NTA UGC NET June 2026: Online Application for the JRF and Assistant Professor Exam

 

NTA UGC NET June 2026: Online Application for the JRF and Assistant Professor Exam.

NTA UGC NET June 2026

The official NTA UGC NET June 2026 notification for (i) "Award of Junior Research Fellowship and Appointment as Assistant Professor,"

(ii) "Appointment as Assistant Professor and admission to Ph.D.," and 

(iii) "Admission to Ph.D. only" in Indian universities and colleges has been made public by the National Testing Agency (NTA). From June 22 to June 30, 2026, NTA will hold the NTA UGC NET June 2026 for 85 subjects in CBT style. Candidates may read this article and apply online for this exam if they meet the qualifying requirements listed below. 

 

The UGC-NET exam is used to assess Indian nationals' eligibility for "admission to Ph.D. solely," "award of Junior Research Fellowship and appointment as Assistant Professor," and "appointment as Assistant Professor and admission to Ph.D.

Exam Details

Name of exam: NTA UGC NET June 2026

Exam conducting body: National Testing Agency (NTA)

Exam level: National

Exam mode: CBT (Online )

Exam duration: 180 minutes

Date of exam: 22nd to 30th June 2026

 

Centres @ Assam: Dibrugarh, Guwahati, Jorhat, Silchar and Tezpur

 

Official Website: https://ugcnet.nta.nic.in

UGC NET Exam

The test will be divided into two sections, each of which will have multiple-choice, objective questions. The papers won't be separated. Only the Computer Based Test (CBT) modality will be used for the exam. 

Eligibility Criteria

Age Restrictions:

JRF: No more than thirty years as of June 1, 2026, the first day of the month the exam is finished. Candidates who fall under the OBC-NCL (according to the Central list of OBC published on the website: www.ncbc.nic.in), SC/ST/PwD/Third gender categories, and female applicants are eligible for a five-year relaxation.

Assistant Professor: There is no higher age limit for UGC-NET Assistant Professor applications.

PhD admission: There is no higher age limit for UGC-NET PhD admission applications.

Qualifications for Education:

(a) General, Unreserved, and General-EWS students who have earned at least 55% (without rounding off) in a Master's degree or comparable test from universities or institutions accredited by UGC (available on the website: www.ugc.ac.in in Humanities and Social Science (including languages),

Helpline: 011-40759000 | 011-69227700 | ugcnet@nta.ac.in

How to Apply

Candidates who are interested and qualified may apply online by going to the National Testing Agency's (NTA) official website. Candidates may apply for NTA UGC NET June 2026 by following the instructions listed below.

# Scroll down, go to Important Web-Links section .

# Click on the "Online Application Form" .

# Fill your all personal and educational details and upload necessary documents.

# Make payment of application fee as per your category and submit the form.

# At the end, take a print out of the application form .

Application Fee

The category-wise application fees are as under

Category	Fee (in Rs.)
General	Rs. 1150/-
EWS/OBC-NCL	Rs. 600/-
SC/ST/PWD/ Third Gender	Rs. 325/-

Important Dates

• Starting date of online application submission: 29th April 2026
• Last date of online application submission: 20th May 2026
• Intimation of Cities of exam centres: By 10th June 2026
• Downloading of NTA UGC NET Admit Cards: By 15th June 2026
• Date of NTA UGC NET Examination: 22nd June 2026 to 30th June 2026

Important Web-Links 

Online Application Form	Click Here
Official Notification	Click Here
Information Brochure	Click Here
Official Website	Click Here