Joint CSIR-UGC National Eligibility Test
Registration opens
7 Oct 2026
NTA opened CSIR-UGC NET December 2026 registration on 7 Oct 2026 at csirnet.nta.nic.in. Closes 5 Nov 2026 (late fee to 9 Nov, corrections 10-12 Nov).
Registration closes
5 Nov 2026
Exam date
19 Dec 2026
NTA notification (7 Oct 2026) schedules the exam on 19, 22 and 27 Dec 2026, CBT mode in two shifts. Replaces the 20-21 Dec dates from the earlier 16 Sept announcement.
Application fee
₹1150(₹325 SC/ST/reserved)
Official website
https://csirnet.nta.nic.inCSIR NET is the science counterpart to UGC NET - a twice-yearly (June and December) qualifying test for Assistant Professor eligibility and Junior Research Fellowship (JRF), covering five science streams: Life Sciences, Physical Sciences, Chemical Sciences, Mathematical Sciences, and Earth/Atmospheric/Ocean/Planetary Sciences. Conducted by NTA on behalf of CSIR (Council of Scientific and Industrial Research) and UGC jointly.
Mode
Computer-based test (CBT)
Duration
3 hours
Total marks
200
Sections
Negative marking and per-question marks vary by subject stream - e.g. Life Sciences deducts 25% per wrong answer across all three parts, while Mathematics has no negative marking in Part C at all.
Qualifying CSIR NET (Assistant Professor and/or JRF category) makes you eligible for JRF fellowship or Assistant Professor recruitment in your science subject at UGC-recognized institutions - not itself an admission or job offer; each institution runs its own hiring or PhD-admission process afterward.
Last verified 2 Nov 2026. Dates and eligibility can change - always confirm on the official notification before applying.
CSIR NET December 2026
2 days left · 5 Nov 2026
