UGC NET
National Eligibility Test for Assistant Professor and Junior Research Fellowship and Assistant Professor, and admission to Ph.D.
What the 2026 notice required
From UGC NET December 2026 · checked against the official document on 30 Oct 2026. The next notice may change these rules.
- Qualification
- Post-graduation
General, Unreserved and General-EWS candidates need at least 55% marks in a Master's degree or equivalent. OBC (Non-Creamy Layer), SC, ST, PwD, PwBD and Third gender candidates need at least 50%. Candidates in the final year of a Master's degree, or whose result is awaited, may apply and are admitted provisionally. Candidates with a 4-year or 8-semester bachelor's degree need at least 75% marks (5% relaxation for SC, ST, OBC-NCL, PwBD and EWS); they can qualify for JRF and Ph.D. admission but not for Assistant Professor.
- Age limit
- No upper age limit on 1 Dec 2026
- Age relaxations
Not summarised for this notice. Check the official document below for your category.
- Must have
- At least 55% in the qualifying exam
Selection stages
As stated in the 2026 notice.
- 1
Computer Based Test
Paper I (50 questions, 100 marks) and Paper II (100 questions, 200 marks), 3 hours, no break between papers
How to prepare
Built from the official notice, so it changes when the notice does.
- 1
Check your qualification
The 2026 notice asked for at least: Post-graduation. The full wording is in the notice summary above.
- 2
Get these ready early
The 2026 notice required: At least 55% in the qualifying exam.
- 3
Prepare for each stage
The 2026 notice had 1 stage: Computer Based Test.
- 4
Read the official document
It is the final word on every rule, fee and date. This page only summarises it.
- 5
Watch for the next notice
New notices are published by National Testing Agency. The 2026 notice took applications from 8 Oct 2026 to 28 Oct 2026.