CSIR UGC NET December 2026 Apply Online by 5 Nov 🟢 Active

CSIR UGC NET December 2026 apply online is open until 05.11.2026 at 11:50 PM. The Joint CSIR-UGC NET is held on 19, 22 and 27 December 2026 in five science subjects and decides JRF, Assistant Professor and PhD eligibility.

Application dates and fee

Note: Counting the bulletin dates, the window is 30 days long. UGC NET December 2026 gives 21, from 08.10.2026 to 28.10.2026. As on 09.10.2026, 27 days are left here. A General candidate who misses 05.11.2026 pays Rs 1,650, which is the Rs 1,150 fee plus the Rs 500 late fee. The list of fields that can be corrected is published only when the correction window opens.

Important Links

Note: The apply link carries a session token in its address. If it stops working, open the official website and use the Online Application link on its home page. We opened the apply page, the bulletin, the public notice and the FAQ on 09.10.2026 and all four loaded.

How to apply online

1. Open the apply link and register yourself with your personal details, contact details and address. Later you log in with the application number and password you receive.
2. Fill one application only. If the same candidate submits several forms for the same subject, only the first is considered and the rest are rejected.
3. Choose your subject from the five on offer and fill in your category, qualification and exam city choices carefully.
4. Upload a live photograph, a photo file of 10 to 200 KB, a signature of 10 to 50 KB and a PwD certificate if it applies.
5. Pay Rs 1,150, Rs 600 or Rs 325 by debit card, credit card, net banking or UPI before 05.11.2026.
6. Download the confirmation page, which is the last of the four steps shown on the apply page, and keep it safe.

Eligibility and age limit

Note: We worked out from the 01.12.2026 rule that a General candidate must be born on or after 01.12.1996 for JRF, and on or after 01.12.1991 with the full 5 year relaxation. Relaxation on every ground together, including research experience and armed forces service, cannot exceed 5 years. The 55% is counted without rounding off. A four year bachelor’s route can give JRF and PhD admission but not an Assistant Professor appointment.

Exam pattern and marks by subject

Note: The bulletin prints these counts, but not the last column. We added it ourselves. Physical Sciences leaves the least room, with only 20 of 75 questions to skip, while Earth Sciences and Mathematical Sciences let you skip half. The bulletin also says that if you answer more than the limit in a part, only the first answers up to that limit are evaluated. Extra answers earn nothing.

Note: Every subject adds to 200 marks, and we re-added each one from the attempt limits to confirm it. Time is a separate squeeze. With 180 minutes and no break between parts, Chemical, Earth and Life Sciences give about 2.4 minutes per attempted question, Mathematical Sciences 3.0 and Physical Sciences 3.27. A wrong answer in Part C costs more than it looks. In Chemical and Life Sciences it swings the score by 5 marks, since you lose the 4 you could have earned and a further 1. In Physical Sciences the swing is 6.25. Mathematical Sciences Part C has no negative marking, and a question there may have one or more correct options with credit only when all of them are marked.

JRF stipend and what the score gives

Note: Two years of the JRF stipend come to Rs 8,88,000 at 24 months of Rs 37,000, and the contingent grant adds up to Rs 40,000 over the same two years. These are our sums from the bulletin figures, and the grant is reimbursed to the fellow rather than paid monthly. Candidates who qualify only for Assistant Professor and PhD get no JRF.

Written By: GD Sarkari Naukri Desk

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