The National Testing Agency (NTA) has officially issued an order to re-conduct the UGC-NET June 2026 examination for three subjects: English, Commerce, and Sociology.
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Key Highlights of the NTA Order
Reason for Re-Exam: An expert committee constituted by the NTA found major factual, typographical, translation, and grammatical errors, as well as a significant number of questions repeated from previous years. The agency concluded that dropping questions during the answer key challenge process would be insufficient to ensure fairness.
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No Additional Fee: Candidates appearing for the re-examination in these three subjects are not required to pay any additional examination fee.
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No Impact on Other 84 Subjects: Result processing, JRF seat allocation, and e-certificate issuance for the remaining 84 subjects will proceed on schedule.
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Re-Examination Schedule
Subject Re-Exam Date Shift Timing
English September 9, 2026 Shift 1 09:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Commerce September 9, 2026 Shift 2 03:00 PM to 06:00 PM
Sociology September 10, 2026 Shift 1 09:00 AM to 12:00 PM
What to Expect Next
City Intimation & Admit Cards: Details regarding the examination city allotment and fresh admit cards will be released separately on the official NTA website (ugcnet.nta.ac.in).
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Qualifying Criteria: NTA specified that the number of candidates qualifying for Assistant Professor eligibility for these three subjects will be calculated based on 6% of the candidates who appeared in the original June exam OR the re-examination, whichever is higher.
