The National Testing Agency (NTA) has released the Subjects wise UGC NET Date Sheet 2025-26 for the UGC-NET December 2025 examination through the official notice released on 18th December 2025. As per the schedule, the UGC-NET Exam will be conducted from 31st December 2025 to 07th January 2026, in Computer-Based Test (CBT) mode. The exam will be held in two shifts from 9 am to 12 noon and from 3 pm to 6 pm. Candidates can check the complete subject-wise exam schedule from the article.
UGC NET Date Sheet 2025-26 Out
The Subject Wise UGC NET Date Sheet 2025-26 for University Grants Commission-National Eligibility Test (UGC-NET) for December Examination 2025 is now available at the official website https://ugcnet.nta.nic.in/. As per the date sheet, on the first day of the exam, 31st December 2025, the exam will be conducted for law, social work, Telugu, Tourism Administration and Management, Spanish, Prakrit, Kashmiri, Konkani etc in morning shifts from 9 am to 12 noon. The UGC NET City Intimation Slip with city details will be released 10 days before the exam date.
| Events | Dates |
| UGC NET City Intimation Slip 2025 | 10 days before exam date |
| UGC NET Admit Card 2025 | 3 to 4 days before the exam date |
| UGC NET Exam Date 2025 | 31st December 2025, 2nd, 3rd, 5th, 6th and 7th January 2026 |
UGC NET Exam Schedule 2025-26
UGC NET Exam 2025 is scheduled for 31st December 2025, 2nd, 3rd, 5th, 6th and 7th January 2026. Candidates going to attend the exam, it is essential for them to have a detailed knowledge of the UGC NET 2025 December schedule to avoid missing out on any event.
| UGC NET Exam Schedule 2025-26 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Exam Date |
Shift 1 (9 am to 12 noon) | Shift 2 (3 pm to 6 pm) | ||
| Subject Code | Subject Name | Subject Code | Subject Name | |
| 31 December 2025 | 058 | Law | – | – |
| 010 | Social Work | – | – | |
| 027 | Telugu | – | – | |
| 093 | Tourism Administration and Management | – | – | |
| 040 | Spanish | – | – | |
| 091 | Prakrit | – | – | |
| 084 | Kashmiri | – | – | |
| 085 | Konkani | – | – | |
| 02 January 2026 | 087 | Computer Science and Applications | 005 | Sociology |
| 059 | Library and Information Science | 004 | Psychology | |
| 028 | Urdu | 003 | Philosophy | |
| 082 | Forensic Science | 023 | Oriya | |
| 019 | Bengali | 100 | Yoga | |
| 029 | Arabic | 024 | Punjabi | |
| 094 | Bodo | 081 | Social Medicine & Community Health | |
| 092 | Human Rights and Duties | 074 | Women Studies | |
| 03 January 2026 | 008 | Commerce | 080 | Geography |
| 025 | Sanskrit | 009 | Education | |
| 095 | Santali | 071 | Folk Literature | |
| 068 | Criminology | 018 | Maithili | |
| 090 | Politics including International Relations / International Studies including Defence / Strategic Studies; West Asian Studies; South East Asian Studies; African Studies; South Asian Studies; Soviet Studies; American Studies |
050 | Indian Culture | |
| 104 | Disaster Management | 042 | Persian | |
| 066 | Museology & Conservation | 062 | Comparative Study of Religions | |
| 05 January 2026 | 030 | English | 006 | History |
| 073 | Sanskrit traditional subjects (including Jyotisha/Siddhanta Jyotish/Navya Vyakarna/Vyakarna/Mimansa/ Navya Nyaya/Sankhya Yoga/Tantramataka Darshan/Shukla Yajurveda/Madhva Vedant/Dharmasastra/Sahitya/ Puranothihasa/Agama) |
079 | Visual Art (including Drawing & Painting / Sculpture / Graphics / Applied Art / History of Art) | |
| 007 | Anthropology | 036 | Assamese | |
| 046 | Adult Education / Continuing Education / Andragogy / Non Formal Education | 070 | Tribal and Regional Language / Literature | |
| 039 | French (French Version) | 067 | Archaeology | |
| 033 | Dogri | 037 | Gujarati | |
| 041 | Russian | 043 | Rajasthani | |
| 032 | Chinese | – | – | |
| 06 January 2026 | 002 | Political Science | 020 | Hindi |
| 011 | Defence and Strategic Studies | 026 | Tamil | |
| 049 | Arab Culture and Islamic Studies | 063 | Mass Communication and Journalism | |
| 102 | Hindu Studies | 021 | Kannada | |
| 034 | Nepali | 022 | Malayalam | |
| 072 | Comparative Literature | 035 | Manipuri | |
| 045 | Japanese | 103 | Indian Knowledge Systems | |
| 101 | Sindhi | 044 | German | |
| 07 January 2026 | 001 | Economics / Rural Economics / Co-operation / Demography / Development Planning / Development Studies / Econometrics / Applied Economics / Development Eco. / Business Economics | 089 | Environmental Sciences |
| 017 | Management (including Business Administration / Mgt. / Marketing / Marketing Mgt. / Industrial Relations and Personnel Mgt. / Personnel Mgt. / Financial Mgt. / Co-operative Management) |
012 | Home Science | |
| 014 | Public Administration | 047 | Physical Education | |
| 015 | Population Studies | 055 | Labour Welfare / Personnel Management / Industrial Relations / Labour and Social Welfare / Human Resource Management | |
| 031 | Linguistics | 088 | Electronic Science | |
| 060 | Buddhist; Jaina; Gandhian and Peace Studies | 016 | Music | |
| 105 | Ayurveda Biology | 038 | Marathi | |
| 083 | Pali | 065 | Performing Art – Dance / Drama / Theatre | |
UGC NET Exam Timing
UGC NET Exam 2025for different subjects will be conducted on different days and shifts. On 31st December 2025, exams will be conducted in a single shift from 9 am to 12 noon, and exams on other dates will be held in two shifts from 9 am to 12 noon and 3 pm to 6 pm.
- Morning Shifts- 9 am to 12 noon
- Afternoon Shift: 3 pm – 6 pm
UGC NET Exam Pattern 2025
Candidates preparing for the UGC NET exam are to be familiar with the UGC NET Exam Pattern 2025 to know the type of questions, topics asked in the exam, marking scheme, and other details.
| UGC NET Exam Pattern 2025 |
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| Particulars | Paper 1 | Paper 2 |
| Examination Mode | Computer-Based Test (CBT) | CBT |
| Duration | 1 Hour | 2 hours |
| Question Type | Multiple Choice Questions | Multiple Choice Questions |
| Number of Questions | 50 | 100 |
| Total Marks | 100 | 200 |
| Subjects |
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| Marking Scheme | 2 marks for each correct answer | 2 marks for each correct answer |
| Negative Marking | No | No |
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