NTA Releases Joint CSIR-UGC NET December 2025 Results

The National Testing Agency (NTA) released the results and final answer keys for the Joint CSIR-UGC NET December 2025 examination on January 30, 2026, determining eligibility for junior research fellowships and assistant professorships in scientific fields across India. Meanwhile, results for the general UGC NET December 2025 exam, held shortly after, are scheduled for announcement by February 4, 2026.

The Joint CSIR-UGC NET, conducted on December 18, 2025, in computer-based test mode across 220 cities, saw 212,552 candidates register, with 154,080 appearing in two shifts. The exam covered subjects including chemical sciences, earth sciences, life sciences, mathematical sciences, and physical sciences. In the first shift, 90,434 candidates registered for life sciences, with 67,032 attending, while 8,093 registered for earth, atmospheric, ocean, and planetary sciences, and 5,444 appeared. The second shift included 45,348 registrations for chemical sciences, with 32,957 participants; 37,177 for mathematical sciences, with 26,114 appearing; and 31,500 for physical sciences, with 22,533 attendees.

NTA released provisional answer keys on December 30, 2025, allowing challenges until...