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The National Testing Agency on Friday declared results for re-examination of UGC-NET papers for English, commerce and sociology. The NTA had last month announced the retest for the three papers of the UGC-NET June 2026 examination following complaints about several errors in these papers. "UGC NET June 2026 Examination Results Declared for English, Commerce, and Sociology. Candidates can view and download their score cards through the official website," the National Testing Agency (NTA) said in a post on X. The English paper was held on September 9 from 9 am to noon in first shift, while the commerce paper was conducted the same day from 3 pm to 6 pm in second shift. The sociology paper was held on September 10 from 9 am to noon in first shift. The NTA conducted the UGC-NET June 2026 examination from June 22 to 30 across 87 subjects for the award of Junior Research Fellowship (JRF), eligibility for assistant professor, and admission to PhD programmes.
The National Testing Agency (NTA) has released a tentative schedule of examinations from December 2026 to March 2027, officials said on Thursday. "The proposed schedule for NTA examinations from December 2026 to March 2027 has been released. Dates are tentative and may undergo changes owing to administrative, academic, statutory, logistical or other unforeseen circumstances," a senior official said. A total of 14 competitive examinations are scheduled to be conducted during the period. The frist edition of JEE-Main for engineering entrance is proposed to be held from January 22-24 and January 28-30, 2027, with January 31 as buffer date. The UGC-NET will tentatively be held from December 14-19, with December 20-21 as buffer dates. The Joint CSIR UGC-NET will be conducted from December 20-21. The Common Management Admission Test (CMAT) will be held on February 7, 2027. The Common University Post Graduate Admission Test (CUET-PG) will be held from March 1-5, March 8, March 12-20, an
The answer keys for the UGC National Eligibility Test (NET) were announced on Friday, the National Testing Agency said. "The Final Answer Keys of UGC-NET 2026 have been officially released for 84 subjects," the agency said in a post on X. The National Testing Agency (NTA) had ordered fresh examinations for candidates who appeared for the English, Commerce and Sociology papers in June this year after an expert committee found factual, typographical, translation and language-related errors in the question papers. The NTA released the UGC-NET answer key on August 16, nearly two months after the examination, while issuing a special notice concerning the Sociology, Commerce and English papers. Later, on the same day, it announced that the three examinations would be conducted afresh in September, citing the errors. The re-examinations are scheduled for September 9 and 10, and candidates will not be required to pay an additional examination fee. The NET is conducted by the NTA to deter
The National Testing Agency (NTA) on Sunday released the provisional answer keys for 84 subjects of the UGC-NET June 2026 examination. In a post on X, the NTA said the challenge window is open and it will remain open from August 16 to 18 till 11:59 PM. Candidates will have to pay a processing fee of Rs 200 per question challenged, with the last date for fee payment being August 18 till 11:59 PM, it said. For the three remaining subjects -- English, Commerce and Sociology -- a committee was constituted to examine complaints received regarding various types of errors in the question papers, it said. Based on the recommendations of the committee, a separate public notice concerning these three subjects will be issued later on Sunday, the NTA said. The agency said candidates have been advised to rely only on information published on the official NTA website and its verified social media handles. UGC-NET is conducted to determine the eligibility of candidates for the posts of Assistan