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CSIR-UGC NET December 2026 Registration Opens Online

By Drooid · Oct 8, 2026, 6:46 PM UTC · How we work

Summary

Story summary

The National Testing Agency has opened online registration for the Joint CSIR-UGC NET December 2026 exam.
Applicants must submit fees by 11:50 pm on November 5, 2026 via csirnet.nta.nic.in.
The DBT-BET Biotechnology paper merged with Life Sciences, creating the Life Sciences & Bio-technology (LS & BT) discipline.
The CSIR bulletin published the revised LS & BT syllabus for candidates.
The LS & BT discipline will be used for all Joint CSIR-UGC NET exams starting December 2026.

History

Historical Context

The 1992 Programme of Action and the 1986 National Policy of Education first mentioned national-level common entrance tests. After a 2010 MHRD report, a 2013 task-force, and the November 2017 establishment of the NTA (Vineet Joshi as DG), the agency began centralising exams. The 2026 CSIR-UGC NET merger of the DBT-BET biotechnology paper follows this consolidation and the 2024 shift to entrance-exam only.

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Story summary

The National Testing Agency has opened online registration for the Joint CSIR-UGC NET December 2026 exam.
Applicants must submit fees by 11:50 pm on November 5, 2026 via csirnet.nta.nic.in.
The DBT-BET Biotechnology paper merged with Life Sciences, creating the Life Sciences & Bio-technology (LS & BT) discipline.
The CSIR bulletin published the revised LS & BT syllabus for candidates.
The LS & BT discipline will be used for all Joint CSIR-UGC NET exams starting December 2026.

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