NTA extends Joint CSIR-UGC NET 2026 application deadline to November 9

The National Testing Agency (NTA) has extended the Joint CSIR-UGC NET December 2026 application deadline to November 9. Candidates can apply for the Joint Council of Scientific and Industrial Research - University Grants Commission National Eligibility Test (UGC NET) application through the official website at csirnet.nta.nic.in. 

The testing agency has extended the Joint CSIR-UGC NET December 2026 to November 9 up to 11:50 pm. The Joint CSIR-UGC NET December 2026 examination will be held in a computer-based mode. 

The testing agency has advised candidates to complete their application process well before the revised deadline to avoid any last-minute technical difficulties.

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Joint CSIR UGC NET 2026: Application fee category-wise

“All other terms and conditions mentioned in the Information Bulletin and Public Notice shall remain unchanged,” the notice read.

The Joint CSIR-UGC NET 2026 December will be held to determine the eligibility of candidates for the Junior Research Fellowship (JRF), PhD admissions, at universities, IITs, national laboratories, and research institutions, and assistant professor or lectureship.

Candidates belonging to the general category, should have to pay Rs 1,150 as Joint CSIR UGC NET December 2026 application fee, general- Economically Weaker Section (EWS), and Other Backward Classes - Non Creamy Layer (OBC NCL) should pay Rs 600, and Scheduled Tribe (ST), Scheduled Caste (SC), Persons with Disability (PwD), Person with Benchmark Disability (PwBD), and third gender should have to pay Rs 325. 

Candidates applying between November 6 and 9 must pay an additional ₹500, irrespective of category.