NTA UGC NET Dec 2026 admit card: 7 Dec and what to check

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The UGC NET December 2026 admit card is due on 7 December 2026 on ugcnet.nta.nic.in, and the exam runs from 14 to 18 December and on 21 December. Applications are still open until 28 October, so your first deadline is the form, not the admit card.

Event	Date (2026)
Applications close	28 Oct, 11:50 pm
Late fee window	29 to 31 Oct, Rs 500 extra
Correction window	2 to 4 Nov, online only
Exam city intimation	23 Nov
Admit card download	7 Dec
Exam dates	14 to 18 Dec and 21 Dec

Source: NTA, Information Bulletin UGC-NET December 2026, dates at a glance (checked 19 October 2026). Exam timings and the result date are "to be announced later" in the bulletin.

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What decides whether you get an admit card

The bulletin says no admit card is issued to a candidate whose application is incomplete, including an indistinct photograph or an unsigned application. It is also issued only after NTA receives the fee. A form with the fee unpaid is not submitted, even if you filled every field.

So the admit card problem usually starts at upload time. A blurry live photo or a signature that is hard to read is the thing to fix now.

Photo, live photo and signature: what the form asks

The bulletin asks for three uploads and one live capture. The live photo is taken during the form, with your webcam, or with a phone by scanning the QR code shown on the screen if your device has no webcam.

• Recent photograph: 10KB to 200KB, colour or black and white, 80% of the face visible including both ears, no mask, white background.
• Signature: 10KB to 50KB.
• Disability or UDID certificate, only if it applies: PDF, 50KB to 300KB, clearly legible.
• Live photograph: light-coloured background, good light, 80% face visible with ears.

If the live photo is rejected, change the light and the framing before you try again, because the bulletin asks for good light and 80% of the face visible. Use your own recent photo, since the bulletin treats a photo of someone else as an unfair means practice, and NTA reserves the right to verify photographs. Step by step help for the rest is in our UGC NET December 2026 apply guide, and the CSIR side is in the joint CSIR-UGC NET guide.

Steps to apply, as the bulletin lists them

1. Register with your own email ID and mobile number (the form opens through the Meri Pehchaan sign-in).
2. Fill in the application form and note the application number the system generates.
3. Take the live photograph and upload the photo, the signature and, if it applies, the disability or UDID certificate.
4. Pay the fee online and keep the proof of payment.
5. Download and print the confirmation page, which appears only after the payment succeeds.

The three stages can be done together or at separate times, but the form counts as submitted only when the fee has reached NTA. No paper copy is sent to NTA.

Documents and fee in one place

You need your own email and mobile number, a sign-in through the Meri Pehchaan single sign-on that the bulletin names, your photo and signature files and, only if you claim it, a disability or UDID certificate. Fee for December 2026 is Rs 1,150 for General, Rs 600 for Gen-EWS and OBC-NCL, and Rs 325 for SC, ST, Third Gender and PwD, plus bank or gateway charges.

The bulletin also advises you to update your Aadhaar with a recent photograph and correct details, because NTA reserves the right to verify the details and photographs you submit.

The correction window: what you can still change

Correction is online only, from 2 to 4 November, until 11:50 pm on the last day. The bulletin says your exam city choices can be revised there, and that a PwD mismatch found during UDID verification can be corrected there too. After it closes, NTA does not consider requests to change name, category, PwD status, date of birth, qualification, cities or the uploaded images.

Which fields open in the window is decided by NTA (the bulletin says "NTA's permitted fields"), so read the notice when the window opens before you count on changing a photo or signature. Upload them right the first time, and read our correction guide before you open the window.

Download and check your admit card on 7 December

1. Open ugcnet.nta.nic.in on the release date and use the admit card link.
2. Log in with your application number and the password or date of birth the page asks for.
3. Check name, photo, signature, category, subject, date, shift and centre.
4. Print it clearly and keep it ready for the centre.

Admit cards are not sent by post, and no duplicate is issued at the exam centre. Gates close 30 minutes before the exam starts, and a latecomer is not allowed in.

Checklist before you submit

• Photo is under 200KB, face clear, ears visible, white background.
• Signature is under 50KB and readable.
• Four exam cities chosen from your state of permanent or present address.
• Fee paid and the confirmation page downloaded.
• Email and mobile are your own, since NTA writes only there.

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Sources

• NTA, Information Bulletin UGC-NET December 2026 (ugcnet.nta.nic.in) (checked 2026-10)
• NTA, UGC-NET official website, public notices (checked 2026-10)

Rules and limits change. Always check the latest official notification or portal before you submit a form.