New Delhi, Sept. 16 -- The National Testing Agency (NTA) on Wednesday released its tentative examination calendar for the December 2026-March 2027 period, scheduling major examinations including UGC-NET, Joint CSIR-UGC NET, JEE (Main), CMAT and CUET-PG. The December cycle of UGC-NET is scheduled from December 14 to 19, with December 20 and 21 kept as buffer dates, while the Joint CSIR-UGC NET will be held on December 20 and 21. JEE (Main) 2027 Session 1 will be conducted over six days - January 22-24 and January 28-30 - with January 31 kept as a buffer date. A buffer date is a backup date kept by the examination authority in case the exam cannot be conducted as originally scheduled. NTA, however, cautioned candidates that the dates are tent...