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<p>The Ministry of Education (MoE), Government of India (GoI) has established the National Testing Agency (NTA) as an independent, autonomous, and self-sustained premier Testing Organization under the Societies Registration Act (1860) for conducting efficient, transparent, and international standardized tests in order to assess the competence of candidates for admission to premier Higher Educational Institutions.</p>
<p>For the Academic year 2026-27, the following is the calendar for some major examinations to be conducted by the NTA:</p>
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<td style="width: 5.2974%; text-align: center; height: 18.6441px;">S.No.</td>
<td style="width: 38.4758%; height: 18.6441px;">Name of Examination</td>
<td style="width: 21.1896%; height: 18.6441px;">Mode of Examination</td>
<td style="width: 35.0372%; height: 18.6441px;">Examination Dates</td>
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<td style="width: 5.2974%; text-align: center; height: 18.6441px;">1</td>
<td style="width: 38.4758%; height: 18.6441px;">Joint Entrance Examination [JEE (Main)] 2026 Session 1</td>
<td style="width: 21.1896%; height: 18.6441px;">Computer Based Test (CBT)</td>
<td style="width: 35.0372%; height: 18.6441px;">Between 21 January to 30 January 2026</td>
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<td style="width: 5.2974%; text-align: center; height: 18.6441px;">2</td>
<td style="width: 38.4758%; height: 18.6441px;">Joint Entrance Examination [JEE (Main)] 2026 Session 2</td>
<td style="width: 21.1896%; height: 18.6441px;">Computer Based Test (CBT)</td>
<td style="width: 35.0372%; height: 18.6441px;">Between 02 April 2026 to 09 April 2026</td>
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<td style="width: 5.2974%; text-align: center; height: 18.6441px;">3</td>
<td style="width: 38.4758%; height: 18.6441px;">National Eligibility cum Entrance Test [NEET (UG)] 2026</td>
<td style="width: 21.1896%; height: 18.6441px;">Pen and Paper/OMR</td>
<td style="width: 35.0372%; height: 18.6441px;">03 May 2026 (Sunday)</td>
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<td style="width: 5.2974%; text-align: center; height: 18.6441px;">4</td>
<td style="width: 38.4758%; height: 18.6441px;">Common University Entrance Test-UG (CUET-UG) 2026</td>
<td style="width: 21.1896%; height: 18.6441px;">Computer Based Test (CBT)</td>
<td style="width: 35.0372%; height: 18.6441px;">11-31 May 2026 (Tentative)</td>
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<td style="width: 5.2974%; text-align: center; height: 18.6441px;">5</td>
<td style="width: 38.4758%; height: 18.6441px;">Common University Entrance Test-PG (CUET-PG) 2026</td>
<td style="width: 21.1896%; height: 18.6441px;">Computer Based Test (CBT)</td>
<td style="width: 35.0372%; height: 18.6441px;">March 6 to March 27, 2026</td>
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<td style="width: 5.2974%; text-align: center; height: 18.6441px;">6</td>
<td style="width: 38.4758%; height: 18.6441px;">UGC NET&nbsp;</td>
<td style="width: 21.1896%; height: 18.6441px;">Computer Based Test (CBT)</td>
<td style="width: 35.0372%; height: 18.6441px;">&nbsp;December 2025, 02 January 2026, 03 January 2026, 05 January 2026, 06 January 2026 and 07 January 2026</td>
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<td style="width: 5.2974%; text-align: center; height: 18.6441px;">7</td>
<td style="width: 38.4758%; height: 18.6441px;">National Institute of Fashion Technology Entrance Examination (NIFTEE)&nbsp;</td>
<td style="width: 21.1896%; height: 18.6441px;">Computer Based Test (CBT)</td>
<td style="width: 35.0372%; height: 18.6441px;">8 February 2026</td>
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<p>The examination specific details shall be informed to candidates through the Information Bulletin of respective examinations, which will be published at the time of launch of the Registration Forms of these examinations.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Source: <a title="External website that opens in a new window" href="https://www.nta.ac.in/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">National Testing Agency</a></p>

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