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The National Testing Agency has released the University Grants Commission (UGC NET) December schedule. The subject-wise exam dates can be checked on official
website ugcnet.nta.nic.in. As per schedule, the exam will be conducted in Computer-Based mode between December 31, 2025 and January 7, 2026. The intimation regarding the city of the examination centre will be displayed on the official NTA website 10 days prior to the examination. For December 31 exam, candidates can expect the city slip on December 21 and admit cards by December 28.
UGC NET 2025 Schedule
Shift I Schedule Timing: 09:00 AM – 12:00 PM
| Exam Date | Subjects |
|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | Law (058), Social Work (010), Telugu (027), Tourism Administration & Management (093), Spanish (040), Prakrit (091), Kashmiri (084), Konkani (085) |
| January 2, 2026 | Computer Science & Applications (087), Library & Information Science (059), Urdu (028), Forensic Science (082), Bengali (019), Arabic (029), Bodo (094), Human Rights & Duties (092) |
| January 3, 2026 | Commerce (008), Sanskrit (025), Santali (095), Criminology (068), Political Science/International Relations (090), Disaster Management (104), Museology & Conservation (066) |
| January 5, 2026 | English (030), Sanskrit Traditional Subjects (073), Anthropology (007), Adult/Continuing Education (046), French (039), Dogri (033), Russian (041), Chinese (032) |
| January 6, 2026 | Political Science (002), Defence & Strategic Studies (011), Arab Culture & Islamic Studies (049), Hindu Studies (102), Nepali (034), Comparative Literature (072), Japanese (045), Sindhi (101) |
| January 7, 2026 | Economics/Rural Economics/Development Planning (001), Management (017), Public Administration (014), Population Studies (015), Linguistics (031), Buddhist/Jaina/Gandhian/Peace Studies (060), Ayurveda (105), Pali (083) |
Shift 2 Schedule Timing 3PM to 6PM
| Exam Date | Subjects |
|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | — |
| January 2, 2026 | Sociology (005), Psychology (004), Philosophy (003), Oriya (023), Yoga (100), Punjabi (024), Social Medicine & Community Health (081), Women Studies (074) |
| January 3, 2026 | Geography (080), Education (600), Folk Literature (071), Maithili (018), Indian Culture (050), Persian (042), Comparative Study of Religions (062) |
| January 5, 2026 | History (900), Visual Arts – Drawing/Painting/Sculpture (079), Assamese (036), Tribal & Regional Languages (070), Archaeology (067), Gujarati (037), Rajasthani (043) |
| January 6, 2026 | Hindi (020), Tamil (026), Mass Communication & Journalism (063), Kannada (021), Malayalam (022), Manipuri (035), Indian Knowledge Systems (103), German (044) |
| January 7, 2026 | Environmental Sciences (980), Home Science (047), Management (Business/Marketing/Industrial Relations) (012), Physical Education (047), Labour Welfare/HR Management (055), Electronic Science (088), Music (016), Marathi (038), Performing Arts – Dance/Drama/Theatre (065) |
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