The National Testing Agency (NTA), on behalf of the University Grants Commission (UGC), has announced the schedule for the UGC-NET December 2025 examination.

The Computer Based Test (CBT) will be conducted from December 31, 2025, to January 7, 2026. UGC-NET is held to determine eligibility for the award of Junior Research Fellowship (JRF), appointment as Assistant Professor, and admission to PhD programmes across more than 80 subjects. The examination will be conducted in online mode.

UGC-NET December 2025 Examination Timetable is as follows: 

December 31, 2025

Morning Shift

Telugu

Tourism Administration and Management

Spanish

Prakrit

Law

Social Work

Kashmiri

Konkani

January 2, 2026

Morning Shift

Computer Science and Applications

Library and Information Science

Urdu

Forensic Science

Bengali

Arabic

Bodo

Human Rights and Duties

Afternoon Shift

Sociology

Psychology

Philosophy

Oriya

Yoga

Punjabi

Social Medicine & Community Health

Women Studies

January 3, 2026

Morning Shift

Commerce

Sanskrit

Santali

Criminology

Political Science and International/Area Studies

Disaster Management

Museology and Conservation

Afternoon Shift

Geography

Education

Folk Literature

Maithili

Indian Culture

Persian

Comparative Study of Religions

January 5, 2026

Morning Shift

English

Sanskrit Traditional Subjects

Anthropology

Adult and Continuing Education

French

Dogri

Russian

Chinese

Afternoon Shift

History

Visual Art

Assamese

Tribal and Regional Languages/Literature

Archaeology

Gujarati

Rajasthani

January 6, 2026

Morning Shift

Political Science

Defence and Strategic Studies

Arab Culture and Islamic Studies

Hindu Studies

Nepali

Comparative Literature

Japanese

Sindhi

Afternoon Shift

Hindi

Tamil

Mass Communication and Journalism

Kannada

Malayalam

Manipuri

Indian Knowledge Systems

German

January 7, 2026

Morning Shift

Economics and Allied Subjects

Management

Public Administration

Population Studies

Linguistics

Buddhist/Jaina/Gandhian and Peace Studies

Ayurveda Biology

Pali

Afternoon Shift

Environmental Sciences

Home Science

Physical Education

Labour and Social Welfare

Electronic Science

Music

Marathi

Performing Arts (Dance/Drama/Theatre)

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