UGC NET Entrance Exam Dates 2026

UGC NET Entrance exam is held twice a year, the first session of the UGC NET Entrance exam is conducted in June and the second session is conducted in December month every year. If you are looking to stay updated about the UGC NET Exam dates, we have mentioned all the details here in this article.

UGC NET Entrance Exam Dates 2026:

UGC NET Phase I Exam 2026 (June Session): The June session of the UGC NET Exam was divided into two phases, Phase I was held in July ( between 9th to 14th July 2026). The authorities will soon release a UGC NET provisional answer key for Phase I exams. The candidates who have appeared in the UGC NET Phase I held in July will be able to check out the UGC NET Answer Key. We will also provide a direct link to download the NTA UGC NET answer key PDF in this article once it is officially released by NTA. 

UGC NET Phase II Exam 2026 (June Session) Phase II of UGC NET entrance exam 2026 will be held between 20th to 30th September 2026 for 64 subjects. NTA will release the UGC NET Admit Card 2026 on 16th September 2026. The UGC NET Phase II exam for the June session was earlier scheduled to be held between August 12th to August 14 but later it was postponed and rescheduled to be conducted in September. 

NTA will release a datasheet for the Phase II exam soon few days prior to the exam date. Please note that the NET exam for Telugu and Marathi are also going to be held along with the Phase II exam. The admit card for all the subjects for the exam will be released on 16th September 2026 only. 

All the applicants who have applied for the UGC NET 2026 exam for the June session (Phase II) will be able to download their UGC NET Admit Card from the official website of https://ugcnet.nta.nic.in/ 

UGC NET Exam Important Date 2026:

Candidates can check out all UGC NET Important Dates in the table mentioned below: