UGC NET December 2025: Exams to be Held on These Dates, Know Subject-wise Exam Schedule

The examination will be conducted in two shifts. The first shift will be held from 9 AM to 12 PM, while the second shift will run from 3 PM to 6 PM.

The National Testing Agency (NTA) has released an important notice for candidates regarding the UGC NET December 2025 session. The agency has announced the subject-wise examination dates for all 85 subjects. According to NTA, the UGC NET December 2025 examination will be conducted from December 31, 2025, to January 7, 2026. The exam will be held in a Computer Based Test (CBT) mode. Examinations for different subjects will be conducted on separate days to avoid any issues for candidates appearing for more than one subject. NTA has released the complete subject-wise date sheet on its official website, ugcnet.nta.nic.in. Candidates can visit the website to get complete information regarding their subject's examination date and shift.

Exam to be held in two shifts

The examination will be conducted in two shifts. The first shift will be held from 9 AM to 12 PM, while the second shift will run from 3 PM to 6 PM. In this session, examinations are being conducted for a total of 85 subjects, including all major subjects such as Law, Sociology, Commerce, Computer Science, History, Hindi, Political Science, Economics, Management, Mass Communication, Psychology, Education, and Environmental Science.

When will the Exam City be released?

NTA has also clarified the situation regarding the examination city. According to the agency, information about the exam city will be released approximately ten days before the commencement of the examination, which will help candidates make travel and accommodation arrangements. While there has been no official announcement regarding the admit card release date, it is expected to be uploaded on the website a few days before the examination.

Examination Schedule

Date	Shift I (09:00–12:00) Subjects & Codes	Shift II (15:00–18:00) Subjects & Codes
Dec 31, 2025	Law, Social Work, Tourism Administration, Prakrit, Telugu, Spanish, Kashmiri, Konkani	—
Jan 2, 2026	Computer Science & Application, Library & Information Science, Urdu, Forensic Science, Bengali, Human Rights, Arabic, Bodo	Sociology, Psychology, Philosophy, Oriya, Yoga, Punjabi, Social Medicine & Community Health, Women Studies
Jan 3, 2026	Commerce, Sanskrit, Santali, Criminology, Political Science (including International Relations/Strategic Studies), Disaster Management, Museology & Conservation	Geography, Education, Folk Literature, Maithili, Comparative Study of Religions, Indian Culture, Persian
Jan 5, 2026	English, Sanskrit Traditional Subjects, Anthropology, Adult & Continuing Education, French, Dogri, Russian, Chinese	History, Visual Art, Assamese, Archaeology, Gujarati, Rajasthani, Tribal/Regional Languages
Jan 6, 2026	Political Science, Defence & Strategic Studies, Arab Culture, Hindu Studies, Nepali, Comparative Literature, Japanese, Sindhi	Hindi, Tamil, Mass Communication, Kannada, Malayalam, Manipuri, Indian Knowledge System, German
Jan 7, 2026	Economics (including allied fields), Management, Public Administration, Population Studies, Linguistics, Buddhist/Jaina/Gandhian/Peace Studies, Pali, Ayurveda Biology	Environmental Sciences, Home Science, Performing Arts (Dance/Drama/Theatre), Music, Electronic Science, Labour Welfare/HRM, Marathi, Physical Education

Exam to be conducted twice a year

The UGC NET is considered one of the most important eligibility examinations in the country. This examination is mandatory for appointment to the post of Assistant Professor in universities and higher education institutions, for obtaining Junior Research Fellowship, and for admission to PhD. This examination is conducted twice every year.