The National Testing Agency has announced that the UGC‑NET December 2025 examination will be held in CBT mode in two daily shifts. Check the official schedule for the exact dates.

National Testing Agency (NTA) will conduct the UGC-NET December 2025 examination in Computer-Based Test (CBT) mode from December 31, 2025, to January 7, 2026, in II shifts, with Shift I from 9 am to 12 noon and Shift II from 3 pm to 6 pm.
UGC-NET is a test to determine the eligibility of Indian nationals under three categories: Category 1 - Award of Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) and appointment as Assistant Professor; Category 2-Appointment as Assistant Professor and admission to PhD.; Category 3- Admission to PhD only in Indian universities/colleges/higher education institutions.
The subject-wise schedule of the examination is given at Annexure I of the Public Notice dated December 17, 2025, at https://ugcnet.nta.nic.in/
The notification regarding intimation of the City of Exam Centre will be displayed on the NTA website 10 days prior to the examination.
Aspirants may regularly visit https://ugcnet.nta.nic.in for updates, instructions, and notices related to the UGC-NET December 2025 examination.
For any further clarification, candidates may contact 011-40759000 or email ugcnet@nta.ac.in.
Published: 19 Dec 2025, 03:03 pm IST
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