |
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Age Limit for UGC NET 2023 Application Form
The candidates must check the age eligibility criteria to appear in the UGC NET 2023 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, 2023, 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.
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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Student Forum
Anything you would want to ask experts?Answered a week ago
The NTA opens the UGC NET 2025 Application correction window from November 10 to 12, 2025 at ugcnet.nta.nic.in. The Registration process was closed on November 7.
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Contributor-Level 6
Answered 2 weeks ago
No. The authority has not released the UGC NET certificate for the December session 2025. The exam is scheduled to be conducted from December 31 to January 7, 2026.
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Contributor-Level 6
Answered 2 weeks ago
The authority will release the UGC NET certificate on the official website at ugcnet.nta.nic.in and also on the e-certificate portal at ecertificate.nta.ac.in. Candidates can download it by using their login credentials including the application number and password or date of birth.
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 2 weeks ago
- Visit at ugcnet.nta.nic.in
- Click on the link available for the answer key
- Use application number and password or the application number and date of birth to open the link
- Enter the application number, password/date of birth, and security pin (as shown on the screen)
- Click on Sign In and submit the Chal
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Contributor-Level 6
Answered 2 weeks ago
The UGC NET answer key challenge fee per question is INR 200. It is non refundable whether the challenge is accepted or rejected. It can be paid online via debit card, credit card, net banking or UPI. Challenges made by the candidates will be verified by the panel of subject experts.
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Contributor-Level 6
Answered 2 weeks ago
It is released by the National Testing Agency NTA a few days after the exam is conducted. The answer key helps candidates in calculating their probable scores and checking the accuracy of their responsesThe details provided on the UGC NET answer key are mentioned below:
- Exam date
- Exam shift
- Exam subjec
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Contributor-Level 6
Answered a month ago
Candiates can check below the steps to download the UGC NET question papers:
- Visit at ugcnet.nta.nic.in.
- Click on the answer key & question paper link.
- Login using the required details.
- Download the question paper PDF
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Contributor-Level 6
Answered a month ago
To give mock test is important. It helps them to find out strengths and weaknesses. regular practice also improves speed, gain confidence, reduce the exam pressure, helps to understand the exam pattern, improves speed, etc.
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Contributor-Level 6
Answered a month ago
Analysis is crucial for a candidate in the NTA NET exam. It helps to strategize the preparation, understand the paper structure, difficulty level, topics asked or high weightage areas, expected cutoff, etc.
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Contributor-Level 6
Answered a month ago
No. Candidate must possess a Master's degree with a minimum of 55% grade score average from a UGC recognised university to apply for the NTA UGC NET exam. Also, if she or he is in the final year of their Master's programme or hold a four year bachelor's degree in specific subjects.
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Contributor-Level 6
UGC NET Notifications
Yes. The UGC NET application dates for June session 2025 was extended. The last date to apply was May 12, 2025 instead of May 7, 2025. It was released on April 16, 2205.