What is the last date to apply for UGC NET December 2026?

The last date to apply and pay the fee is 28 October 2026. Candidates can still apply with a ₹500 late fee until 31 October 2026.

When is the UGC NET December 2026 exam?

NTA will conduct the UGC NET December 2026 exam from 14 to 19 December 2026.

What is the application fee for UGC NET December 2026?

The fee is ₹1150 for General, ₹600 for EWS and OBC, and ₹325 for SC, ST and PH candidates.

Is there an age limit for UGC NET December 2026?

There is no upper age limit for NET (Assistant Professor). For JRF, the maximum age is 30 years as on 01/12/2026.

Who is eligible for UGC NET December 2026?

Candidates who have passed or are appearing in a Master's degree in the concerned subject with at least 55% marks, as well as four-year bachelor's degree holders, can apply.

When can I correct my UGC NET December 2026 form?

The correction window will be open from 2 to 4 November 2026.

How many subjects are offered in UGC NET December 2026?

The exam is offered in 87 subjects, ranging from Commerce, Economics and English to Yoga, Forestry and Statistics.

NTA UGC NET December 2026 Online Form for Assistant Professor and JRFApply Online

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The National Testing Agency (NTA) has opened online applications for the UGC National Eligibility Test (NET) December 2026, which qualifies candidates for Assistant Professor posts and the Junior Research Fellowship (JRF). The application window runs from 8 October 2026 to 28 October 2026, with a late-fee option until 31 October 2026. The exam will be held from 14 to 19 December 2026 in 87 subjects. Postgraduates with at least 55% marks, final-year students and four-year bachelor's degree holders should apply before the deadline.

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NTA UGC NET December 2026 Online Form for Assistant Professor and JRF

Important Dates

Application Begin : 08/10/2026
Last Date for Apply Online : 28/10/2026
Last Date Pay Exam Fee : 28/10/2026
Last Date with Late Fee : 31/10/2026
Correction Date : 02-04 November 2026
Exam Date : 14-19 December 2026
Exam City Available : Before Exam
Admit Card Available : Before Exam

S No.	Subject Name	S No.	Subject Name
1	Adult Education/ Continuing Education/ Andragogy/ Non-Formal Education.	44	Maithili
2	Anthropology	45	Malayalam
3	Arab Culture and Islamic Studies	46	Management (including Business Admn. Mgt./Marketing / Marketing Mgt. / Industrial Relations and Personnel Mgt. / Personnel Mgt. / Financial Mgt. /Co-operative Management)
4	Arabic	47	Manipuri
5	Archaeology	48	Marathi
6	Assamese	49	Mass Communication and Journalism
7	Bengali	50	Museology & Conservation
8	Bodo	51	Music
9	Buddhist, Jaina, Gandhian and Peace Studies	52	Nepali
10	Chinese	53	Oriya
11	Commerce	54	Pali
12	Comparative Literature	55	Performing Art – Dance/Drama/Theatre
13	Comparative Study of Religions	56	Persian
14	Computer Science and Applications	57	Philosophy
15	Criminology	58	Physical Education
16	Defense and Strategic Studies	59	Political Science
17	Dogri	60	Politics including International Relations/International Studies including Defense /Strategic Studies, West Asian Studies, Southeast Asian Studies, African Studies, South Asian Studies, Soviet Studies, American Studies.
18	Economics / Rural Economics /Co-operation / Demography / Development Planning /Development Studies / Econometrics/ Applied Economics / Development Economics /Business Economics	61	Population Studies
19	Education	62	Prakrit
20	Electronic Science	63	Psychology
21	English	64	Public Administration
22	Environmental Sciences	65	Punjabi
23	Folk Literature	66	Rajasthani
24	Forensic Science	67	Russian
25	French (French Version)	68	Sanskrit
26	Geography	69	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).
27	German	70	Santali
28	Gujarati	71	Sindhi
29	Hindi	72	Social Medicine & Community Health
30	Hindu Studies	73	Social Work
31	History	74	Sociology
32	Home Science	75	Spanish
33	Human Rights and Duties	76	Tamil
34	Indian Culture	77	Telugu
35	Indian Knowledge System	78	Tourism Administration and Management.
36	Japanese	79	Tribal and Regional Language/Literature
37	Kannada	80	Urdu
38	Kashmiri	81	Visual Art (including Drawing & Painting/Sculpture Graphics/Applied Art/ History of Art)
39	Konkani	82	Women Studies
40	Labour Welfare / Personnel Management / Industrial Relations/ Labour and Social Welfare / Human Resource Management	83	Yoga
41	Law	84	Disaster Management
42	Library and Information Science	85	Ayurveda Biology
43	Linguistics	86	Forestry
		87	Statistics

S No.

Subject Name

S No.

Subject Name

Adult Education/ Continuing Education/ Andragogy/ Non-Formal Education.

Maithili

Anthropology

Malayalam

Arab Culture and Islamic Studies

Management (including Business Admn. Mgt./Marketing / Marketing Mgt. / Industrial Relations and Personnel Mgt. / Personnel Mgt. / Financial Mgt. /Co-operative Management)

Arabic

Manipuri

Archaeology

Marathi

Assamese

Mass Communication and Journalism

Bengali

Museology & Conservation

Bodo

Music

Buddhist, Jaina, Gandhian and Peace Studies

Nepali

Chinese

Oriya

Commerce

Pali

Comparative Literature

Performing Art – Dance/Drama/Theatre

Comparative Study of Religions

Persian

Computer Science and Applications

Philosophy

Criminology

Physical Education

Defense and Strategic Studies

Political Science

Dogri

Politics including International Relations/International Studies including Defense /Strategic Studies, West Asian Studies, Southeast Asian Studies, African Studies, South Asian Studies, Soviet Studies, American Studies.

Economics / Rural Economics /Co-operation / Demography / Development Planning /Development Studies / Econometrics/ Applied Economics / Development Economics /Business Economics

Population Studies

Education

Prakrit

Electronic Science

Psychology

English

Public Administration

Environmental Sciences

Punjabi

Folk Literature

Rajasthani

Forensic Science

Russian

French (French Version)

Sanskrit

Geography

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).

German

Santali

Gujarati

Sindhi

Hindi

Social Medicine & Community Health

Hindu Studies

Social Work

History

Sociology

Home Science

Spanish

Human Rights and Duties

Tamil

Indian Culture

Telugu

Indian Knowledge System

Tourism Administration and Management.

Japanese

Tribal and Regional Language/Literature

Kannada

Urdu

Kashmiri

Visual Art (including Drawing & Painting/Sculpture Graphics/Applied Art/ History of Art)

Konkani

Women Studies

Labour Welfare / Personnel Management / Industrial Relations/ Labour and Social Welfare / Human Resource Management

Yoga

Law

Disaster Management

Library and Information Science

Ayurveda Biology

Linguistics

Forestry

Statistics

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