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Updated By namrata das on 27 Oct, 2025 13:44
UGC NET December 2025 exam will start on December 31, 2025 and continue till January 7, 2026. The exam dates for the December 2025 session was announced on October 12. NTA UGC NET 2025 application process started on October 7 and will remain open till November 7.
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The National Testing Agency released the exam schedule for the UGC NET 2025 December exam cycle on October 12, 2025. Candidates can check the notice on NTA's official website at nta.ac.in. The UGC NET December 2025 exam will be held from December 31 to January 7, 2026 in computer-based test (CBT) mode. UGC NET December 2025 apllication process is underway that will end on November 7, 2025. It started on October 7, 2025 and the correction window will open on November 10 and will close on November 12, 2025. The application form is available on the official website of UGC NET at ugcnet.nta.ac.in. The exams will be conducted in two shifts. Shift I will be conducted from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM, and Shift II will be from 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM.
UGC NET is conducted twice in one year. Refer to the important dates regarding the sessions from the table given below:
Refer to the important dates regarding the event surrounding UGC NET December 2025:
Event | Date(s) |
|---|---|
UGC NET 2025 December Exam Date | December 31 to January 7, 2026 |
UGC NET 2025 December Application Fee Payment Last Date | November 7, 2025 |
UGC NET 2025 December Application Correction Window | November 10 and November 12, 2025 |
UGC NET 2025 December Notification Release | October 7, 2025 |
UGC NET 2025 December Application Form Submission | November 7, 2025 |
UGC NET December 2025 exam schedule has been released by NTA. The dates will be updated soon:
Date | Shift I (09:00 AM – 12:00 PM) | Shift II (03:00 PM – 06:00 PM) |
|---|---|---|
December 2025 | Education (009), Public Administration (014), Indian Knowledge System (103), Malayalam (022), Mass Communication and Journalism (063), Urdu (028), Nepali (034), Labour Welfare / HRM / Labour Relations etc. (055), Performing Art – Dance/Drama/Theatre (066), Criminology (068), Women Studies (074), Library and Information Science (059), Philosophy (003) | Electronic Science (088), Japanese (045), Law (058), Konkani (085), Sanskrit (025), Tribal and Regional Language/Literature (070), Folk Literature (071), Environmental Sciences (089) |
December 2025 | Arab Culture and Islamic Studies (049), Bengali (019), Chinese (032), Computer Science and Applications (087), Persian (042), Rajasthani (043), Indian Culture (050), Buddhist, Jaina, Gandhian and Peace Studies (060), Archaeology (067), Home Science (012), Music (016), Population Studies (015), Forensic Science (082) | Political Science (002), Comparative Literature (072), Assamese (036), Santali (095), Adult Education / Continuing Education / NFE (046), Russian (044), Social Work (010) |
December 2025 | Commerce (008), Defence and Strategic Studies (011), Linguistics (031), Anthropology (007), Visual Art (Drawing, Painting, Sculpture etc.) (079), Social Medicine & Community Health (081), Tourism Administration and Management (093), Comparative Study of Religions (062) | English (030), Yoga (100), Politics including International Relations (090), Human Rights and Duties (092), Hindu Studies (102), Dogri (033), Spanish (040) |
December 2025 | Bodo (094), History (006), Oriya (023), Pali (083), Management (017), Telugu (027), Physical Education (047), Sanskrit Traditional Subjects (Jyotisha, Vedanta, etc.) (073), Ayurveda Biology (105), Disaster Management (104) | Psychology (004), Maithili (018), Arabic (029), Gujarati (037), Prakrit (091) |
December 2025 | French (039), German (044), Hindi (004), Kannada (021), Manipuri (035), Museology & Conservation (066) | Geography (080), Marathi (038), Punjabi (024), Tamil (026), Economics (001), Sindhi (101), Sociology (005) |
The registration for the UGC NET 2025 December cycle is ongoing. The registration started on October 7 and the link to register will be opened till November 7, 2026. The last date for exam fee submission is November 7, 2025. The correction window will open on November 10 and will close on November 12, 2025. Check the table below to know all the important dates:
Events | December Session Dates |
|---|---|
UGC NET Application Form | October 7 to November 7, 2026 |
Last date for submission of examination fee (through Credit Card/debit Card/Net Banking/UPI) | November 7, 2025 |
UGC NET Application Correction Window | November 10 to November 12, 2025 |
UGC NET City Slip | November 2025 |
UGC NET Admit Card | December 2025 |
UGC NET Exam | December 31, 2025 to January 7, 2026 |
UGC NET Provisional Answer Key | January 2025 |
UGC NET Final Answer Key | February 2025 |
UGC NET Result | February 2025 |
The UGC NET Admit Card 2025 for each of the tests is released separately. Check out the UGC NET admit card release dates for each exam session mentioned below:
Events | Dates |
|---|---|
Availability of UGC NET June Admit Card 2025 | June 2025 |
Availability of UGC NET City Intimation Slip 2025 | June 2025 |
UGC NET June Cycle Exam Date 2025 | 25th to 29th June 2025 |
Events | Dates |
|---|---|
Availability of UGC NET Admit Card 2025 | December 27, 2025 (tentative) |
Availability of UGC NET City Intimation Slip 2025 | December 21, 2025 (tentative) |
UGC NET December Cycle Exam Date 2025 | December 31 to January 7, 2026 |
NTA will release the answer keys on the official website for each session. Refer to the tentative release date for the answer keys from the tables given below:
Events | Tentative Dates |
|---|---|
UGC NET 2025 Exam | 25th to 29th June 2025 |
Release of UGC NET June 2025 Provisional Answer Key | July 2025 |
UGC NET Answer Key 2025 Challenge Window | July 2025 |
Last Date for Payment of Fees to Challenge the UGC NET Answer Key 2025 | August 2025 |
Release of UGC NET 2025 Final Answer Key | August 2025 |
Events | Dates |
|---|---|
UGC NET 2025 Exam | December 31 to January 7, 2026 |
Release of UGC NET December 2025 Provisional Answer Key | January 2026 |
UGC NET Answer Key 2025 Challenge Window | January 2026 |
Last Date for Payment of Fees to Challenge the UGC NET Answer Key 2025 | February 2026 |
Release of UGC NET 2025 Final Answer Key | February 2026 |
The results will be available on the official website of UGC NET to be downloaded accordingly. Check out the tentative release date of the results from the tables given below:
Events | Tentative Dates |
|---|---|
UGC NET 2025 Result Date | July 21, 2025 |
UGC NET 2025 Scorecard Download Begins | July 21, 2025 |
Events | Tentative Dates |
|---|---|
UGC NET 2025 Result Date | February 2026 |
UGC NET 2025 Scorecard Download Begins | February 2026 |
Want to know more about UGC NET
UGC NET December 2025 exam city intimation slip will be released in December 2025.
The UGC NET December 2025 results will be available soon after the exam are conducted successfully. The expected date for the UGC NET result release is February 2026.
The UGC NET 2025 shift timings are 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM and 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM. The exam is conducted in two shifts morning and evening. The candidates are advised to report to the exam center 30 minutes before the gate closing time to avoid any mishaps at the exam center.
NTA UGC NET exam are likely to start from January 01 to January 19, 2026. The UGC NET 2025 Notification for the December session will be released in September or October 2025 on the official website at ugcnet.nta.ac.in.
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