UGC NET June 2025 Shift Timings, Exam Duration, Last Minute Prep Tips & Guidelines
University Grants Commission National Eligibility Test 2025 ( UGC NET )
Registration - 7 Oct '25 - 7 Nov '25
The UGC NET June session exam will start on June 25, 2025, in two shifts. Candidates need to follow the guidelines notified by the NTA at the UGC NET exam centres 2025. Check below for the UGC NET exam day instructions and rules, shift timings, last-minute preparation tips, & more.
UGC NET 2025 Exam day Guidelines
National Testing Agency (NTA) will conduct the UGC NET June Cycle exam from June 25 to June 29, 2025. The NTA UGC NET exam will be held online in various exam centres across India. The exam will be conducted in two shifts every day. The first shift is from 9:00 am to 12:00 noon and the second shift is from 3:00 to 6:00 pm. The NTA makes the proper arrangements at the UGC NET exam centres 2025 for the smooth conduct of the exam.
Candidates need to follow a few exam day instructions and guidelines at the centres on the day of the UGC NET 2025 examination. Read further to know the UGC NET exam day instructions 2025 that candidates must abide by to avoid any chances of disqualification during the paper. Apart from the guidelines mentioned below, candidates must go through the instructions that are given on the UGC NET admit card 2025 carefully before going to appear for the exam.
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UGC NET Exam Day Instructions 2025
The UGC NET exam day guidelines and instructions 2025 include things and documents that are required to be carried to the exam centres, dress code to be followed by candidates, safety measures and do's and don'ts for the candidates. Check the detailed guidelines below:
UGC NET 2025: Important Documents & Things to Carry
Documents and things that candidates must carry to the allotted UGC NET exam centre 2025 are mentioned below:
- UGC NET admit card: Candidates can download the UGC NET admit card 2025 from the official website of the exam using their registration ID and date of birth.
- One passport size photograph: Candidates need to carry one passport size photograph same as uploaded on the UGC NET application form 2025 for pasting on the attendance sheet.
- Photo ID proof: Candidates must also carry a valid and original photo ID proof to the test centre. It may be noted that photocopies of the IDs even if attested or on mobile phones will not be considered. Documents that candidates can carry as the ID proof are PAN Card/ Driving License/ Voter ID/ Passport/ Aadhaar Card (with photograph)/ Aadhaar Enrolment No/ Ration Card
- PwD certificate: If applicable, candidates must carry their PwD certificate issued by the competent authority
UGC NET 2025: Dress Code & Things NOT to Carry
Check out the things that are not allowed and attire that candidates must not wear inside the UGC NET test centre:
- Attire: Candidates should not wear shoes or footwear with thick soles. Also, candidates must not wear clothes with large buttons to the test centre.
- Personal belongings: Candidates should not carry any personal belongings such as mobile phones, purses or electronic devices such as calculators inside the test centre. Exam authority will not be responsible for the safe keep of the personal belongings of candidates.
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UGC NET 2025: Reporting Time & Exam Day Instructions
Check important exam day instructions that candidates must abide by to avoid disqualification in the paper below:
- Candidates must reach the test centre as per the reporting time mentioned on the admit card;
- Candidates should read the instructions on the admit card carefully and follow them during the exam.
- No candidate will be allowed to enter the exam hall without the admit card and photo ID proof.
- Candidates will not be allowed to enter the exam centre after 8.30 am in the first shift and after 2.30 pm in the second shift.
- Candidates should report at the exam the centres two hours before the start of the exam.
- Candidates must not leave the UGC NET exam hall before the paper ends.
- On completion of the paper, candidates must wait for the instructions from the invigilator and must not right away get up from their seat to leave the exam hall.
- Candidates should sit on the seat indicating their roll numbers only. The candidature will stand cancelled if candidates change their room or seat on their own.
- Candidates must ensure that the UGC NET question paper 2025 available on the computer is as per their opted subject. In case otherwise, candidates must bring the same to the notice of the invigilator.
- Calculations and rough work are to be done only in the rough sheet provided at the centres.
