CSIR UGC NET: Part A aptitude rules unchanged for June 2026
NTA keeps Part A at 20 questions shown with at most 15 attempted, 2 marks for a correct answer and 0.5 deducted for a wrong one, four choices per question. Part A has no timer of its own.
What students should do
- Plan Part A around 15 attempts, not 20. Attempting more than 15 gains nothing.
- Budget your own time for Part A. The single 180-minute limit covers Parts A, B and C together, so time spent here is taken from your subject sections.
Turn the update into action
Prepare for CSIR UGC NET
Review the exam structure and use a timed practice test instead of stopping at the announcement.
Frequently asked questions
What is an exam notification, and what does the CSIR UGC NET one contain?
A notification is the advertisement a conducting body publishes to open a recruitment or admission cycle. It is the governing document for that cycle: it fixes the vacancies or seats, the eligibility conditions, the application window and fee, the examination scheme, and the reservation and relaxation rules. Where a later notice and the notification disagree, the notification is what counts until a corrigendum amends it. Anything published about CSIR UGC NET before its notification, including the pattern reproduced on this site, describes the previous cycle until the new one is read.
Are there free CSIR UGC NET mock tests?
Yes. There are 2 free tests for CSIR UGC NET on TakeMockTest, with no sign-up and no paywall. Each is marked to the exam's own scheme rather than a flat one mark per question, so the score you see reflects what the same attempt would earn in the real paper.
How is this update verified, and how current is it?
This summary was written from National Testing Agency's own published notice, which is linked on this page, and it records the date that source was last checked rather than the date this page was generated. That is the limit of the claim: it says the notice read as summarised on that date. Conducting bodies revise dates, vacancy counts and eligibility conditions without notice, so confirm anything you are about to act on against the official source before you act.