UGC NET December 2026 application deadline extended to October 31

The National Testing Agency has extended the UGC NET December 2026 application deadline to October 31, 11:50 pm, with no late fee, on ugcnet.nta.nic.in. The fee payment deadline has also been pushed to the same date. Till October 25, 5,50,048 candidates had registered, of whom 3,73,419 had completed applications and paid the fee.