CSIR UGC NET 2026

National Testing Agency (NTA)

Highlights

Important Dates

Event	Scheduled Dates (Year 2026)
Online Registration Start Date	May 27, 2026
Online Registration Last Date	June 19, 2026 (up to 11:50 PM)
Last Date for Fee Transaction	June 20, 2026 (up to 11:50 PM)
Correction Window	June 22, 2026, to June 23, 2026
Date(s) of Examination	July 17 and July 18, 2026
Exam Timings	Shift 1: 09:00 AM to 12:00 Noon Shift 2: 03:00 PM to 06:00 PM

Application Fees 

Category	Application Fee (INR)
General	Rs. 1150/-
General-EWS / OBC (NCL)	Rs. 600/-
SC / ST / PwD / PwBD / Third Gender	Rs. 325/-

Max Age Limit

• For JRF : 30 Years
• For LS / Assistant Professor : No Age Limit
• Age Relaxation applicable as per rules.

CSIR UGC NET 2026 Eligibility

• General/ Unreserved/ EWS candidates who have secured at least 55% marks (without rounding off) in Master’s Degree or equivalent examination. The OBC belonging to Non-Creamy Layer/ SC/ ST/ PwD/ Third gender category candidates who have secured at least 50% marks (without rounding off) in Master’s degree or equivalent examination are eligible for this Test.
• Candidates who are pursuing their Master’s degree or equivalent course or candidates who have appeared for their qualifying Master’s degree (final year) examination and whose result is still awaited or candidates whose qualifying examinations have been delayed may also apply for this test.
• The candidates with a Four-Year Bachelor’s Degree Programme are allowed to appear in a subject the List of Subjects and their Codes for Joint CSIR-UGC NET June 2026 are given at (Annexure-I of Prospectus) in which they want to pursue a Ph.D. irrespective of the discipline in which they have obtained the four-year bachelor’s degree

Subjects of the Test

Important Links

Documents

1. Photo & Sign

2. Aadhar Card

3. Graduate & Post Graduate result

4. Cast Certificate (OBC/SC/ST/EWS) English

    (OBC - NCL Certificate 01/04/2026 પછી નું) English