UGC NET 2026 Re-Exam Dates Announced for English, Commerce and Sociology

UGC NET 2026 Re-Exam Dates Announced for English, Commerce and Sociology

The National Testing Agency (NTA) has announced the re-conduct of the UGC-NET June 2026 examination for three subjects — English, Commerce and Sociology.

The re-examination has been scheduled after an expert committee examined complaints regarding errors in the question papers. According to NTA, the three papers contained several factual, typographical and translation errors, along with issues relating to question wording, grammar, punctuation, terminology and repetition of previously administered questions.

The UGC-NET June 2026 examination was originally conducted from 22 June to 30 June 2026 across 87 subjects for Junior Research Fellowship (JRF), Assistant Professor eligibility and admission to PhD programmes.

UGC NET 2026 Re-Exam Schedule

Candidates appearing for the affected subjects should carefully note the revised examination schedule.

The above schedule has been officially announced by NTA for the re-conduct of the three affected papers.

NTA received several complaints regarding the English, Commerce and Sociology question papers conducted during the June 2026 examination.

An expert committee was subsequently constituted to examine the complaints. The committee identified multiple issues, including:

• Factual errors
• Typographical errors
• Translation errors
• Misspelt names of prominent scholars
• Garbled book titles
• Errors in question wording
• Grammatical errors
• Gender and number agreement errors
• Punctuation mistakes
• Non-standard terminology
• Repetition of a significant number of previously administered questions

The committee recommended re-conducting the three papers to ensure a fair and error-free examination.

NTA has stated that errors of this extent could not be resolved simply by dropping questions after the challenge process. Therefore, the affected papers will be conducted again.

UGC NET Re-Exam: Subject-Wise Details

1. UGC NET English Re-Exam 2026

Candidates who appeared for the UGC NET June 2026 English paper will have to appear for the re-conducted examination.

2. UGC NET Commerce Re-Exam 2026

The Commerce paper will be re-conducted on the same day as English but in the second shift.

3. UGC NET Sociology Re-Exam 2026

The Sociology paper will be conducted on the following day.

All three subject-wise dates and timings are specified in the NTA public notice.

Will Candidates Have to Pay the Exam Fee Again?

No.

NTA has clearly stated that no additional examination fee will be charged from candidates appearing for the re-conducted examination in English, Commerce and Sociology.

UGC NET Re-Exam Admit Card and Exam Centre

Details regarding the examination city, examination centre and admit card will be notified separately by NTA.

Candidates should therefore regularly check the official NTA website and UGC-NET portal for further announcements.

Important Information for Candidates

What About the Other 84 UGC NET Subjects?

NTA has stated that the results for the 84 subjects for which the Answer Key Challenge was issued will be declared according to the schedule.

The allocation of JRF seats and issuance of e-certificates for Assistant Professor eligibility and PhD admission for these 84 subjects will not be delayed because of the re-conduct of the three affected subjects.

UGC NET 2026 Qualification and Result Processing

According to the NTA notice, the number of candidates qualifying for Assistant Professor eligibility will be equal to 6% of the candidates who appeared in the June 2026 examination or the retest, whichever is higher.

For English, Commerce and Sociology, the subject-wise allocation for:

• Junior Research Fellowship (JRF)
• Assistant Professor eligibility
• Eligibility for admission to PhD

will be carried out according to the Information Bulletin.

NTA has also stated that the numbers already allocated for each subject will not be reduced under any circumstances after the retest.

Important Instructions for UGC NET Candidates

Candidates appearing for the UGC NET re-examination should:

1. Note their subject-wise examination date and shift.
2. Regularly check for the release of the city intimation slip.
3. Download the revised admit card when it is released.
4. Reach the examination centre well before the reporting time mentioned on the admit card.
5. Follow all instructions issued by NTA.
6. Avoid relying on unofficial social media information.
7. Continue their preparation according to the respective UGC-NET syllabus.

Official Websites

Candidates should rely only on official NTA communications for further updates. NTA has specifically advised candidates to refer to its official websites:

• NTA: nta.ac.in
• UGC-NET: ugcnet.nta.nic.in

This advice is also included in the NTA public notice.

FAQs – UGC NET 2026 Re-Exam

When will the UGC NET 2026 re-exam be conducted?

The UGC NET re-examination will be conducted on 9 September 2026 for English and Commerce and 10 September 2026 for Sociology.

Which subjects are being re-conducted?

The three subjects are English, Commerce and Sociology.

Why is the UGC NET examination being re-conducted?

NTA decided to re-conduct these papers after an expert committee identified multiple factual, typographical, translation, grammatical and other errors in the question papers.

Is there any additional fee for the UGC NET re-exam?

No. Candidates of these three subjects will not be charged any additional examination fee.

When will the UGC NET re-exam admit card be released?

NTA has stated that further details regarding the city, examination centre and admit card will be notified separately.

Will the re-exam affect the results of other UGC NET subjects?

No. NTA has stated that the result processing for the other 84 subjects will not be delayed because of the re-conduct of English, Commerce and Sociology.

Final Takeaway

Candidates who appeared for UGC NET June 2026 in English, Commerce or Sociology should take note of the revised examination dates and prepare accordingly. The re-examination will be conducted without any additional examination fee.

English: 9 September 2026, 9:00 AM–12:00 Noon
Commerce: 9 September 2026, 3:00 PM–6:00 PM
Sociology: 10 September 2026, 9:00 AM–12:00 Noon

Further details about the examination city, centre and admit card will be announced separately by NTA.

Source: National Testing Agency (NTA), Public Notice dated 16 August 2026.