At a glance
The facts most likely to change your decision.
- Vacancies
- Not applicable / not announced Eligibility examinations do not themselves guarantee a vacancy or appointment; recruitment/admission follows the relevant institution's rules.
- Education
- Postgraduate Postgraduate or prescribed equivalent qualification and subject mapping under the June 2026 Information Bulletin.
- Age
- See the current-cycle official bulletin for any applicable age conditions. Relaxations and cut-off dates are category-specific.
- Application fee
- Category- and paper-specific; see the current official bulletin. Use the official payment instructions only.
- Pay
- Eligibility/fellowship outcome only; appointment pay is institution-specific. Gross and in-hand pay vary by posting and allowance.
- Recruitment cycle
- June 2026 Central · All India
Vacancies & reservation
What is known, what overlaps and what remains unreported.
Category table not available here
Check the latest official notice for the post- and category-wise distribution.
How to read reservation: UR, EWS, OBC, SC and ST are vertical categories. PwBD, women, ex-servicemen and similar horizontal reservations can overlap them and must not be added again to the total.
Complete timeline
One record from notification to final outcome.
- completed
Subject-wise schedule notice
6 Jun 2026
- completed
Computer-based examination window
22–30 Jun 2026
- current
Answer key / result
Official date awaited
Who can apply?
A readable first check—not a legal eligibility decision.
Basic eligibility paths
- Meet the education, subject, category and documentary requirements in the cycle-specific official bulletin.
Relaxations & certificates
- SC/ST, OBC-NCL, PwBD and ex-servicemen relaxations follow the applicable notification.
- Always check the certificate format and cut-off date in the official notice.
Selection process & syllabus
Stage by stage, without mixing recruitment years.
Selection stages
- 1UGC-NET computer-based examination
- 2Answer-key challenge
- 3NTA score/result and category-specific qualification
Syllabus snapshot
- Paper I teaching/research aptitude and the selected Paper II subject syllabus published for UGC-NET.
Application document checklist
Prepare before the portal gets busy.
Recent passport-size photograph and scanned signature
Government photo ID with the same name used in the application
Education certificates and marksheets
Category, EWS, PwBD or ex-serviceman certificate, if claimed
Domicile or language proof where the notification requires it
Official links & source record
Go straight to the recruiting body.
- Primary source
- Public Notice regarding subject-wise schedule of UGC-NET June 2026
- Published / changed
- 6 Jun 2026
- Last checked
- 4 Aug 2026, 15:35 IST
Official notices, corrigenda and recruiting-body pages have final authority. This page is a reading aid.