CSIR UGC NET June 2025 exam date revised to July 28 to avoid clash with HTET

The National Testing Agency (NTA) has revised the exam dates for the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research - University Grants Commission National Eligibility Test (CSIR-UGC NET) for the June 2025 session.

The testing agency will now be conducting the competitive exam to determine the eligibility of candidates for admission to Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) programmes across scientific domains on July 28, 2025.

Earlier, the CSIR-UGC NET 2025 exam was scheduled to be conducted on July 26, 27 and 28, 2025 in multiple shifts.

The decision by the NTA comes after several candidates raised issue over the clash of the Haryana Teacher Eligibility Test (HTET) 2024 with the CSIR-UGC NET 2025 on July 26 and 27.

“In the interest of aspirants, the exam of Joint CSIR-UGC NET June 2025 will be held in a single day, only on July 28, as per an official notice,” the testing agency said in an official statement.

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Notably, registered candidates can download both the city slip and the admit card for CSIR NET from the official website - csirnet.nta.ac.in.

The CSIR NET 2025 is a national eligibility exam conducted for PhD admissions for scientific subject areas.

The five subjects included in the exam are: Chemical sciences, earth, atmospheric, ocean and planetary sciences, life sciences, mathematical sciences, and physical sciences. It is a joint initiative by CSIR and the UGC, co-sponsored by both.

CSIR NET: JRF and lectureship

The CSIR-UGC NET 2025 will also be used for awarding Junior Research Fellowships (JRF), and making candidates eligible for assistant professorship (lectureship) in the country. Candidates need to meet the respective cutoffs in the exam for eligibility to JRF and assistant professorship.

The applications for CSIR-UGC NET June 2025 have been closed. The advance city intimation slip will be made available to the candidates 8-10 days prior to the revised exam date. The admit card will be issued on the official NTA website three to four days before the exam.