India's UGC NET December Exam Fee Payment Deadline Is November 1: 1.086 Million Registered, Exams Set for December 14-18 and December 21
NEW DELHI, India — India's National Testing Agency (NTA) has extended the last date to submit the application form fee for the University Grants Commission National Eligibility Test (UGC NET) December 2026 session to November 1, with candidates able to pay on the official website, ugcnet.nta.nic.in, on the day.
Under the NTA's latest data, 1,086,321 candidates have registered for the exam, of whom 948,109 have paid the application fee and 947,222 have downloaded their confirmation pages. The NTA will conduct the UGC NET 2026 exam from December 14 to 18 and on December 21 across the country.
The UGC NET exam determines the eligibility of Indian nationals for the award of Junior Research Fellowship (JRF), appointment as assistant professor, and admission to PhD programmes in Indian universities.
Source: National Testing Agency data, as reported by education media on November 1, 2026.
Source: GSM · USA (original Chinese edition)
Photo: 图：印度考生参加入学考试（资料图，摄于 Howrah）。摄影：Biswarup Ganguly，CC BY 3.0，经 Wikimedia Commons。 / Candidates sitting an entrance examination in India (file photo, Howrah). Photo: Biswarup Ganguly, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
