Notification of Joint CSIR-UGC NET 2026 for B.Pharm, M.Sc, B.Sc

The Ministry of Education (MoE), Government of India (GOI) has established the National Testing Agency (NTA) as an independent, autonomous, and self-sustained premier testing organization under the Societies Registration Act (1860) for conducting efficient, transparent and international standard tests in order to assess the competency of candidates for admissions to premier higher education institutions.

About Joint CSIR-UGC Fellowship
CSIR and UGC provide Research Fellowships for research under expert guidance of faculty members/scientists working in University Departments/ National Laboratories and Institutions in various fields of Science and interdisciplinary areas of research. Joint CSIR-UGC NET Fellowships are accepted in Universities/IITs/Post Graduate Colleges/Govt. Research Establishments including those of the CSIR, Research & Development establishments of recognized public or private sector industrial firms and other recognized institutions. Only bonafide Indian Citizens are eligible for the test. Joint CSIR-UGC NET Fellowships are accepted in India.

Eligibility Criteria
a) General/ Unreserved/ General-EWS candidates who have secured at least 55% marks (without rounding off) in Master’s Degree or equivalent examination from recognized universities/ institutions are eligible for appearing in this examination. The Other Backward Classes (OBC) belonging to Non-Creamy Layer/Scheduled Caste (SC)/ Scheduled Tribe (ST)/ Persons with Disability (PwD/PwBD)/ Third gender category candidates who have secured at least 50% marks (without rounding off) in Master’s degree or equivalent examination are eligible for this Test.
b) Candidates who are pursuing their Master’s degree or equivalent course or candidates who have appeared for their qualifying Master’s degree (final year) examination and whose result is still awaited, or candidates whose qualifying examinations have been delayed may also apply for this test. However, such candidates will be admitted provisionally and shall be considered eligible for Joint CSIR-UGC NET, only after they have passed their Master’s Degree or equivalent examination with at least 55% marks (50% marks in case of OBC-NCL/ SC/ ST/ PwD/ PwBD/ Third gender category candidates). Such candidates must complete their Master’s degree or equivalent examination within two years from the date of Joint CSIR-UGC NET result with required percentage of marks, failing which they shall be treated as disqualified. However, those candidates who qualify for ‘Admission to Ph.D. Only’ must complete their Master’s degree or equivalent examination within one year from the date of Joint CSIR- UGC NET result with required percentage of marks, failing which they shall be treated as disqualified.
c) Candidates belonging to the Third gender category are eligible to draw the same relaxation in fee, age and Eligibility Criteria for Joint CSIR-UGC NET as are available to SC/ ST/ PwD/ PwBD categories. The subject-wise qualifying cut-offs for this category would be the lowest among those for SC/ ST/ PwD/ PwBD/ OBC–NCL/ General-EWS categories in the corresponding subject.
d) The Ph.D. degree holders whose Master’s level examination have been completed by 19 September 1991 (irrespective of date of declaration of result) shall be eligible for a relaxation of 5% in aggregate marks (i.e. from 55% to 50%) for appearing in Joint CSIR- UGC NET.
e) Candidates are neither required to send any certificates/documents in support of their eligibility nor submit printout of their Application Form or Confirmation Page to NTA. However, the candidates, in their own interest, must ensure their eligibility for appearing in the examination. In the event of any ineligibility being detected by the CSIR/UGC/NTA at any stage, their candidature will be cancelled, and they shall be liable for legal action. NTA does not verify the information provided by the candidates during online registration and hence candidature will be purely provisional subject to the fulfillment of eligibility criteria.
f) Candidates holding a foreign qualification are advised, in their own interest, to obtain equivalence of their qualification from the University Grants Commission (UGC). The Candidates with Post-Graduate diploma awarded by an Indian Institute should in their own interest, ascertain the equivalence of their diploma with Master's degree of recognized Indian Universities from Association of Indian Universities (AIU).
g) The candidates having passed a 4-year/8-semester bachelor’s degree programme should have a minimum of 75% marks in aggregate or its equivalent grade on a point scale wherever the grading system is followed. A relaxation of 5% marks or its equivalent grade may be allowed for those belonging to SC/ ST/ OBC (non-creamy layer)/ Differently-Abled, Economically Weaker Section (EWS) and other categories of candidates as per the decision of the Commission from time to time (refer to University Grants Commission.
h) The candidates who are pursuing Four Year/8 Semester Bachelor’s Degree Programme and are in their last semester/year may also apply for the test. However, such candidates will be admitted provisionally and shall be considered eligible for the award of JRF/admission to Ph.D. only after fulfilling the requirements contained in the University Grants Commission (Minimum Standards and Procedures for Award of Ph.D. Degree) Regulations, 2022 within two years (if qualified for award of JRF)/within one year (if qualified for admission to Ph.D. only) from the date of declaration of the Joint CSIR-UGC NET result, failing which they shall be treated as disqualified.
i) The candidates with a Four-Year Bachelor’s Degree Programme are allowed to appear in a subject (the List of Subjects and their Codes for Joint CSIR-UGC NET June-2026 are given at (Annexure-I) in which they want to pursue a Ph.D. irrespective of the discipline in which they have obtained the four-year bachelor’s degree.

