The National Testing Agency (NTA) has released the subject-wise schedule for the University Grants Commission National Eligibility Test (UGC–NET) 2026 examination on June 6, 2026 at its official exam website. The UGC NET 2026 exam will be conducted online in a computer-based test (CBT) mode. According to the official schedule, the exam will start from June 22, 2026 and will end on June 30, 2026, for different subjects. Candidates who have successfully registered for the UGC NET 2026 can check the official schedule on the official website of NTA – ugcnet.nta.nic.in. As per the official notification released by the authority, the city intimation slip for the NTA UGC NET Exam 2026 will be released 8 to 10 days before the scheduled UGC NET 2026 Exam.
As per the official UGC NET 2026 Subject-wise Exam Schedule, the UGC NET Exam 2026 will be held in two shifts – Morning Shift (09:00 AM to 12:00 PM) and Afternoon Shift (03:00 PM to 06:00 PM) each day. Candidates can download the city intimation slip and the UGC NET Admit Card 2026 from the official website – ugcnet.nta.nic.in., once it is released online by the authority. Candidates who want to appear for the exam are advised to download their admit cards as soon as they are available and verify all details, including exam centre city, shift timings and subject code, before their scheduled examination date to avoid any last-minute hassle.
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UGC NET 2026 Subject-wise Exam Schedule: Check the complete schedule
Candidates are advised to check the complete schedule of the NTA UGC NET 2026 exam to know their exam dates so that they can speed up their preparation for the exam accordingly.
| Date | Shift I Subject Code | Shift I Subject Name (09:00 AM to 12:00 PM) | Shift II Subject Code | Shift II Subject Name (03:00 PM to 06:00 PM) |
| 22 June 2026 | 79 | Visual Art (including Drawing & Painting/Sculpture, Graphics/Applied Art/History of Art) | 87 | Computer Science and Applications |
| 66 | Museology & Conservation | 42 | Persian | |
| 24 | Punjabi | 41 | Russian | |
| 26 | Tamil | 19 | Bengali | |
| 80 | Geography | 12 | Home Science | |
| 38 | Marathi | 16 | Music | |
| 55 | Labour Welfare/Personnel Management/Industrial Relations/Labour and Social Welfare/Human Resource Management | 15 | Population Studies | |
| 95 | Santali | |||
| 23 June 2026 | 14 | Public Administration | 63 | Mass Communication and Journalism |
| 9 | Education | 88 | Electronic Science | |
| 10 | Social Work | 74 | Women Studies | |
| 22 | Malayalam | 58 | Law | |
| 28 | Urdu | 27 | Telugu | |
| 68 | Criminology | 82 | Forensic Science | |
| 65 | Performing Art-Dance/Drama/Theatre | 34 | Nepali | |
| 70 | Tribal and Regional Language/Literature | 59 | Library and Information Science | |
| 71 | Folk Literature | 3 | Philosophy | |
| 24 June 2026 | 2 | Political Science | 8 | Commerce |
| 62 | Comparative Study of Religions | 11 | Defence and Strategic Studies | |
| 45 | Japanese | 50 | Indian Culture | |
| 33 | Dogri | 60 | Buddhist; Jaina; Gandhian and Peace Studies | |
| 43 | Rajasthani | |||
| 31 | Linguistics | |||
| 25 June 2026 | 30 | English | 6 | History |
| 32 | Chinese | 83 | Pali | |
| 85 | Konkani | 91 | Prakrit | |
| 40 | Spanish | 72 | Comparative Literature | |
| 84 | Kashmiri | |||
| 29 June 2026 | 20 | Hindi | 4 | Psychology |
| 49 | Arab Culture and Islamic Studies | 18 | Maithili | |
| 103 | Indian Knowledge Systems | 29 | Arabic | |
| 35 | Manipuri | 17 | Management (including Business Admn. Mgt./Marketing/Marketing Mgt./Industrial Relations and Personnel Mgt./ Personnel Mgt./Financial Mgt./Co-operative Management) | |
| 21 | Kannada | 47 | Physical Education | |
| 44 | German | 73 | 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). | |
| 101 | Sindhi | 105 | Ayurveda Biology | |
| 39 | French (French Version) | 104 | Disaster Management | |
| 30 June 2026 | 1 | Economics/Rural Economics/Co-operation/ Demography/Development Planning/Development Studies/Econometrics/ Applied Economics/Development Eco./Business Economics | 36 | Assamese |
| 89 | Environmental Sciences | 5 | Sociology | |
| 102 | Hindu Studies | 100 | Yoga | |
| 7 | Anthropology | 93 | Tourism Administration and Management. | |
| 94 | Bodo | 46 | Adult Education/Continuing Education/ Andragogy/ Non Formal Education. | |
| 37 | Gujarati | 67 | Archaeology | |
| 25 | Sanskrit | 23 | Oriya | |
| 90 | 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. | 81 | Social Medicine & Community Health | |
| 92 | Human Rights and Duties | 107 | Statistics | |
| 106 | Forestry |
The exam will start with the subjects – Visual Art, Museology and Conservation, Geography, Marathi, Punjabi, Tamil, Labour Welfare and Personnel Management in Shift I on June 22, 2026. The UGC will conduct the last exam on June 30, 2026.
UGC NET 2026: Know the Exam Pattern
All the candidates who are appearing for the exam this year can refer to the following points, which will provide an overall idea about the UGC NET 2026 Exam Pattern.
- The UGC NET June 2026 exam will be conducted for 3 hours for each subject.
- The UGC NET exam comprises two papers – Paper 1 and Paper 2.
- Both papers have multiple-choice questions (MCQs).
- The Paper 1 pattern remains common for all subjects that are included in the NET exam 2026.
- Paper 1 includes 50 multiple-choice questions that aim to assess the teaching and research aptitude, general knowledge, reasoning, data interpretation, communication, ICT, environment, and higher education system topics, carrying 100 marks.
- Paper 2 has subject-specific 100 multiple-choice questions based on the candidate’s chosen postgraduate subject, carrying 200 marks.
The UGC NET 2026 Syllabus is also available on the official website mentioned above. To get more updates on the UGC NET Exam 2026, candidates are advised to regularly visit the official website and the IE education portal.
