The National Testing Agency (NTA) has officially announced the exam dates and schedule for the upcoming University Grants Commission National Eligibility Test (UGC NET 2025) December session. Aspirants who have applied for this crucial national-level examination can now align their final preparation strategies with the announced timeline. For comprehensive updates, candidates can always rely on reliable resources like UGC NET City Intimation Slip 2025 trackers and UGC NET Admit Card 2025 portals.
UGC NET December 2025 Session Overview
Administered by the National Testing Agency (NTA), the UGC NET is a definitive benchmark to determine candidate eligibility for Junior Research Fellowship (JRF), Assistant Professorship, and Ph.D. admissions across universities and colleges throughout India. The December 2025 cycle will be conducted seamlessly in a Computer-Based Test (CBT) format at designated centers nationwide.
Official Schedule and Timeline
According to the official announcement, the examination is scheduled to take place starting from December 31, 2025, up to January 7, 2026. To help candidates keep track of important milestones leading up to the exam day, review the timeline outlined below:
| Events | Dates |
|---|---|
| UGC NET City Intimation Slip 2025 | 10 days before exam date |
| UGC NET Admit Card 2025 | 3 to 4 days before the exam date |
| UGC NET Exam Date 2025 | 31st December 2025 to 07th January 2026 |
Hall Ticket and City Intimation Details
Candidates should note that the UGC NET City Intimation Slip 2025 will be made available approximately 10 days before the respective examination date to assist with travel arrangements. Following that, the official UGC NET Admit Card 2025 will be released 3 to 4 days prior to the exam date. Aspirants can securely download their hall tickets directly from the official portal at https://ugcnet.nta.nic.in/.
Designated CBT Exam Centers Across States and UTs
The Computer-Based Test (CBT) will be organized across various states and union territories. Below is the comprehensive listing of examination cities:
| State / Union Territory | Exam City / Center Options |
|---|---|
| Andaman and Nicobar Islands | Port Blair |
| Andhra Pradesh | Anantapur, Bhimavaram, Chirala, Chittoor, Eluru, Guntur, Kadapa, Kakinada, Kurnool, Nellore, Ongole, Rajahmundry, Srikakulam, Tirupati, Vijayawada, Visakhapatnam, Vizianagaram, Narasaraopet, Proddatur, Surampalem |
| Arunachal Pradesh | Itanagar/ Naharlagun |
| Assam | Dibrugarh, Guwahati, Jorhat, Silchar, Tezpur |
| Bihar | Bhagalpur, Darbhanga, Gaya, Muzaffarpur, Patna, Purnea, Arrah |
| Chandigarh (Union Territory) | Chandigarh or Mohali |
| Chhattisgarh | Bhilai or Durg or Bhilai Nagar, Bilaspur (CG), Raipur |
| Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu (UT) | Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman, Diu |
| Delhi | Delhi/New Delhi |
| Goa | Panaji or Madgaon |
| Gujarat | Ahmedabad or Gandhinagar, Anand, Bhavnagar, Jamnagar, Junagadh, Mehsana, Rajkot, Surat, Vadodara, Valsad or Vapi, Himatnagar |
| Haryana | Ambala, Faridabad, Gurugram, Hissar, Karnal, Kurukshetra, Panipat, Sonipat, Yamuna Nagar |
| Himachal Pradesh | Bilaspur (HP), Hamirpur, Kangra/ Palampur, Shimla, Solan, Mandi, Una, Kullu |
| Jammu and Kashmir | Baramulla, Jammu, Samba, Srinagar |
| Jharkhand | Bokaro Steel City, Dhanbad, Jamshedpur, Ranchi, Hazaribagh |
| Karnataka | Belagavi (Belgaum), Bellary, Bengaluru, Bidar, Davangere, Gulbarga, Hassan, Hubli, Mangaluru, Mysuru, Shivamogga, Tumakuru, Manipal or Udupi, Mandya |
| Kerala | Alappuzha or Chengannur, Ernakulam or Angamaly or Muvattupuzha, Idukki, Kannur, Kasaragod, Kollam, Kottayam, Kozhikode, Malappuram, Palakkad, Pathanamthitta, Thiruvananthapuram, Thrissur |
| Ladakh | Leh |
| Lakshadweep (Union Territory) | Kavaratti |
| Madhya Pradesh | Balaghat, Betul, Bhopal, Chhindwara, Gwalior, Indore, Jabalpur, Rewa, Sagar, Satna, Ujjain |
| Maharashtra | Ahmednagar, Akola, Amravati, Aurangabad (MR), Chandrapur, Dhule, Jalgaon, Kolhapur, Latur, Mumbai/Navi Mumbai, Nagpur, Nanded, Nasik, Pune, Raigad, Ratnagiri, Sangli, Satara, Solapur, Thane, Wardha |
| Manipur | Imphal, Churachandpur |
| Meghalaya | Shillong |
| Mizoram | Aizawl |
| Nagaland | Dimapur, Kohima |
| Odisha | Balasore, Behrampur(Ganjam), Bhubaneshwar, Cuttack, Dhenkanal, Rourkela, Sambalpur |
| Puducherry | Puducherry or Cuddalore |
| Punjab | Amritsar, Bhatinda, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Pathankot, Patiala, Sangrur |
| Rajasthan | Ajmer, Alwar, Bikaner, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Kota, Sikar, Sriganganagar, Udaipur |
| Sikkim | Gangtok |
| Tamil Nadu | Chennai, Coimbatore, Cuddalore, Kanchipuram, Kanyakumari/ Nagercoil, Madurai, Namakkal, Salem, Thanjavur, Thoothukudi, Tiruchirappalli, Tirunelveli, Tiruvallur, Vellore, Virudhunagar |
| Telangana | Hyderabad, Karimnagar, Khammam, Mahbubnagar, Nalgonda, Warangal |
| Tripura | Agartala |
| Uttar Pradesh | Agra, Aligarh, Allahabad, Bareilly, Faizabad, Ghaziabad, Gorakhpur, Greater Noida or Noida, Jhansi, Kanpur, Lucknow, Mathura, Meerut, Moradabad, Muzaffarnagar, Sitapur, Varanasi |
| Uttarakhand | Dehradun, Haldwani, Haridwar, Nainital, Pantnagar, Roorkee |
| West Bengal | Asansol,Ghaziabad, Asansol, Bardhaman, Durgapur, Hooghly, Howrah, Kalyani, Kolkata, Siliguri |
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