The National Testing Agency (NTA) has released the subject-wise examination schedule for the University Grants Commission–National Eligibility Test (UGC NET) December 2025 exam, starting December 31, 2025, and running until January 7, 2026. The UGC NET 2025 exam covers 85 subjects in computer-based test (CBT) mode, helping candidates attain the eligibility for Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) and Assistant Professor or pursue a PhD in Indian universities and institutions.
The UGC NET 2025 exam will be conducted in two shifts daily: first from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM and second from 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM, for both Paper 1 and Paper 2. Candidates preparing for the UGC NET December 2025 exam can access the official UGC NET exam schedule on the official website, ugcnet.nta.nic.in, to align their preparations with shift timings.
UGC NET 2025 Subject-Wise Exam Schedule
Candidates can check the UGC NET 2025 December session subject-wise exam timetable from the table below:
| Date | SHIFT – I (09:00 AM to 12:00 PM) | SHIFT – II (03:00 PM to 06:00 PM) |
| December 31, 2025 | Law, Social work, Telugu, Tourism Administration and Management, Spanish, Prakrit, Kashmiri, Konkani | – |
| January 2, 2026 | Computer Science and Applications, Library and Information Science, Urdu, Forensic Science, Bengali, Arabic, Bodo, Human Rights and Duties | Sociology, Psychology, Philosophy, Oriya, Yoga, Punjabi, Social Medicine & Community Health, Women Studies, |
| January 3, 2026 | Commercе, Sanskrit, Santali, Criminology, Politics including International Relations/International Studies including Defence/Strategic Studies: West Asian Studies; South East Asian Studies; African Asian Studies: South East Asian Studies: African Studies: South Asian Studies; South Asian Studies; Soviet Studies; American Studies, Disaster Management, Museology & Conservation | Geography, Education, Folk Literature, Maithili, Indian Culture, Persian, Comparative Study of Religions |
| January 5, 2026 | English, 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). Anthropologу, Adult Education/ Continuing Education/ Andragogy/ Non Formal Education, French (French Version), Dogri, Russian, Chinese | History, Visual Art (including Drawing & Painting/Sculpture Graphics/Applied Art/History of Art), Assamese, Tribal and Regional Language/Literature, Archaeology, Gujarati, Rajasthani |
| January 6, 2026 | Political Science, Defence and Strategic Studies, Arab Culture and Islamic Studies, Hindu Studies, Nepali, Comparative Literature, Japanese, Sindhi | Hindi, Tamil, Mass Communication and Journalism, Kannada, Malayalam, Manipuri, Indian Knowledge systems, German |
| January 7, 2026 | Economics / Rural Economics /Co-operation/ Demography/ Development Planning/ Development Studies / Econometrics/ Applied Economics/Development Eco./Business Economics, Management (including Business Admn. Mgt./Marketing/ Marketing Mgt./Industrial Relations and Personnel Mgt./ Personnel Mot/Financial Mat/Co Mgt./Financial Mgt./Co-operative Management), Public Administration, Population Studies, Linguistics, Buddhist; Jaina; Gandhian and Peace Studies, Ayurveda Biology, Pali | Environmental Sciences, Home Science, Physical Education, Labour Welfare/Personnel Management/Industrial Relations/ Labour and Social Welfare/Human Resource Management, Electronic Science, Music, Marathi, Performing Art – Dance/Drama/Theatre |
UGC NET 2025 Subject-wise Shift Timings
The UGC NET 2025 subject-wise exam schedule covers examinations to be conducted from December 31, 2025, to January 7, 2026, in two shifts. Check below the UGC NET December 2025 shift timings:
- Shift 1: 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
- Shift 2: 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM
The UGC NET syllabus is released separately for each subject. Candidates can download the official syllabus PDF for thorough preparation.
UGC NET December 2025 City Intimation Slip
According to the official notification (dated December 17, 2025), the NTA will release the UGC NET December 2025 City Intimation Slip 10 days before the exam. The advance intimation of exam centres will help aspirants to know their allotted exam cities ahead of the exam and plan their travelling and exam day itinerary accordingly.
The NTA conducts the UGC NET exam to determine the eligibility for the post of Assistant Professor or Junior Research Fellowship in various subjects. The NTA conducts the UGC NET exam twice a year, in June and December.
