New Delhi, Oct 9 (INB) The National Testing Agency (NTA) on Thursday opened the online registration process for the UGC-NET December 2026 examination, with applications invited for the test covering 87 subjects, it said. Candidates can submit their online application forms until October 28, up to 11:50 pm. The examination fee must also be paid by the same deadline, according to a public notice issued by NTA.
Candidates who miss the initial deadline can submit their applications with a late fee of Rs 500 between October 29 and October 31. The last date for payment of the examination fee with the late fee is October 31, up to 11:50 pm. The application correction window will remain open from November 2 to November 4, the notice said.
The UGC-NET December 2026 examination will be conducted in Computer-Based Test (CBT) mode from December 14 to 19. Details regarding examination cities, admit cards, centres, dates and shifts will be communicated later through the official website and admit cards. The UGC-NET is conducted to determine the eligibility of Indian nationals for the award of Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) and appointment as Assistant Professor, appointment as Assistant Professor and admission to PhD programmes, or admission to PhD programmes only, according to the notice.
The examination fee has been fixed at Rs 1,150 for General and Unreserved category candidates, Rs 600 for General-EWS and OBC-NCL candidates, and Rs 325 for candidates belonging to SC, ST, PwD and third gender categories. Candidates must submit their applications online through the official portal, ugcnet.nta.nic.in/. Applications submitted through any other mode will not be accepted, and each candidate is permitted to submit only one application, the NTA said. Further details and examination-related instructions are available on the official UGC-NET portal and the NTA website, www.nta.ac.in.
