NTA CSIR UGC NET December 2026 Apply Online

The Nation­al Test­ing Agency (NTA) has start­ed the online appli­ca­tion process for the CSIR UGC NET Decem­ber 2026 Exam­i­na­tion. The exam­i­na­tion is con­duct­ed for deter­min­ing eli­gi­bil­i­ty for Junior Research Fel­low­ship (JRF) and Lectureship/Assistant Pro­fes­sor oppor­tu­ni­ties in the fields cov­ered under the CSIR UGC NET examination.

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Accord­ing to the sup­plied sched­ule, the NTA CSIR UGC NET Decem­ber 2026 appli­ca­tion form is avail­able from 07 Octo­ber 2026, and eli­gi­ble can­di­dates can sub­mit their appli­ca­tions online until 05 Novem­ber 2026.

Can­di­dates are advised to care­ful­ly read the CSIR UGC NET Decem­ber 2026 infor­ma­tion brochure before apply­ing. The noti­fi­ca­tion con­tains impor­tant details regard­ing eli­gi­bil­i­ty, sub­jects, exam­i­na­tion pat­tern, syl­labus, fee, age lim­it and oth­er requirements.

NTA CSIR UGC NET December 2026 – Overview

Important Dates

Can­di­dates should note the fol­low­ing dates for the NTA CSIR UGC NET Decem­ber 2026 examination:

• Appli­ca­tion Begin: 07 Octo­ber 2026
• Last Date to Apply Online: 05 Novem­ber 2026
• Last Date for Fee Pay­ment: 05 Novem­ber 2026
• Last Date with Late Fee: 09 Novem­ber 2026
• Appli­ca­tion Cor­rec­tion: 10–12 Novem­ber 2026
• Exam Date: 19, 22 & 27 Decem­ber 2026
• Exam City Infor­ma­tion: Before the Examination
• Admit Card: Before the Examination

Can­di­dates should reg­u­lar­ly check the offi­cial NTA CSIR NET por­tal for any change in the exam­i­na­tion schedule.

Application Fee

The cat­e­go­ry-wise appli­ca­tion fee men­tioned for CSIR UGC NET Decem­ber 2026 is:

The exam­i­na­tion fee can be paid through the avail­able online pay­ment modes such as Deb­it Card, Cred­it Card, Net Bank­ing or UPI.

NTA CSIR UGC NET December 2026 Age Limit

The age require­ment depends on the pur­pose for which the can­di­date is applying:

• JRF: Max­i­mum age is 30 years.
• Lec­ture­ship (LS) / Assis­tant Pro­fes­sor: No upper age lim­it.

Applic­a­ble age relax­ation, wher­ev­er pro­vid­ed, should be checked in the offi­cial exam­i­na­tion notification.

CSIR UGC NET December 2026 Eligibility

The CSIR UGC NET exam­i­na­tion cov­ers five major sci­ence sub­jects. The eli­gi­bil­i­ty infor­ma­tion sup­plied for the exam­i­na­tion is sum­ma­rized below.

The sup­plied infor­ma­tion also states that can­di­dates hold­ing cer­tain qual­i­fi­ca­tions such as Inte­grat­ed Cours­es, B.E./B.Tech., B.Pharma and MBBS may also be eli­gi­ble, sub­ject to the applic­a­ble rules.

Impor­tant: The exact sub­ject-wise qual­i­fi­ca­tion and con­di­tions should be checked in the offi­cial CSIR UGC NET Decem­ber 2026 noti­fi­ca­tion before sub­mit­ting the application.

CSIR UGC NET December 2026 Subjects

The exam­i­na­tion is con­duct­ed in the fol­low­ing five subjects:

1. Chem­i­cal Sciences
2. Earth, Atmos­pher­ic, Ocean and Plan­e­tary Sciences
3. Life Sci­ences
4. Math­e­mat­i­cal Sciences
5. Phys­i­cal Sciences

Can­di­dates should select their sub­ject care­ful­ly accord­ing to their edu­ca­tion­al qual­i­fi­ca­tion and the rules men­tioned in the offi­cial infor­ma­tion bulletin.

How to Apply for NTA CSIR UGC NET December 2026

Eli­gi­ble can­di­dates can sub­mit the appli­ca­tion form online between 07 Octo­ber 2026 and 05 Novem­ber 2026.

Fol­low these steps:

1. Vis­it the offi­cial NTA CSIR UGC NET appli­ca­tion portal.
2. Read the com­plete Decem­ber 2026 infor­ma­tion bulletin.
3. Com­plete the reg­is­tra­tion process.
4. Enter your per­son­al, aca­d­e­m­ic and oth­er required details.
5. Upload the required pho­to­graph, sig­na­ture and sup­port­ing documents.
6. Select the appro­pri­ate CSIR UGC NET subject.
7. Care­ful­ly review the com­plet­ed appli­ca­tion form.
8. Pay the applic­a­ble exam­i­na­tion fee through the avail­able online pay­ment method.
9. Sub­mit the appli­ca­tion form.
10. Down­load and save the final appli­ca­tion form and pay­ment receipt for future reference.

Can­di­dates should care­ful­ly check every field before final sub­mis­sion because incor­rect infor­ma­tion may cre­ate prob­lems dur­ing lat­er stages of the exam­i­na­tion process.

Documents Required for Application

Can­di­dates should keep the required doc­u­ments and infor­ma­tion ready before start­ing the online appli­ca­tion. These may include:

• Recent pass­port-size photograph
• Sig­na­ture
• Iden­ti­ty proof
• Edu­ca­tion­al qual­i­fi­ca­tion details
• Cat­e­go­ry cer­tifi­cate, where applicable
• PwD cer­tifi­cate, where applicable
• Address and basic per­son­al details
• Oth­er doc­u­ments spec­i­fied in the offi­cial notification

The exact doc­u­ment spec­i­fi­ca­tions should be checked in the CSIR UGC NET Decem­ber 2026 infor­ma­tion bulletin.

NTA CSIR UGC NET December 2026 Exam Date

Accord­ing to the sup­plied sched­ule, the CSIR UGC NET Decem­ber 2026 exam­i­na­tion will be con­duct­ed on 19, 22 and 27 Decem­ber 2026.

The exam­i­na­tion city infor­ma­tion and admit card are expect­ed to be made avail­able before the exam­i­na­tion. Can­di­dates should reg­u­lar­ly check the offi­cial por­tal for the lat­est updates.

Why Apply for CSIR UGC NET?

The CSIR UGC NET exam­i­na­tion is an impor­tant nation­al-lev­el eli­gi­bil­i­ty exam­i­na­tion for can­di­dates pur­su­ing aca­d­e­m­ic and research oppor­tu­ni­ties in sci­ence-relat­ed subjects.

Qual­i­fy­ing can­di­dates may become eli­gi­ble for oppor­tu­ni­ties relat­ed to:

• Junior Research Fel­low­ship (JRF)
• Lec­ture­ship
• Assis­tant Pro­fes­sor eligibility

Eli­gi­bil­i­ty and appoint­ment con­di­tions depend on the applic­a­ble rules and the can­di­date’s qual­i­fy­ing status.

NTA CSIR UGC NET December 2026 – Important Links