NTA Exam Calendar 2026 and dates for all exams: The national testing agency (NTA) will release the NTA Exam Calendar which comprises of the schedule of the examination to be held in 2026-27.
The NTA calendar contain registration and exam dates of all the major exams conducted by the NTA in the upcoming calendar year.
Every year, NTA releases exam calendar, through which candidates can stay updated on crucial events such as registration, form correction, exam city announcement, admit card, exam schedule, answer key release, and result declaration.
The registration process for JEE Main 2026 has started from 31 October 2025 and for NIFT Entrance examination 2026 is likely to start in the first week of November 2025.
The registration for CMAT 2026 and UGC NET December 2025 started from October 2025.
NTA Exam Calendar 2026 Notifications
JEE Main 2026 registration are live from 31 October 2025 Check here for application form details.
CMAT 2026 Registration has been started from 17th October 2025. Check here for application form details.
UGC NET 2025 Registration for December Session can be done till 7th November 2025. Check here for application form details.
For complete details on the exam dates and latest notifications, candidates should refer to this article.
NTA Exam Calendar 2026
The NTA exam dates and schedule for JEE Main 2026 are out, the exam Calendar for other exams like NEET UG 2026, CUET UG, UGC NET, and CUET PG will be released by the National Testing Agency (NTA) shortly.
Candidates who wish to apply for the entrance exam that NTA is administering will be required to download the NTA Exam Calendar 2026.
NTA releases the examination calendar for the academic year 2026 through online mode. Following are the exam dates of some major exams conducted by NTA:
NTA Exam Dates 2026
| NTA Exams | Dates |
| UGC NET December 2025 Exam Date | 31-Dec-2025 to 7-Jan-2026 |
| NTA CSIR NET December 2025 Exam Date | 18 Dec 2025 |
| JEE Main 2026 Exam Date | Session 1 (January) – January 2026 Session 2 (April) – April 2026 |
| CMAT 2026 Exam Date | January 2026 |
| NIFTEE 2026 Exam Date | February 2026 (Written Exam) June 2026 (Stage 2) |
| NCHM JEE 2026 Exam Date | April 2026 |
| NEET UG 2026 | May 2026 |
| JIPMAT 2026 Exam Date | April 2026 |
| UGC NET June 2026 Exam Date | June 2026 |
| AIAPGET 2026 Exam Date | July 2026 |
| ICAR AIEEA 2026 Exam Date | July 2026 |
JEE Main 2026 Entrance Exam
The JEE Main 2026 will be conducted in two sessions namely Session 1 or January session and Session 2 or April session. The Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Main 2026 paper 1 is conducted for admission to B.E/B.Tech courses are offered at NITs, IIITs, other Central Funded Technical Institutions (CFTIs), and participating state government colleges.
The JEE Main 2026 paper 2 will be conducted for admission to B.Arch/ B.Plan courses offered by Architecture colleges & universities across the countries.
Check – JEE Main 2026 Application Form
JEE Main 2026 Exam Dates
Check below the tentative dates for JEE Main 2026 session below in this table:
| Events | NTA JEE Main Dates 2025 |
|---|---|
| Release of official JEE Main 2026 notification | 31 October 2025 |
| Availability of JEE Main 2026 brochure | 31 October 2025 |
| Commencement of JEE Main registration date 2026 | Session 1 – 31 October, 2025 Session 2- January, 2026 |
| JEE Main application form last date | January session – 27 November 2025 April session – last week of February 2026 |
| JEE Main 2026 application correction | Session 1 – November 2025 Session 2 – February 2026 |
| JEE Main 2026 Admit Card | 3 days prior to the exam date. |
| NTA JEE Main 2026 exam date | Session 1 – between 21 to 30 January 2026 Session 2 – between 2 to 9 April 2026 |
| JEE Main result 2026 | January session – by 12th February 2026 April session – by 20 April 2026 |
NEET 2026 Entrance Exam
NEET exam is conducted by NTA for admission to MBBS, BDS, Ayush, and nursing programmes.
