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- By Sarju Saran Tiwari
- Sun, 19 Apr 2026 03:43 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
UGC NET June 2026: The wait is nearly over for lakhs of postgraduate students across India. The National Testing Agency (NTA) is set to open the online registration window for the University Grants Commission National Eligibility Test (UGC NET) June 2026 session on the official portal, ugcnet.nta.nic.in. Going by last year's schedule, when registration kicked off on April 16, candidates should keep a close watch on the website as the notification could drop any day now.
Conducted twice a year, in June and December, the UGC NET remains one of India's most sought-after examinations. It determines eligibility for the 'award of Junior Research Fellowship (JRF)', 'appointment as Assistant Professor', and 'admission to PhD programmes' in universities and colleges across the country. In the December 2025 cycle, NTA successfully conducted the exam across 85 subjects.
Who Is Eligible To Apply?
Candidates from Humanities, Social Sciences, Languages, and Computer Science can apply. A minimum of 55% marks in a master's degree is required — relaxed to 50% for OBC-NCL, SC, ST, PwD, and third-gender candidates. Those in their final year of a master's are also eligible to apply provisionally.
Four-Year Degree Holders Can Also Apply
Students who have completed or are pursuing a four-year (eight-semester) bachelor's degree programme are now eligible. Those who have completed it need a minimum of 75% aggregate, while those in their final semester may also apply.
Important Condition For Provisional Candidates
Candidates admitted provisionally must complete their master's degree within two years of the NET result, with the required percentage, failing which they will stand disqualified from JRF or Assistant Professor eligibility.