The story so far
In September we reported NTA's calendar to March 2027, with UGC-NET in December. On October 26, NTA revised it.
What's new
- UGC NET December 2026: December 14–18 and 21 (earlier: December 14–19, with December 20–21 as buffer). December 19 is no longer a UGC NET date.
- Joint CSIR-UGC NET: December 19, 22 and 27 (earlier: December 20–21).
- JEE Main 2027 Session 1: January 20–24 and 28, 2027; the January 31 buffer date has been removed.
- CUET PG 2027: March 2–5, 8–9, 12, 15–19, 24–25 and 29–31, 2027.
- Unchanged: CMAT on February 7, 2027, and NIFT on January 10, 2027.
Careers360 reports that NTA has not yet announced dates for the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test.
What should a Jammu candidate do?
If you are applying for both UGC NET and CSIR-UGC NET, check your own city slip for the exact day; the two exams now sit on different dates, with CSIR on December 19. Our guide to the CSIR-UGC NET window still carries the earlier exam dates. Careers360 also reports that, as of October 25, 5,50,048 candidates had registered for UGC NET December 2026 and 3,73,419 had completed their applications and paid.
All dates are reported as tentative; confirm on nta.ac.in.
Sources: Careers360, October 26, 2026; Daily Pioneer, October 27, 2026.