NEET UG 2026 Information bulletin, exam schedule, and application form will be released by NTA in February 2026 on the official NTA NEET website.
Through NEET 2026 scores, candidates will be able to get admission to MBBS, BDA, AYUSH, B.SC Nursing, and BVSc seats, including AIIMS MBBS and JIPMER MBBS seats.
NEET 2026 Dates
Candidates can check out the given table to know NEET 2026 tentative dates:
| Event | NEET dates |
| NEET exam notification 2026 | February, 2026 |
| NEET UG 2026 registration dates by NTA | February 2026 |
| Last date for application submission | March 2026 |
| Last date for application fee payment | March 2026 |
| Correction window of NTA NEET application form | March 2026 |
| NEET exam city slip release | April 2026 |
| Release of NEET-UG admit card | April 2026 |
| NEET exam date | May 2026 |
| Result declaration | June 2026 |
| Commencement of NEET UG counselling | August 2026 |
CUET 2026 Entrance Exam
The Common University Entrance Exam (CUET) is conducted by NTA. Through CUET UG and CUET PG scores, candidates will get admission into various UG & PG level courses for all the Central Universities (CU’s) & Participating Universities in India.
The CUET UG 2026 application form will be released by NTA in March 2026 through online mode on the official website.
CUET PG 2026 registration process will start in January 2026. Candidates can register themselves, submit the required documents, and pay the pre-requisite fee to complete the application process for CUET 2026.
The Common University Entrance Exam (CUET) 2026 will be conducted in two slots as computer-based test mode. There will be four sections in the CUET 2026 entrance exam, Section 1A (language Test), Section 1B (optional language test), Section 2 (domain-specific test), and Section 3 (general test).
CUET UG 2026 Exam Dates
Candidates can go through the given table to know the exam dates of CUET UG 2025:
| Event | CUET UG Dates | CUET PG Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Application form | March 2026 | January 2026 |
| Last Day To Apply | Last week March 2026 | February 2026 |
| Last Day to Pay Fees | March 2026 | February 2026 |
| Application correction window | March 2026 | February 2026 |
| Admit Card | May 2026 | March |
| Exam Date | May to June 2026 | March to April 2026 |
| Provisional answer key | First week of July 2026 | April 2026 |
| Answer Key Challenge | Second week of July 2026 | April 2026 |
| Final Answer Key | Last week of July 2026 | May 2026 |
| Result | Last week of July 2026 | May 2026 |
UGC NET 2026 Exam
UGC NET exam is conducted twice a year by NTA to determine the eligibility for ‘Assistant Professor’ or ‘Junior Research Fellowship & Assistant Professor’. The dates for UGC NET 2026 are listed below:
| Event | UGC NET 2026 Dates |
|---|---|
| Application form | April to May 2026 |
| Last day to pay application fees | May 2026 |
| Correction window | May 2026 |
| Admit Card | June 2026 |
| UGC NET session 1 exam date 2026 | June 2026 |
| Provisional answer key 2025 | September 2026 |
| Objections against provisional answer key | September 2026 |
| UGC NET Result 2025 date | September 2026 |
ICAR AIEEA 2025 Entrance Exam
ICAR AIEEA 2026 UG Admission is based on CUET scores.
The Indian Council of Agricultural Research All India Entrance Examination for Admission (ICAR AIEEA) entrance exam is not conducted and admission will be offered based on CUET. Candidates must appear in CUET 2026 for admission to ICAR UG courses.
NTA Exam Calendar FAQs:
If you have any other queries regarding NTA exam calendar 2026, feel free to drop your comments below.
When the jee main admit card wil be released
Admit card is expected to be out soon in January 2025.
Is it important for class xiith passed students to fill CUET FOR further UG course?
Yes, to get admission in various UG courses candidates must have passed 12th or equivalent exam.