UGC NET Dates

For the UGC NET Home Science exam, the important dates vary with each cycle, as the exam is typically conducted twice a year (June and December). For example, the application period usually opens a couple of months before the exam month, lasting for about three to four weeks. The admit cards are released approximately ten to fifteen days prior to the exam date. The actual exam for the June session typically falls in the last two weeks of June, while the December session exams are usually in the first two weeks of December. Always refer to the official NTA UGC NET website for the precise and updated schedule.

The NTA released the UGC NET 2025 December session application form along with the notification 2025 on October 7, 2025.  It is 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. Corrections sent by the candidate through Post/ Fax/WhatsApp/Email/by hand will not be entertained by NTA.

The UGC NET exam for the December session was conducted from December 31, 2025 to January 7, 2026. The dates were released by the NTA at ugcnet.nta.nic.in. The admit card was also released at ugcnet.nta.nic.in. 

The UGC NET June 2025 exam is scheduled to be conducted from 25 June, 2025 to 29 June, 2025. The NTA conducts the UGC NET exam in two sessions, namely June and December.

The UGC NET 2026 June session application form correction dates will be released along with the notification on the official website at ugcnet.nta.nic.in. Candidates who will made a mistake while filling out the application form will be able to make corrections from a particular period as mentioned in the UGC NET 2026 notification.

The UGC NET 2024 exam was cancelled due to compromise in the integrity of the exam. The information of the compromise was provided by the National Cyber Crime Threat Analytics Unit of the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C) under the Ministry of Home Affairs on the Examination. the investigation of the UGC NET exam compromise has been handed over to the Crime  Bureau of Investigation (C.B.I). The new exam date for the UGC NET exam will be shared soon.

On October 27, 2023, the UGC NET application deadlines were extended. Candidates have until October 31, 2023, to submit an application for the UGC NET exam. Candidates requested an extension of the application deadline because they were unable to complete the form for the UGC NET December cycle exam because of technical issues with the official website. But even after October 31, a lot of applicants continued to ask for an extension of the application period since they were still having technological difficulties and couldn't complete the form. However, the application period concluded on October 31, 2023, and it was not reopened.