Upper Age limit
a) JRF: Not more than 30 years as on the 1st day of the month in which the examination is concluded i.e. July, 2026. A relaxation of upto 5 years is provided to the candidates belonging to OBC-NCL (as per the Central list of OBC available on website: ncbc.nic.in) /SC/ST/PwD /PwBD /Third gender categories and to women applicants. Relaxation will also be provided to the candidates with research experience, limited to the period spent on research in the relevant / related subject of post-graduation degree, subject to a maximum of 5 years, on production of a certificate from appropriate authority, which should be a recognized Indian university / Institute of National Importance / foreign university which is duly approved / recognized / accredited in its own Country / Public Sector Undertaking of Government of India / State Government in India. The research should not have been carried out towards completion of graduation or post-graduation degree(s).
A relaxation of upto 5 years is provided to the candidates who have served in the armed forces subject to the length of service in the armed forces upto the first day of the month in which the concerned Joint CSIR-UGC-NET is, conducted, i.e., July, 2026 Total age relaxation on the above ground(s) shall not exceed five years under any circumstances.
b) Assistant Professor: There is no upper age limit in applying for Joint CSIR UGC- NET for Assistant Professor.
c) Admission to PhD: There is no upper age limit in applying for Joint CSIR-UGC- NET for Admission to PhD.

Subject Code Subjects of the Test
701 : Chemical Sciences
702 : Earth, Atmospheric, Ocean and Planetary Sciences
703 : Life Sciences
704 : Mathematical Sciences
705 : Physical Sciences

Fee Payable for JOINT CSIR-UGC NET June, 2026
(Debit/Credit Card/UPI or Internet Banking through any of the payment gateway of SBI/ICICI)
General INR : 1150
General-EWS/OBC(NCL)* : INR 600
SC/ST : INR 325
Third gender : INR 325
PwD : NIL
Note :
• An applicant can apply for payment through net-banking/debit/credit card/UPI.
• Service charges of the concerned Bank/ Payment Gateway Integrator, as applicable.
• Applicants are advised to read Payment instructions carefully before paying the application fee.

Instructions for filling Online Application Form
1. Candidates can apply “Online” ONLY for JOINT CSIR - UGC NET June, 2026 by accessing the website: https://csirnet.nta.nic.in/. (The Application other than online mode would not be accepted in any case). The entire application process of JOINT CSIR- UGC NET June 2026 is online, including uploading of scanned images, Payment of Fees and Printing of Confirmation page. Therefore, candidates are not required to send/submit any document(s) including Confirmation page to NTA through Post/Fax/By Hand/E-mail.
2. If a candidate submits multiple Application Forms for the same course, only the first one will be considered and all others will be rejected automatically.
3. Replica of Application Form is given at Annexure-VI.
4. Information Bulletin and Replica of Application Form given therein may be downloaded and read carefully by the candidate to be sure about his/her eligibility and be familiar with the requirements for submission of Online Application Form.
5. To avoid correction in the particulars at a later stage, the candidate should exercise utmost caution while filling up the details in the Application Form.
6. Following Steps may be followed to Apply Online :
Step-1: Read the instructions at the beginning of the application form & Register for Online Form submission using your (candidate’s) own Email ID and Mobile No. and note down system generated Application Number.
Step-2: Complete the Online Application Form and Upload scanned images of (i) Candidate’s Photograph (in JPG/JPEG file size: 10 kb - 200 kb), (ii) Candidate’s Signature (in JPG/JPEG file size: 10kb - 50kb), (iii) Duly verified Result Awaited Attestation Form (in PDF file size: 50kb - 300kb), (iv) Category Certificate, if applicable (SC/ ST/ OBC/ EWS etc.) (in PDF file size: 50kb - 300kb) & (v) PwD/PwBD Certificate, if applicable (in PDF file size:50kb - 300kb).
Step-3: Pay prescribed fee through Net Banking / Debit Card / Credit Card / UPI and keep proof of fee paid for future reference.
7. All the 3 Steps can be completed in one go or each step completed at a time, saved, and the next completed later. The final submission of Online Application Form will remain incomplete if Step - 2 and Step– 3 are not completed, such Application Forms will stand rejected and no correspondence on this account will be entertained.

After the submission of Online Application Form (i.e. successful completion of Step-3), Confirmation Page of the Application Form, should be downloaded and a printout of the same may be retained for future reference. The Confirmation Page of the online
Application Form will be generated only after successful payment by the Candidate.

In case the Confirmation Page is not generated after payment of Prescribed Fee, then the candidate should approach the concerned Bank/Payment Gateway Integrator (in the helpline number and email given in Annexure-VII of the Information Bulletin), for ensuring the successful payment.

Despite the above, if successful transaction is not reflected on the Portal, it means the transaction is not complete, and the candidate will have to make the payment a second time and ensure confirmation of payment/OK status. However, any duplicate payment received in course of said transactions, by NTA, at the fee reconciliation stage, will be refunded to the candidate in the same payment mode through which the duplicate payment is received.

Online submission of application form through website : 27-05-2026 to 19-06-2026 (upto 11:50 P.M.)
Last date for Payment of Exam Fee : 20-06-2026 (upto 11:50 P.M.)