UGC NET December 2026: Correction Rules and 4 November Deadline
NTA's 2 November notice allows registered UGC NET December 2026 candidates to correct permitted details until 4 November, 11:50 pm. Only one submission is allowed. The officially linked direct correction login returned a temporary-unavailability message during this check.
UGC NET December 2026
Notice: NTA public notice dated 8 October 2026Important Dates
- Registration opened: 8 October 2026
- Regular application and fee deadline: 31 October 2026, 11:50 pm IST for registration, form submission and image uploads. Fee payment for already-submitted forms was separately extended to 1 November.
- Late-fee application window: Superseded by the 27 October notice: no additional late fee applied through the final 31 October deadline
- Correction window: 2-4 November 2026, ending at 11:50 pm on 4 November; confirmed in NTA's 2 November correction notice
- Examination dates: 14–19 December 2026; tentative schedule
- City intimation, admit card and result: To be announced by NTA
- Registration status checked: 2 November 2026: official candidate portal still states new-registration schedule is over
- Fee-only extension deadline: 1 November 2026, 11:50 pm; only for already-submitted application forms; deadline passed
- Fee-only extension notice: 1 November 2026
- Correction rules notice: 2 November 2026
Application Fee
- General / Unreserved: Rs 1,150
- General-EWS / OBC-NCL: Rs 600
- SC / ST / PwD / PwBD / Third Gender: Rs 325
- Payment charges: Applicable service/processing charges and GST are additional.
- Late fee: No additional late fee for the extended window through 31 October 2026, 11:50 pm. The 27 October notice superseded the earlier additional Rs 500 rule.
- Correction-related additional fee: Pay any increase in the applicable fee by credit/debit card, net banking or UPI. A fee-related change takes effect only after successful payment. Fees already paid are not refundable.
Age Limit
- JRF age cutoff: 1 December 2026
- JRF upper age: 30 years before relaxation
- Category / women relaxation: Up to 5 years for OBC-NCL, SC, ST, PwD/PwBD, Third Gender and women.
- Other JRF relaxation: Certified relevant research experience and armed-forces service: up to 5 years; LL.M.: 3 years. Combined relaxation cannot exceed 5 years.
- Assistant Professor / Ph.D.: No upper age limit
Who Can Apply / Eligibility
- Master's degree: General/General-EWS: 55%; OBC-NCL, SC, ST, PwD/PwBD and Third Gender: 50%, without rounding off.
- Four-year bachelor's degree: 75% or equivalent; applicable 5% relaxation for SC/ST/OBC-NCL, disability, EWS and other categories specified by UGC. This route does not qualify a candidate for Assistant Professor.
- Results awaited / final-year students: Provisional eligibility is subject to completing the qualifying degree within the bulletin's time limit: 2 years for JRF/Assistant Professor where applicable, or 1 year for Ph.D.-only eligibility after the NET result.
- Older Ph.D. holders: 5 percentage-point relaxation in master's marks where the master's examination was completed by 19 September 1991.
- Subject: Normally the postgraduate subject, or a related NET subject if not listed. Four-year bachelor's applicants may choose the subject in which they intend to pursue a Ph.D.
- Names - correction limit: Only one of the candidate's name, father's name or mother's name can be changed.
- Other permitted corrections: Date of birth, gender, category, subject and sub-category/PwBD where not verified through the UDID portal. City preferences may be changed within the address-based options; allotment is not guaranteed.
- Fields that cannot be changed: Mobile number, email, permanent and present addresses, uploaded photograph and signature.
Exam / Next Stage
- Complete the online application and payment
- Attend the two-section computer-based test
- Check the official result and applicable JRF, Assistant Professor or Ph.D. eligibility category
How to correct your application
- Read the official correction notice and Annexure-I. Fresh registration remains closed.
- Use the official correction link. If it displays a temporary error, return through NTA's official website and try again; do not use an unofficial login.
- Review every permitted change before submitting. You may change only one of the three name fields, and the correction form can be submitted only once.
- Pay any additional fee required for your changes and retain the updated confirmation. A payment-dependent change is effective only after successful payment.
- Finish by 4 November 2026, 11:50 pm. NTA states that the corrected form is frozen and no further correction opportunity will be provided.
Important Links
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| What you need | Official link |
|---|---|
| Application correction | Correct Application (Temporarily Unavailable) NTA's homepage labels this as the December 2026 correction window. The destination currently returns 'Please try again after sometime'. The notice allows corrections 2-4 November, ending 11:50 pm on 4 November; account-level functions were not tested. |
| Candidate login | Candidate Login The retained NIC candidate entry page loads and states that new registration is over. Its registered-candidate route is retained for reference. The separate direct correction-login link currently returns a temporary-unavailability message; no account functions were tested. |
| Official notification | Read Notification |
| Official updates | Check Official Updates |
| Information bulletin | Official information bulletin |
| Online application | Application Portal (Closed) Fresh registration is closed. The separate fee-only extension for already-submitted forms ended 1 November at 11:50 pm. Existing applicants may use the retained candidate entry route. |
| Syllabus | Download / View Syllabus |
| Application fees | Check Application Fees Official 1 November notice: fee-only extension to 1 November, 11:50 pm, for already-submitted forms. This deadline has passed; registration, forms and images were not reopened. |
| Correction notice | Official correction notice Official two-page notice dated 2 November 2026, including the complete permitted-field table in Annexure-I. |
Previous updates & page history
- Fee-only extension deadline passed; correction dates 2-4 November2 November 2026 at 5:30 am IST · Application Update
Verified the full 1 November fee-only notice and the bulletin schedule page. The extra payment day was only for already-submitted forms and did not extend registration or images. Removed the stale 1 November correction wording; the candidate entry page loads, but account-level correction functionality was not tested.
- One-time correction rules issued for 2-4 November2 November 2026 at 5:30 am IST · Correction
Added the 2 November correction notice and its complete Annexure-I: permitted and locked fields, the one-time submission limit, and additional-fee conditions. Retained the original registration and fee notices; fresh applications are not reopened.
- New registration closed after the extended deadline1 November 2026 at 5:30 am IST · Application Update
New registration is confirmed closed on the official portal. The fee table now also reflects the 27 October notice: the earlier additional Rs 500 late-fee rule was superseded for the extended window.
- Application and fee deadline extended without late fee27 October 2026 at 5:30 am IST · Application Update
The revised deadline replaces 28 October for applications and fee payment. The earlier 29–31 October late-fee wording is superseded because NTA now permits submission through 31 October without a late fee.
- Registration opened for UGC NET December 20268 October 2026 at 5:30 am IST · Entrance Exam
Registration, examination dates, fees and eligibility checked against the 8 October notice and December 2026 bulletin.
This permanent page is updated when a verified notice changes. Page last updated: 3 November 2026 at 8:47 am IST.
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Source: National Testing Agency - UGC NET. Checked 3 November 2026 at 8:47 am IST.
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