Georgia’s 2026 Unified National Exams opened on July 2 with the Georgian language and literature paper and will close on July 22 with the physics exam, the National Assessment and Examinations Center confirmed. The testing cycle spans twelve cities and runs alongside parallel sessions for teacher certification, master’s degree candidates, and a student grant competition. Detailed reporting times and assigned centers are confirmed individually on each candidate’s exam pass.
The NAEC’s published schedule places the heaviest concentration of subjects in the second week, with mathematics, history, and three foreign languages falling between July 6 and July 14. Candidates sitting the Common Master’s Examination will write their papers on July 23 and 24, the day after the physics exam closes the main cycle. The NAEC has confirmed that information on pass printing will be published on its official website. The full schedule also appears on that portal.
The 2026 Examination Calendar, Day by Day
The NAEC published its 2026 schedule as a single document covering all exam types. The window opens with two days of Georgian language and literature, moves through a foreign-language stretch and the mathematics paper, and closes with geography, literature, and physics in the final week. Several subjects share a calendar date, with the history and chemistry exams both falling on July 14, split across first and second sessions.
Each exam day can carry one or two sessions, and the morning and afternoon slots allow the NAEC to seat larger cohorts on the heaviest-demand subjects. Candidates receive the precise reporting time and the address of their assigned examination center on their exam pass, the NAEC said. The exam date, reporting time, and address appear on the pass for every scheduled exam. The NAEC has confirmed that pass printing will not be centralized into a single national date.
Foreign language papers follow the Georgian language and literature and Ossetian language sessions on July 2 and 3. English is offered across two days, July 6 and July 7, in both sessions. Russian, German, and French sit on a single morning, July 8.
Mathematics anchors the second week on July 10. The full schedule sits below.
| Date | Subject | Session(s) |
|---|---|---|
| July 2 | Georgian language and literature; Ossetian language | 1st and 2nd (Georgian); 1st (Ossetian) |
| July 3 | Georgian language and literature | 1st and 2nd |
| July 6 | English | 1st and 2nd |
| July 7 | English | 1st and 2nd |
| July 8 | Russian, German, French | 1st |
| July 10 | Mathematics | 1st and 2nd |
| July 13 | History | 1st and 2nd |
| July 14 | History; Chemistry | 1st (History); 2nd (Chemistry) |
| July 15 | Civic education | 1st |
| July 16 | Biology | 1st |
| July 17 | General ability (Armenian, Azerbaijani); Fine and applied arts | 1st |
| July 20 | Geography | 2nd |
| July 21 | Literature | 1st |
| July 22 | Physics | 1st |
When Languages, Math, and History Fall
The middle of the schedule carries the heaviest subject load. The foreign language papers, mathematics, and history all fall in early-to-mid July. English alone gets four sessions across two days, more seat-time than any other language. Russian, German, and French share the single July 8 morning session.
Mathematics, the longest single-subject stretch after Georgian language and literature, runs across two sessions on July 10. History follows on July 13 with both sessions, then continues into a first session on July 14 alongside chemistry’s second session. Civic education and biology each occupy a single first session on July 15 and July 16, respectively.
Geography, literature, and physics take the final three exam days, on July 20, July 21, and July 22. Each runs in a single session.
Three Parallel Tracks Beyond the UNEs
The Unified National Exams are not the only tests running this month. Three parallel tracks operate on the same NAEC schedule, each with its own cohort of registered candidates. Teacher certification candidates, who registered separately, begin writing on July 5. The Common Master’s Examination follows on July 23 and 24, the day after the physics exam closes the main UNE calendar.
A student grant competition for those pursuing higher education sits between those two tracks, on July 17. The agency treats the three tracks as parallel sessions under a single published calendar. The three tracks, listed in the order they fall on the calendar, run as follows.
- Teacher certification exams begin July 5.
- Student grant competition takes place July 17.
- Common Master’s Examination runs July 23 and 24.
Twelve Cities Will Host the Centers
In 2026, examination centers will operate in twelve cities. The full roster:
- Tbilisi
- Batumi
- Zugdidi
- Kutaisi
- Poti
- Akhaltsikhe
- Gori
- Ozurgeti
- Rustavi
- Telavi
- Khulo
- Ambrolauri
The twelve host cities span the country, with Tbilisi among them. All twelve sites run on the same published NAEC calendar, the agency has said. The full schedule is identical at every center. The papers offered at each center match the published NAEC syllabus.
