The wait is finally over for lakhs of aspirants across India with the release of detailed UGC NET schedule. The National Testing Agency (NTA) has issued the UGC NET June 2026 Datesheet and Exam Schedule on its official website, www.ugcnet.nta.nic.in. The University Grants Commission National Eligibility Test (UGC NET) candidates will be able to check their subject-wise exam dates, shift timings and other important details.
UGC NET Exam Date 2026 Out
The UGC NET June 2026 exam will be conducted from 22nd to 30th June 2026 in Computer-Based Test (CBT) mode across various examination centres spread across India. The exam will be conducted on nine consecutive days to accommodate candidates appearing across 87 different subjects.
| Events | Dates |
| UGC NET City Intimation Slip | 12th June 2026 |
| UGC NET Admit Card | 19th June 2026 |
| UGC NET Exam Date | 22nd to 30th June 2026 |
UGC NET June 2026 Exam Schedule (Subject-wise)
The subject-wise exam dates have been published by NTA separately with the exact exam date, subject code, and shift for every subject. Candidates must check the complete schedule for the specific subject’s slot.
| Exam Date | Shift | Subjects |
| 22nd June 2026 | Shift 1 | Visual Art (including Drawing & Painting/Sculpture Graphics/Applied Art/History of Art) Museology & Conservation Punjabi Tamil Geography Marathi Labour Welfare/Personnel Management/Industrial Relations/ Labour and Social Welfare/Human Resource Management Santali |
| Shift 2 | Computer Science and Applications Persian Russian Bengali Home Science Music Population Studies |
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| 23rd June 2026 | Shift 1 | Public Administration Education Social Work Malayalam Urdu Criminology Performing Art – Dance/Drama/Theatre Tribal and Regional Language/Literature Folk Literature Dolitical Caisse |
| Shift 2 | Mass Communication and Journalism Electronic Science Women Studies Law Telugu Forensic Science Nepali Library and Information Science Philosophy |
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| 24th June 2026 | Shift 1 | Political Science Comparative Study of Religions Japanese Dogri |
| Shift 2 | Commerce Defence and Strategic Studies Indian Culture Buddhist; Jaina; Gandhian and Peace Studies Rajasthani Linguistics |
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| 25th June 2026 | Shift 1 | English Chinese Konkani Spanish Kashmiri Hindi |
| Shift 2 | History Pali Prakrit Comparative Literature |
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| 29th June 2026 | Shift 1 | Hindi Arab Culture and Islamic Studies Indian Knowledge Systems Manipuri Kannada German Sindhi French (French Version) |
| Shift 2 | Psychology Maithili Arabic Management (including Business Admn. Mgt./Marketing/ Marketing Mgt./Industrial Relations and Personnel Mgt./ Personnel Mgt./Financial Mgt./Co-operative Management) Physical Education 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). Ayurveda Biology Disaster Management |
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| 30th June 2026 | Shift 1 | Economics / Rural Economics/Co-operation /Demography/Development Planning/ Development Studies/Econometrics/Applied Economics/Development Eco./Business Economics Environmental Sciences Hindu Studies Anthropology Bodo Gujarati Sanskrit 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. Human Rights and Duties |
| Shift 2 | Assamese Sociology Yoga Tourism Administration and Management. Adult Education/Continuing Education/Andragogy/ Non Formal Education. Archaeology Oriya Social Medicine & Community Health Statistics Forestry |
UGC NET June 2026 Shift Timing
UGC NET June Exam 2026 for different subjects will be conducted on different days and shifts. The total duration of the exam is 3 hours (180 minutes). There is no break between Paper 1 and Paper 2. Both papers are conducted in a single continuous session. From 22nd to 30th June, exams will be conducted in two shifts from 9 am to 12 noon and 3 pm to 6 pm.
| Shifts | Session | Exam Timings |
| Shift 1 | Morning Session | 9 am to 12 noon |
| Shift 2 | Afternoon Session | 3 pm to 6 pm |
UGC NET June 2026: Exam Pattern
| Details | Paper 1 | Paper 2 |
| Type | General Aptitude (Teaching & Research) | Subject-specific |
| Mode | Computer-Based Test (CBT) | Computer-Based Test (CBT) |
| Duration | Combined 3 hours (no break) | Combined 3 hours (no break) |
| No. of Questions | 50 | 100 |
| Maximum Marks | 100 | 200 |
| Negative Marking | None | None |
| Subjects | Teaching Aptitude Research Aptitude Reading Comprehension Communication Mathematical Reasoning and Aptitude Logical Reasoning Data Interpretation Information and Communication Technology (ICT) People and Environment Higher Education System: Governance, Polity, and Administration |
Topics within the candidate’s chosen subject domain |
What are UGC NET Minimum Qualifying Marks?
Qualifying marks are the minimum eligibility marks only. Scoring qualifying marks does not guarantee selection. Candidates must still clear the subject-wise cut-off marks. The category-wise UGC NET Minimum Qualifying Marks are as follows:
| Category | Minimum Aggregate (%) | Marks Required (out of 300) |
| General | 40% | 120 |
| OBC (Non-Creamy Layer) | 36% | 108 |
| SC/ST | 35% | 105 |
| PWD | 35% | 105 |
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