UGC-NET results announced for 84 subjects; over 4,000 qualify for JRF
The National Testing Agency has announced the results for the UGC-NET exam, with over 4,000 candidates qualifying for the Junior Research Fellowship. Due to errors in the question papers, re-examinations for Sociology, Commerce, and English are scheduled for September.
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This exam is critical for determining eligibility for assistant professor roles and research fellowships in Indian higher education.
The results of the UGC National Eligibility Test (NET) for 84 subjects have been announced, with more than 4,000 candidates qualifying for the Junior Research Fellowship, the National Testing Agency has said.
“Out of 6.07 lakh candidates who appeared for the exam in 84 subjects, over 97,000 have qualified for PhD admissions and over 4,000 for JRF,” a senior NTA official said late on Friday (August 28, 2026).
The examinations were conducted in June, with the NTA releasing the UGC-NET answer key on August 16, nearly two months after the examination. The testing agency had also issued a special notice concerning the Sociology, Commerce and English papers after an expert committee found factual, typographical, translation and language-related errors in the question papers.
Later, on the same day (August 16), it announced that the three examinations would be conducted afresh in September, citing the errors.
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