IGNOU’s term-end examination (TEE) for December 2026 begins on 25 November 2026 and runs into mid-January 2027, with a morning and an evening session every exam day. IGNOU posted a revised tentative date sheet in October, and the version reported in early November ends on 14 January 2027. The date sheet is on the IGNOU website under Announcements, in the Student Evaluation Division section.
December 2026 TEE at a glance
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| First paper | 25 November 2026 |
| Last papers | Mid-January 2027 (14 January in the version reported in November) |
| Morning session | 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM |
| Evening session | 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM |
| Hall ticket | Out on IGNOU’s Samarth portal |
The session tells when a paper starts. The duration of each paper is printed on the question paper itself, and a paper of two hours ends before the session does.
How to read the date sheet
- Find your programme by its code (for example a master’s or bachelor’s programme code) and list the course codes you entered in the exam form.
- Find each course code in the date sheet. IGNOU lists the date and the session against each course; many courses are common to several programmes and are held together.
- Write your own timetable: date, day, session and course code, in order.
- Match it with the hall ticket. The hall ticket repeats the dates and sessions of your courses and adds the exam centre.
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NIRF #1 Open UniversityIndira Gandhi National Open UniversityNew Delhi, DelhiEst. 1985View details
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NIRF #2 (2025)Jawaharlal Nehru UniversityNew Delhi, DelhiAdmission: CUET UG, CUET PG, NET/JRFEst. 1969View details
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NIRF #4 (2025)Jamia Millia IslamiaNew Delhi, DelhiAdmission: CUET UG, CUET PG, NET/JRFEst. 1920 · 239 acresView details
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NIRF #5 (2025)University of DelhiNew Delhi, DelhiAdmission: CUET UG, CUET PG, JEE MainEst. 1922View details
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Central UniversityCentral Sanskrit UniversityNew Delhi, DelhiAdmission: CUET UG, CUET PG, NET/JRFEst. 2020View details
Central UniversityShri Lal Bahadur Shastri National Sanskrit UniversityNew Delhi, DelhiAdmission: CUET UG, CUET PG, NET/JRFEst. 1962View details
Central UniversitySouth Asian UniversityNew Delhi, DelhiAdmission: Own Entrance, NET/JRFEst. 2010View detailsChecks before the first paper
- A clash: two of your courses on the same date and in the same session. Report it to your regional centre with the enrolment number and both course codes before the first of them.
- A course missing: a course you entered in the form but cannot find against your programme. Look for it under the common course codes before you write to the regional centre.
- A changed date: the date sheet is tentative and has been revised this session. Check the latest version on the IGNOU website a few days before each paper rather than relying on a copy saved in October.
Course-by-course dates on this site
The date and session of IGNOU courses are on this site course by course, on the IGNOU page, together with every step of the term-end exam: assignments, the exam form, the date sheet, the hall ticket, the results and re-evaluation.
What comes next
- Download the hall ticket: see IGNOU hall ticket December 2026.
- Sit the papers from 25 November 2026 at the centre on the hall ticket.
- Results course by course after the exams, with the grade card updated as the marks come in.
The exam form rules and fees of this session are in IGNOU December 2026 TEE exam form.
