The National Testing Agency (NTA) has released an official notification for Joint CSIR UGC NET June 2026 examination to determine the eligibility of Indian Nationals for Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) and for Lectureship (LS)/ Assistant Professor in Indian universities and colleges. All eligible candidates can fill application form on the official NTA CSIR NET website csirnet.nta.nic.in from 27th May 2026 to till the last date of application submission date 19th June 2026 for CSIR UGC NET Examination June 2026.
Get an instant breakdown of eligibility, category-wise vacancy distribution, syllabus highlights, and preparation strategy tailored for this notice.
While the notification allows for a correction window from June 22nd to June 23rd, do not rely on this to fix major errors. Candidates often face rejection due to discrepancies in Master's degree percentage calculations; ensure your marks are entered exactly as per your marksheet without any 'rounding off' as explicitly warned by the NTA. As this is a national-level eligibility test, ensure your category certificates are current, especially for EWS and OBC-NCL, to avoid disqualification during the final document verification stage.
| Event | Date |
|---|---|
| Correction in the Particulars of Application Form Online Only | 22 June 2026 to 23 June 2026 |
| City Intimation Slip | To be announced later |
| Downloading of Admit Card by the Candidate from NTA Website | To be announced |
| Date of Examination Schedule | 17 July 2026 and 18 July 2026 |
General/ Unreserved/ General-EWS candidates who have secured at least 55% marks (without rounding off) in Master's Degree or equivalent examination. The OBC belonging to Non-Creamy Layer/ SC/ ST/ PwD/ Third gender category candidates who have secured at least 50% marks (without rounding off) in Master's degree or equivalent examination are eligible for this Test.
Candidates who are pursuing their Master's degree or equivalent course or candidates who have appeared for their qualifying Master's degree (final year) examination and whose result is still awaited or candidates whose qualifying examinations have been delayed may also apply for this test.
The candidates with a Four-Year Bachelor's Degree Programme are allowed to appear in a subject the List of Subjects and their Codes for Joint CSIR-UGC NET June-2026 are given at (Annexure-I) in which they want to pursue a Ph.D. irrespective of the discipline in which they have obtained the four-year bachelor's degree.
JRF: Not more than 30 years as on the 1st day of the month in which the examination is concluded i.e. July, 2026.
Lectureship (LS)/ Assistant Professor: No upper age limit.
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