The University Grants Commission (UGC) has announced the subject-wise schedule for the UGC NET December 2025 examination, which will begin on December 31 and conclude on January 7. The detailed timetable has been uploaded on the official website for candidates’ reference.
According to the notification released on December 17, the UGC NET December 2025 exam will be conducted in two daily shifts. The first shift will run from 9 am to 12 noon, while the second shift will be held from 3 pm to 6 pm. The examination will be conducted in online mode for more than 80 subjects.
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ABOUT UGC NET DECEMBER EXAM INTIMATION SLIP
The NTA has also informed candidates that the exam city intimation slip for the December 2025 cycle will be made available on its website around 10 days before the scheduled exam date. Candidates can check updates and download related notifications from the official website, ugcnet.nta.ac.in.
For context, the UGC NET June 2025 session was conducted between June 18 and 21, with results declared on July 21.
Over 10.19 lakh candidates had registered for that cycle, and more than 7.52 lakh appeared for the exam.
Based on performance and category-wise cut-offs, 5,269 candidates qualified for both JRF and Assistant Professor roles, 54,885 qualified for Assistant Professorship and PhD admission, while 1,28,179 candidates qualified for PhD admission only.
Candidates who meet the prescribed minimum marks in their respective subjects and categories are declared qualified.
Those securing JRF are eligible for funded research opportunities and teaching positions, while candidates qualifying for Assistant Professorship can apply for faculty roles across colleges and universities. Candidates qualifying under the PhD-only category can seek admission to doctoral programmes as per institutional guidelines.
