New Delhi: The National Testing Agency (NTA) has announced that the UGC NET June 2026 examination for English, Commerce and Sociology will be conducted again following complaints about errors in the question papers. Candidates appearing for the UGC NET re-examination will not have to pay any additional examination fee. 

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

UGC NET 2026 Re-Exam Dates

According to the NTA announcement, the re-examination for the three affected subjects will be conducted on the following dates:

NTA will announce further details regarding the exam cities, examination centres and admit cards separately through its official website.

Why Is UGC NET Re-Exam Being Conducted?

NTA received several complaints from candidates regarding errors in the question papers of English, Commerce and Sociology. Following the complaints, the agency constituted a committee to examine the issues reported in the question papers.

The committee identified multiple types of errors, including factual, typographical and translation-related issues.

The issues reportedly included misspelled names of scholars, distorted book titles, errors in question wording, grammatical mistakes, gender and number agreement errors, punctuation-related issues and the use of non-standard terms for established concepts.

The committee also noted the repetition of some questions that had appeared in previous examinations.

No Additional Fee for UGC NET Re-Exam

Candidates appearing for the re-conducted UGC NET examinations will not be required to pay any additional examination fee. The re-examination will be conducted for candidates who appeared for the affected subjects in the June 2026 examination.

Candidates should regularly check the official NTA website for updates related to their exam city intimation slip, admit card and examination centre.

UGC NET June 2026 Exam Details

The UGC NET June 2026 examination was conducted from June 22 to June 30, 2026, covering 87 subjects. The examination is conducted to determine eligibility for Junior Research Fellowship, Assistant Professor positions and admission to PhD programmes.

Candidates appearing for the English, Commerce and Sociology re-examinations should check the revised schedule and regularly visit the official NTA website for updates on exam centres, city intimation slips and admit cards.