UGC NET Exam Date 2025 for June and December Exams

NTA UGC NET Exam Date 2025 for June and December Exams. National Testing Agency (NTA) has released the official UGC NET examination notification of the December and June sessions of the test at https://ugcnet.nta.nic.in.

The online application process for this National Eligibility Test (NET) will begin as per the schedule. NTA will conduct a combined UGC NET 2025 examination in December and June.

The examination is likely to be conducted in first or second week of June subjects at 91 selected cities of examination spread across the country.

The UGC NET Exam for the merged cycles of December and June will be conducted in June. The UGC National Eligibility Test is likely to be conducted in the first or second week of June. The National Testing Agency, which conducts the exam, will announce the complete schedule soon.

Once NTA releases the UGC NET 2025 schedule for the cycles of December and June, candidates can register for the exam on the official website mentioned above.

The UGC-NET Exam is conducted twice every year. UGC NET is conducted to determine the eligibility of Indian nationals for the Eligibility of Assistant Professorship, Junior Research Fellowship or both in various Indian Universities and Colleges.

UGC NET Exam Dates

The dates for the conduct of the Examination for the UGC-NET December and June cycles have now been finalized. The detailed date sheet will soon be uploaded on http://nta.ac.in and https://ugcnet.nta.nic.

Best wishes to all the applicants. Candidates are advised to regularly visit the NTA website(s) www.nta.ac.in and https://ugcnet.nta.nic for the latest updates regarding the examination.

UGCE NET Important dates

UGC NET Exam Paper pattern:

• There will be total of 2 papers which will consist of objective type questions.
• Paper 1 of UGC NET Exam:
  • Total marks: 100
  • Total questions: 50 (all compulsory)
  • Duration: 1 hour (9:30 am to 10:30 am)
• Each question will carry 2 marks.
• The questions which will be of general nature and will test the teaching/research aptitude of the candidate.
• A candidate’s reasoning ability, comprehension, divergent thinking and general awareness will be tested.
• Paper 2 of UGC NET Exam:
  • Total marks: 200
  • Total questions: 100 (all compulsory)
  • Duration: 2 hours (11 am to 1 pm)
• Each question will carry 2 marks and will be based on the subject selected by the candidate.

UGC NET Eligibility criteria:

Educational Qualification: Candidates need to secure at least 55 percent marks in a Master’s degree or equivalent examination from a recognised university or institution.

There is a five percent relaxation for OBC, Scheduled Caste(SC)/Scheduled Tribe(ST)/Persons with Disability (PwD) category, and transgender candidates who have secured at least 50 percent marks (without rounding off) in a Master’s degree or equivalent examination.

Those who are pursuing their Master’s (in the final year) can also apply. Such candidates must complete their Master’s degree or equivalent examination within two years from the date of the NET result with the required percentage of marks.

Those who have Ph D degree and whose Masters level examination had been completed by March 19, 1991 (irrespective of date of declaration of result) shall be eligible for a relaxation of 5 per cent in aggregate marks.

Age limit: Junior Research Fellowship (JRF): The candidate should not be over 30 years old as of December 1. There is a 5-year relaxation for candidates belonging to OBC, SC/ST/PwD/Transgender, and women applicants.

UGC also provides relaxation to candidates with research experience, limited to the period spent on research in the relevant subject of a post-graduation degree, subject to a maximum of 5 years.

Candidates possessing an LLM degree will have three years’ age relaxation. Five years will be permissible for those who have served the armed forces, subject to the length of service. Assistant Professor: There is no upper age limit.

How To Apply for UGC NET Exam?

Interested candidates are advised to carefully read the official notification to check their eligibility. Candidates ought to have completed their graduation and master’s degrees quickly, depending on the course in which they wish to take up the Assistant professorship or JRF.

There is no upper age limit for the Assistant professor exam. However, as of December 1, the upper age limit for JRF is 30 years.

Once convinced of the eligibility, candidates can apply online on the official website ntanet.nic.in. The link for registration would be activated soon. Fill the online application form, upload the signature and image and pay the fees.

The candidates may keep these points before applying for UGC NET exam:

• Candidates seeking admission to the Test (UGC NET) must apply online only on the NTA website: NTAnet.nic.in
• Before applying Online, the candidates must possess the scanned images as below:-
• The passport-size photograph should be in JPG format with a minimum of 4kb to 40 kb.
• The dimensions of the photograph should be 3.5 cm (width) x 4.5 cm (height).
• Signature in JPG format of minimum 4kb to 30 kb.
• The dimension of the signature should be 3.5 cm (width) x 1.5 cm (height).

3. After filling out all the details for applying online for NET, the candidates have to select the option of paying the examination fee either by credit/debit card or through the e-challan generated during the online application form filling out, indicate your details therein, and complete the registration process.

4. Before applying online, candidates are advised to go through detailed notification available on the NTA website NTAnet.nic.in and note that fees submitted through any other mode, like Money Order, Demand Draft, IPO, etc., will be summarily rejected by the board. In other to avoid last-minute rush, the candidates are advised to apply early enough.

According to the board, NTA will not be responsible for network problems or any other problems that occurred during the submission of online applications during the last few days.