- No candidate should involve in any unfair practices during the exam.
- They can only leave the exam hall after the invigilator permits and ensure all rough sheets are returned
- They must not carry electronic devices (mobile phones, smartwatches, calculators), study materials, or personal belongings into the examination hall
UGC NET June Session Exam 2025 Shift Timings
Candidates can check below the UGC NET 2025 June session exam dates and shift timings:
Upcoming Sarkari Exam Dates
30 Oct '25 - 1 Nov '25
SBI Clerk
22 Nov '25 - 23 Nov '25
29 Nov '25
30 Nov '25 - 31 Dec '25
31 Dec '25
2 Nov '25
| Dates |
SHIFT - I (9 AM to 12 PM) |
SHIFT - II (3 to 6 PM) |
|---|---|---|
| June 25, 2025 |
Education, Public Administration, Indian Knowledge System, Malayalam, Urdu, Labour Welfare / Personnel Management / Industrial Relations / Labour and Social Welfare / Human Resource Management, Criminology, Tribal and Regional Language/Literature, Folk Literature, Konkani, Environmental Sciences |
Electronic Science, Japanese, Law, Mass Communication and Journalism, Nepali, Performing Art – Dance/Drama/Theatre, Sanskrit, Women Studies, Library and Information Science, Philosophy |
| June 26, 2025 |
Arab Culture and Islamic Studies, Bengali, Chinese, Computer Science and Applications, Persian, Rajasthani, Russian, Social Work, Home Science, Music, Population Studies, Forensic Science |
Political Science, Comparative Literature, Assamese, Santali, Adult Education/ Continuing Education/ Andragogy/ Non-Formal Education, Indian Culture, Buddhist, Jaina, Gandhian and Peace Studies, Archaeology |
| June 27, 2025 |
Commerce, Defence and Strategic Studies, Linguistics, Tourism Administration and Management, English, Politics including International Relations/International Studies including Defence / Strategic Studies, West Asian Studies, Southeast Asian Studies, African Studies, South Asian Studies, Soviet Studies, American Studies, Human Rights and Duties, Hindu Studies, Dogri, Spanish, Comparative Study of Religions, Kashmiri |
Anthropology, Visual Art (including Drawing & Painting/Sculpture Graphics/Applied Art/History of Art), Social Medicine & Community Health, Yoga |
| June 28, 2025 |
Psychology, Maithili, Arabic, Gujarati, Ayurveda Biology |
Management (including Business Admn. Mgt./Marketing / Marketing Mgt. / Industrial Relations and Personnel Mgt. / Personnel Mgt. / Financial Mgt. / Co-operative Management), Telugu, Physical Education, Sanskrit traditional subjects (including Jyotisha/Sidhanta Jyotish/ Navya Vyakarna/ Vyakarna/ Mimansa/ Navya Nyaya/ Sankhya Yoga/ Tulanatmaka Darsan/ Shukla Yajurveda/ Madhav Vedant/ Dharmasasta/ Sahitya/ Puranotihasa / Agama), Disaster Management |
| June 29, 2025 |
French (French Version), German, Hindi, Kannada, French (French Version), Economics / Rural Economics / Co-operation / Demography / Development Planning / Development Studies / Econometrics / Applied Economics / Development Economics / Business Economics |
Sociology, Geography, Marathi, Punjabi, Tamil, Museology & Conservation |
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Student Forum
Anything you would want to ask experts?Answered 3 days 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 3 days 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 3 days 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 3 days 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 3 days 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 2 weeks 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 2 weeks 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 2 weeks 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 2 weeks 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
Answered 2 weeks ago
There is no upper age limit to apply for the Assistant Professor positions. But for the Junior Research Fellowship (JRF), the maximum age limit is 30 years as of June 1 of the exam year. There is also an ahe relaxation provided to the candidates from reserved categories including OBC, SC and ST
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UGC NET Notifications
The UGC NET City Intimation Slip or City Slip is a document released by the NTA to inform candidates about the city where the exam center is located. Basically, it is not the admit card but provides advance information to help candidates make travel arrangements in advance.