UGC NET (University Grants Commission–National Eligibility Test) is conducted by NTA to determine eligibility for JRF, Assistant Professor, Assistant Professor + PhD admission, and PhD admission only in Indian universities and colleges.

For the UGC NET June 2026 cycle, the examination is a Computer Based Test (CBT) consisting of two compulsory parts together in one 3-hour session:

Each correct answer carries 2 marks and there is no negative marking.

For the usual Master's-degree route, General/Unreserved/General-EWS candidates need at least 55% in the Master's degree or equivalent, while OBC-NCL/SC/ST/PwD/PwBD/Third Gender candidates need at least 50%. Master's final-year/result-awaited candidates can also apply provisionally subject to the conditions in the bulletin.

For JRF, the June 2026 bulletin sets the upper age at 30 years as on 1 June 2026, with applicable relaxations. There is no upper age limit for Assistant Professor or PhD-admission eligibility.

Important for Statistics students

A major development in June 2026 is that Statistics has been included as a separate UGC NET subject — Subject Code 107. The June 2026 official list contains 87 subjects, with Statistics listed as subject number 87.

This makes UGC NET particularly relevant now for M.Sc./M.Stat. Statistics students interested in JRF, PhD and academic careers.

If you want, I can next explain specifically UGC NET Statistics (Code 107): syllabus, eligibility, Paper-II pattern, expected competition/cut-off, and preparation strategy.