Archive · 4 Sep 2026
UGC NET Re-Exam Admit Cards Expected Before September Tests
The UGC NET exam will be held again for three subjects.
These subjects are English, Commerce and Sociology.
The National Testing Agency may release the new admit cards by September 4, 2026, but it has not confirmed an exact date.
Only students who took the earlier exams can receive these admit cards.
English and Commerce will be tested on September 9.
Sociology will be tested on September 10.
Students can download the admit card from the official website using their application number and date of birth.
They must carry a printed admit card, photo ID and passport-size photograph to the exam.
The National Testing Agency may release re-exam admit cards by September 4, 2026, though no official date is confirmed.
The re-examination is for candidates who previously appeared for the English, Commerce or Sociology papers.
English and Commerce exams are scheduled for September 9, while Sociology will be held on September 10, 2026.
The exams will be conducted online in two shifts at locations indicated through the City Intimation Slip released September 1.
Candidates must print their admit cards and bring valid photo identification and a passport-size photograph; digital admit cards are prohibited.
- Who
- The National Testing Agency and candidates who previously appeared for the UGC NET examination.
- What
- A re-examination of the English, Commerce and Sociology papers, with new admit cards to be issued.
- When
- The admit cards may be released by September 4, 2026; exams are scheduled for September 9 and 10, 2026.
- Where
- Admit cards will be downloaded from ugcnet.nta.nic.in, and the exams will be conducted online at assigned centers.
- Why
- The re-examination was scheduled after the National Testing Agency found multiple errors in the question papers.
- Expected admit-card date
- By September 4, 2026, according to reports; the National Testing Agency has not announced an official release date.
- Eligible candidates
- Candidates who appeared for the earlier UGC NET examination.
- English paper
- September 9, 2026, from 9 a.m. to 12 noon.
- Commerce paper
- September 9, 2026, from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.
- Sociology paper
- September 10, 2026, from 9 a.m. to 12 noon.
- City Intimation Slip
- Released on September 1, 2026.
- Exam-day documents
- A printed admit card, valid photo ID proof and passport-size photograph are required; digital admit cards are prohibited.
- Help for discrepancies
- Candidates can contact 8076535482 or 7703859909 on working days from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. for errors involving the venue, date or subject.
