UGC-NET results announced for 84 subjects; over 4,000 candidates qualify for JRF

Mangalore Today News Network

New Delhi, Aug 29, 2026: The National Testing Agency (NTA) has announced the results of the UGC National Eligibility Test (UGC-NET) for 84 subjects, with more than 4,000 candidates qualifying for the Junior Research Fellowship (JRF).

According to a senior NTA official, around 6.07 lakh candidates appeared for the examination, of whom more than 97,000 qualified for PhD admissions and over 4,000 qualified for the JRF.

The NTA had ordered fresh examinations for candidates who appeared for the English, Commerce and Sociology papers after an expert committee identified factual, typographical, translation and language-related errors in the question papers.

The agency released the UGC-NET answer key on August 16, nearly two months after the examination, along with a special notice regarding the three affected subjects. It later announced that fresh examinations for English, Commerce and Sociology would be held in September.

The re-examinations are scheduled for September 9 and 10. Candidates will not have to pay any additional examination fee.

The UGC-NET is conducted by the NTA to determine the eligibility of Indian nationals for appointment as assistant professors and for the Junior Research Fellowship in universities and colleges across the country.