SWAYAM July Semester 2026 Exam Form — Registration Open for 662 Courses

National Testing Agency (NTA) has invited online applications for the SWAYAM (July Semester) 2026 examination — Study Webs of Active Learning for Young Aspiring Minds. Candidates enrolled in any of the SWAYAM 662 courses offered in the July 2026 semester can register online from 09 October 2026 to 31 October 2026. The SWAYAM July Semester 2026 exam form is the registration route for this cycle, and the examination itself will be held as a Computer Based Test (CBT) from 08 to 12 December 2026. Anyone searching for the SWAYAM July 2026 registration or the SWAYAM exam form should use only the official SWAYAM exam page and check the dates, fee and exam pattern given below before applying.

The July 2026 semester covers 662 courses, so the first step is to confirm that your course is part of this cycle and to note its exam date and shift in the official timetable. A candidate can apply for a maximum of 10 papers, with only one course per shift, so candidates taking more than one course should check the timetable for overlapping slots before selecting their courses. Registration is online, and the form, the fee payment and the correction facility all run on separate dates, which is why each deadline below matters.

SWAYAM Exam Form Last Date, Fee Payment Last Date and Correction Window

The SWAYAM exam form last date is 31 October 2026, up to 11:50 PM. The last date for the fee transaction is different — 01 November 2026, up to 11:50 PM — so a form submitted on the last date still needs its fee paid by the next day. Candidates who search for the SWAYAM fee payment last date should treat these as two separate deadlines: registration closes on 31 October 2026, and fee payment closes on 01 November 2026. After that, the SWAYAM correction window — Correction of Particulars — runs from 02 to 03 November 2026, up to 11:50 PM, for corrections to the submitted form.

The SWAYAM exam city and admit card details are to be announced later, so candidates should keep checking the official page after the correction window closes rather than expecting them with the form. The exam dates are 08 to 12 December 2026, and the SWAYAM buffer dates are 13 and 14 December 2026, as per the 17 September 2026 notice. Anyone searching for the SWAYAM admit card should note that the post itself lists it as to be announced later, and no admit card date has been given in the notice summary above.

SWAYAM Exam Fee — Per Course Fee for the First and Additional Courses

The SWAYAM exam fee is charged per course. For the first course, General (UR) candidates pay Rs 750, while GEN-EWS, OBC-NCL, SC, ST and PwD candidates pay Rs 500. For each additional course, the fee is Rs 600 per course for General candidates and Rs 400 per course for all other categories. Service and processing charges and GST are extra, over and above the per-course fee. The payment mode is online — Credit Card, Debit Card, Net Banking or UPI — and the fee must be paid by 01 November 2026, up to 11:50 PM.

Who Can Apply for SWAYAM July Semester 2026 — Eligibility

Who can apply for SWAYAM July Semester 2026? SWAYAM eligibility for this cycle is simple: candidates enrolled in, or appearing for, any of the 662 courses offered in the July 2026 semester can apply. A candidate can apply for a maximum of 10 papers, with only one course per shift, and should check the timetable for overlapping slots before choosing multiple courses. For a certificate or credit transfer, a candidate needs at least 40% in the term-end examination and 40% in internal assessment, so both parts of the evaluation matter — the SWAYAM passing marks are 40% in each, not 40% overall.

SWAYAM Exam Pattern, Exam Date, Shifts and Medium

The SWAYAM exam pattern for this cycle is a Computer Based Test (CBT) of 180 minutes, or 03 hours. The shifts are 09:30 AM to 12:30 PM and 03:00 PM to 06:00 PM, and with only one course per shift, the shift of each course decides which papers a candidate can combine. Of the papers in this cycle, 72 papers carry 100 MCQs and 590 papers carry 50 MCQs. Every paper carries a total of 100 marks, and there is no negative marking. The medium of the paper is English, except language papers, which are held in the respective language.

The SWAYAM exam date for the July Semester 2026 cycle is 08 to 12 December 2026, with buffer dates on 13 and 14 December 2026. Candidates who search for the SWAYAM July 2026 exam date or the SWAYAM exam timing should match their own course against the official timetable, because the five exam days and two daily shifts are shared across 662 courses. Checking the course-wise date and shift before applying avoids choosing two courses that fall in the same shift.

How to Apply for the SWAYAM Exam Form

How to apply for the SWAYAM exam form: visit the official SWAYAM exam page at exams.nta.nic.in/swayam and open the SWAYAM-2026 July Semester Application Form link. Register with a valid email ID and mobile number, select your course or courses from the July 2026 semester list, and fill the form. Pay the application fee online, per course and as per your category, submit the form, and take a printout of the confirmation page for future reference. The confirmation printout is the record of a completed application, so it should be kept safely until the admit card and exam city are announced.

For help with the form, the helpdesk given in the official documents is swayam@nta.ac.in, with phone numbers 011-40759000 and 011-69227700. The official links for this cycle are the Apply Online page, the Public Notice of 09 October 2026, the Information Bulletin for the July Semester 2026, and the NTA official website. Candidates should verify every detail from the official notification before applying, and should not wait until the last date, since registration and fee payment close on different days.