Archive · 17 Sep 2026
NTA Releases Tentative Exam Calendar for December-March Period
The National Testing Agency has shared a possible timetable for important exams.
These exams are planned between December 2026 and March 2027.
The timetable includes JEE-Main, which students take for engineering admissions.
It also includes UGC-NET, Joint CSIR UGC-NET, CMAT and CUET-PG.
JEE-Main is planned for several days in January.
CUET-PG is planned for several dates in March.
Fourteen exams are included in total.
The dates are not final and may change because of administrative, academic, legal or logistical reasons.
The National Testing Agency released a tentative schedule for 14 examinations planned between December 2026 and March 2027.
JEE-Main 2027 is proposed for January 22-24 and January 28-30, with January 31 as a buffer date.
UGC-NET is tentatively scheduled for December 14-19, while Joint CSIR UGC-NET is planned for December 20-21.
CMAT is scheduled for February 7, 2027, and CUET-PG is planned across several dates from March 1-25.
The schedule also includes NITTT, military-school examinations, the NIFT entrance exam, SWAYAM and the All India Sainik Schools entrance examination.
- Who
- The National Testing Agency released the schedule for students and other examination candidates.
- What
- It announced a tentative calendar for 14 competitive examinations.
- When
- The examinations are proposed to take place from December 2026 through March 2027.
- Where
- The announcement was made in New Delhi; the examinations are associated with the National Testing Agency.
- Why
- The NTA released the proposed timetable to set out the planned examination dates.
- Issuing agency
- National Testing Agency (NTA)
- Schedule period
- December 2026 to March 2027
- Number of examinations
- 14
- JEE-Main dates
- January 22-24 and January 28-30, 2027; January 31 is a buffer date
- UGC-NET dates
- December 14-19, with December 20-21 as buffer dates
- CMAT date
- February 7, 2027
- CUET-PG dates
- March 1-5, March 8, March 12-20 and March 24-25, with March 30-31 as buffer dates