National Testing Agency (NTA) has released an official notification for Joint CSIR UGC NET December 2026 examination to determine the eligibility of Indian Nationals for Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) and for Lectureship (LS)/ Assistant Professor in Indian universities and colleges. Eligible candidates may apply online through the official NTA CSIR NET website csirnet.nta.nic.in from 07th October 2026 till the last date of application submission 05th November 2026 for CSIR UGC NET Examination December 2026.
| Event | Date |
|---|---|
| Correction in the Particulars of Application Form Online Only | 10 November 2026 to 12 November 2026 |
| Advance City Intimation Slip | To be announced later |
| Downloading of Admit Card by the Candidate from NTA Website | To be announced later |
| Date of Examination Schedule | 19, 22 and 27 December 2026 |
General/ Unreserved/ General-EWS candidates who have secured at least 55% marks (without rounding off) in Master's Degree or equivalent examination. The OBC belonging to Non-Creamy Layer/ SC/ ST/ PwD/ Third gender category candidates who have secured at least 50% marks (without rounding off) in Master's degree or equivalent examination are eligible for this Test.
Candidates who are pursuing their Master's degree or equivalent course or candidates who have appeared for their qualifying Master's degree (final year) examination and whose result is still awaited or candidates whose qualifying examinations have been delayed may also apply for this test.
The candidates with a Four-Year Bachelor's Degree Programme are allowed to appear in a subject the List of Subjects and their Codes for Joint CSIR-UGC NET December-2026 are given at (Annexure-II) in which they want to pursue a Ph.D. irrespective of the discipline in which they have obtained the four-year bachelor's degree.
JRF: Not more than 30 years as on the 1st day of the month in which the examination is concluded i.e. December, 2026.
Lectureship (LS)/ Assistant Professor: There is no upper age limit in applying for Joint CSIR UGC-NET for Assistant Professor.