UGC NET December 2024: NTA issues new date schedule for ’postponed’ January 15 exam – All details here

UGC NET December 2024: The National Testing Agency (NTA) has released the revised schedule for UGC-National Eligibility Test (UGC-NET) December 2024 exam. The January 15 exam which was postponed in light of Makar Sakranti, Pongal and other celebrations will now be held on January 21 and 27. On January 13, the NTA had announced the postponement of UGC-NET December exam.

UGC NET December 2024 revised exam schedule:

According to the notification, the subject name Indian Knowledge System, Malayalam, Urdu, Labour Welfare/Personnel Management/Industrial Relations/Labour and Social Welfare/Human Resource Management, Criminology, Tribal and Regional Language/Literature, Folk Literature, Konkani, Environmental Sciences will be in Shift 1 from 9 AM -12 PM on January 21.

On December 27, the subjects Sanskrit, Mass Communication and Journalism, Japanese, Performing Arts (Dance/Drama/Theatre), Electronic Science, Women Studies, Law, and Nepali will be held in Shift 2, from 3 PM to 6 PM.

NTA added that revised admit card will be displayed on the official website shortly.

Exams are currently underway for admission to PhD programmes, awarding Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) and appointment as assistant professors. The tests began on January 3 in the Computer Based Test mode. The NTA has confirmed that the last exam — scheduled for January 16 — will proceed as per the earlier schedule.

Here is how you can download your admit card:

Log on to the official website at ugcnet.nta.ac.in

Search for the admit card link on the home page and click on it.

Enter relevant details such as your application number and date of birth and click on the submit button.

Check and download the admit card once it is displayed on the screen.

Direct link to download the admit card

Postponing UGC-NET right decision: Tamil Nadu CM Stalin

In a post on ‘X,’ CM MK Stalin said: “I had written to the Union Education Minister requesting the rescheduling of the UGC NET exams. It is a rightful decision that the exams have now been postponed! It has become a recurring practice for the Union Government to announce major exams on Tamil cultural festival days, only to reschedule them following state intervention. Let us hope that, moving forward, every institution in this country respects its rich diversity and considers the sentiments of all its people when making decisions.”