University Grants Commission National Eligibility Test (UGC-NET)

Information verified from official sources · verified 6 November 2026.

Latest verified session: December 2026 (notification 8 Oct 2026; applications 8–31 Oct 2026 after extension; exam 14–18 and 21 December 2026)

Papers & pattern

UGC NET Paper 1 and Paper 2 are held in ONE combined 3-hour session (150 questions, 300 marks) — the 60/120-minute figures are the per-paper question counts, not separate time limits.

Important dates — Dec 2026 cycle

Dates are from the NTA schedule for the Dec 2026 cycle; confirm on the official NTA site.

Subjects (87)

• Commerce (code 08)
• Economics (code 01)
• Education (code 09)
• English (code 30)
• Geography (code 80)
• Hindi (code 20)
• History (code 06)
• Home Science (code 12)
• Law (code 58)
• Library and Information Science (code 59)
• Management (code 17)
• Mass Communication and Journalism (code 63)
• Computer Science & Applications (Paper 2) (code 87)
• Philosophy (code 03)
• Physical Education (code 47)
• Political Science (code 02)
• Psychology (code 04)
• Sanskrit (code 25)
• Social Work (code 10)
• Sociology (code 05)
• Anthropology (code 07)
• Sindhi (code 101)
• Hindu Studies (code 102)
• Indian Knowledge System (code 103)
• Disaster Management (code 104)
• Ayurveda Biology (code 105)
• Forestry (code 106)
• Statistics (code 107)
• Defence and Strategic Studies (code 11)
• Public Administration (code 14)
• Population Studies (code 15)
• Music (code 16)
• Maithili (code 18)
• Bengali (code 19)
• Kannada (code 21)
• Malayalam (code 22)
• Oriya (code 23)
• Punjabi (code 24)
• Tamil (code 26)
• Telugu (code 27)
• Urdu (code 28)
• Arabic (code 29)
• Linguistics (code 31)
• Chinese (code 32)
• Dogri (code 33)
• Nepali (code 34)
• Manipuri (code 35)
• Assamese (code 36)
• Gujarati (code 37)
• Marathi (code 38)
• French (French Version) (code 39)
• Spanish (code 40)
• Russian (code 41)
• Persian (code 42)
• Rajasthani (code 43)
• German (code 44)
• Japanese (code 45)
• Adult Education / Continuing Education / Andragogy / Non-Formal Education (code 46)
• Arab Culture and Islamic Studies (code 49)
• Indian Culture (code 50)
• Labour Welfare / Personnel Management / Industrial Relations / Labour and Social Welfare / Human Resource Management (code 55)
• Buddhist, Jaina, Gandhian and Peace Studies (code 60)
• Comparative Study of Religions (code 62)
• Performing Art - Dance / Drama / Theatre (code 65)
• Museology & Conservation (code 66)
• Archaeology (code 67)
• Criminology (code 68)
• Tribal and Regional Language / Literature (code 70)
• Folk Literature (code 71)
• Comparative Literature (code 72)
• Sanskrit traditional subjects (including Jyotisha / Sidhanta Jyotish / Navya Vyakarna / Vyakarna / Mimansa / Navya Nyaya / Sankhya Yoga / Tulanatmaka Darsan / Shukla Yajurveda / Madhav Vedant / Dharmasasta / Sahitya / Puranotihasa / Agama) (code 73)
• Women Studies (code 74)
• Visual Art (including Drawing & Painting / Sculpture Graphics / Applied Art / History of Art) (code 79)
• Social Medicine & Community Health (code 81)
• Forensic Science (code 82)
• Pali (code 83)
• Kashmiri (code 84)
• Konkani (code 85)
• Electronic Science (code 88)
• Environmental Sciences (code 89)
• Politics including International Relations / International Studies including Defence / Strategic Studies, West Asian Studies, South East Asian Studies, African Studies, South Asian Studies, Soviet Studies, American Studies (code 90)
• Prakrit (code 91)
• Human Rights and Duties (code 92)
• Tourism Administration and Management (code 93)
• Bodo (code 94)
• Santali (code 95)
• Yoga (code 100)

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