The exam date, reporting time, and examination center address are printed on each candidate’s exam pass. The NAEC has confirmed that the calendar applies uniformly across all twelve sites. The full schedule appears on the NAEC’s official website.
The NAEC publishes the schedule ahead of each exam day. Pass-printing updates appear on the same portal.
All twelve centers administer the same NAEC papers on the same calendar dates. The reporting time on each candidate’s exam pass applies at the assigned center. The NAEC’s official site carries the full schedule. The agency posts updates on that portal.
More Than 43,000 Registered for the UNEs
Registration for the 2026 examination cycle ended on May 11, and the NAEC has now published the totals. More than 43,000 applicants registered for the Unified National Exams, around 4,000 more than the 2025 figure. The full breakdown:
- 43,000+ applicants registered for the 2026 Unified National Exams
- 82,000+ total candidates across UNEs, Master’s, and Teacher’s Examinations
- 10,000+ candidates registered for the Common Master’s Examination
- 29,000+ participants signed up for Teacher and Teacher Candidate Exams
- 12 cities hosting examination centers in 2026
Across the UNEs, the Common Master’s Examination, and the Teacher and Teacher Candidate Exams, the total number of registered candidates exceeded 82,000. Master’s candidates numbered more than 10,000, while over 29,000 participants signed up for the teacher certification track. The Center attributes the year-on-year rise to growing interest in state universities and vocational education. The Common Master’s Examination sits on July 23 and 24, immediately after the physics exam closes the main UNE calendar.
What Every Candidate Needs to Bring
Each candidate receives an exam pass ahead of testing. The pass carries the time and location of every exam a candidate is sitting.
The NAEC has confirmed that the exam date, the reporting time, and the address of the assigned examination center will be specified on the exam pass. The agency has not pre-published a single national date for pass printing. Instead, the start of pass printing will be posted on the NAEC’s official website. That site carries the schedule and procedural updates throughout the exam cycle.
The exam date, reporting time, and the address of the examination center will be specified on the exam pass. Information regarding when the printing of passes begins will be published on the center’s official website.
Reporting time on the exam pass is the time the candidate must arrive at the assigned center, the NAEC confirmed. The full schedule appears on the NAEC’s published 2026 examination schedule. Pass-printing updates appear on the NAEC’s official site throughout the exam cycle.
Frequently Asked Questions
When did the 2026 Unified National Exams begin and when do they end?
The Unified National Exams opened on July 2, 2026 with the Georgian language and literature paper and will close on July 22 with physics, the NAEC said. The Common Master’s Examination follows on July 23 and 24. Registration for the cycle closed on May 11.
Which subjects can candidates sit for?
The 2026 schedule covers Georgian language and literature, Ossetian language, English, Russian, German, French, mathematics, history, chemistry, civic education, biology, general ability in Armenian and Azerbaijani, fine and applied arts, geography, literature, and physics. Most subjects run in a single first session. Georgian language and literature, English, mathematics, and history run in both sessions on at least one day. The full subject list appears in the NAEC’s published schedule.
Where will the examination centers operate?
The NAEC has confirmed twelve host cities for 2026: Tbilisi, Batumi, Zugdidi, Kutaisi, Poti, Akhaltsikhe, Gori, Ozurgeti, Rustavi, Telavi, Khulo, and Ambrolauri. Candidates verify their assigned center on the exam pass.
How many candidates registered for this year’s exam cycle?
More than 43,000 applicants registered for the Unified National Exams, the NAEC said. Master’s candidates numbered more than 10,000. Over 29,000 participants signed up for the Teacher and Teacher Candidate Exams.
When does the Common Master’s Examination take place?
The Common Master’s Examination is scheduled for July 23 and 24, immediately after the physics exam closes the main UNE calendar on July 22. More than 10,000 candidates registered for that exam, the NAEC said. The student grant competition, a separate track, sits a week earlier on July 17. The teacher certification exams opened the parallel-track schedule on July 5.
