UGC NET Exam Analysis 2026: The UGC NET examination was conducted on 09 September for the English and Commerce subjects in two shifts. The English exam was conducted in the morning session from 09:00 am to 12:00 pm and the Commerce exam was held between 03:00 pm to 06:00 pm. The candidates who have appeared for the examination have provided their feedback on the examination. As per the feedback, the English paper was of easy to moderate difficulty. The UGC NET examination consists of two papers- Paper 1 (General Aptitude) and Paper 2 (Subject-Specific). The exam was conducted in online mode.
UGC NET Exam 2026 Overview
The UGC NET exam 2026 for the June session was conducted from 22 June to 30 June for a total of 87 subjects. Out of which, the results were declared for a total of 84 subjects excluding the three subjects, for which the exam is taking place on 09-10 September. Check the highlights in the table below:
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Particulars
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Details
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Conducting Body
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National Testing Agency (NTA)
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Exam Name
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UGC NET June 2026
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Exam Dates
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22 June to 30 June 2026
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Provisional Answer Key Release Date
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16 August 2026
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Answer Key Objection Window
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16 to 18 August 2026
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Result Date
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28 August 2026
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Subjects Covered (First Batch)
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84 subjects
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UGC NET Re-Exam Date
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09 to 10 September 2026
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UGC NET Re-Exam Admit Card Date
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04 September 2026
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Official Website
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ugcnet.nta.nic.in
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UGC NET Exam Analysis 2026 (English Paper)
The UGC NET exam for English subject was conducted in the morning shift from 09:00 am to 12:00 pm. After getting the reviews from the candidates, it can be concluded that the exam was of easy to moderate difficulty level of Paper 1 and Paper 2. Check section-wise difficulty level of Paper 1 here:
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Sections
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Difficulty Level
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Teaching Aptitude
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Easy to Moderate
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Research Aptitude
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Moderate
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Communication
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Moderate
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Mathematical Reasoning
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Easy
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Logical Reasoning
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Easy to Moderate
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Data Interpretation
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Moderate to Difficult
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ICT
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Easy
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Higher Education
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Moderate
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Environment & Ecology
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Moderate
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Overall Paper 1
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Moderate to Easy
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Memory Based Questions
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Fallacy: Existential Fallacy
Pollution
SSD full form
Question on input output devices from ICT
MDG- P.D.E
Arrange PH value in ascending order
Model of communication- hierarchy
Causes of malaria, dengue (Match the column)
Speed and Boats question asked in Maths
In Data Interpretation: missing figure
In Communication: Statement based questions asked
Nyaya Philosophy
Signal Learning in Teaching Aptitude
Age group - Education level
Question on presentation
Lesson plan steps, etc.
Communication: Model
Movie chronology
NEP 2020: Which education policy was there before NEP 2020
Area of Cube, cylinder
ICT fullform
2 to 3 Match the column questions
Series (Letter based) asked in Maths
Water borne diseases
Teaching Aptitude: Bloom taxonomy that is domain
Hardware and software match the column
UGC NET English Paper 2 Analysis 2026
Check the section-wise difficulty level in the table below:
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Section
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Difficulty Level
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Linguistics
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Easy
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Literary Theory
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Easy to Moderate
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English Poetry
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Easy to Moderate
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Prosody & Metre
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Moderate
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Oxford Movement
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Moderate
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American Literature
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Moderate
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Dalit Literature
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Moderate
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Chronology
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Moderate
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Literary Works & Authors
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Easy to Moderate
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Overall English Paper 2
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Easy to Moderate
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