UGC NET 2021: December 2020, June 2021 cycles MERGED - Check exam date, last date for online application, exam pattern, issue of admit cards and other details
UGC NET 2021: The online application process for UGC NET June 2021 has started from August 10, 2021, and the last date to apply is September 5, 2021, up to 11.50 PM. The last date for payment of fees is September 6, 2021, till 11.50 PM. The candidates willing to appear for the UGC NET June 2021 exam must fill the online application by logging in to the official website of UGC NET at ugcnet.nta.nic.in.
UGC NET 2021: Merging December and June 2021 cycles
The UGC NET 2021 aspirants must note that due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the UGC NET December 2020 cycle was postponed, and the June 2021 cycle was delayed. Now, in order to regularise the UGC NET examination cycles, the National Testing Agency (NTA) has merged both UGC NET December 2020 and UGC NET June 2021 cycles. Source: ugcnet.nta.nic.in
UGC NET 2021: Exam dates
The UGC NET 2021 exam are scheduled to take place from October 6, 2021, to October 11, 2021. The exams will be held in two shifts. The first shift will take place from 9 AM to 12 PM and the second shift will take place from 3 PM to 6 PM. Source: PTI
UGC NET 2021: Age limit for JRF and Assistant Professor
For UGC NET 2021, the age limit for JRF should not be more than 31 years as on October 1, 2021. The candidates must note that this age limit is application for this exam only. As for Assistant Professor, there is no upper age limit to apply in UGC NET. Source: PTI
UGC NET 2021: Mode and pattern of exam
The UGC NET 2021 aspirants must note that the NET exam will be conducted in Computer Based Test (CBT) mode only. The test will consist of two papers, paper 1 and paper 2. There will be no break between papers. Paper 1 will consist of 50 questions carrying 100 marks. This paper attempts to assess the teaching / research aptitude of the candidate. On the other hand, paper 2 will consist of 100 questions carrying 200 marks. This paper will be based on the subject selected by the candidate and will assess the domain knowledge. All the questions are MCQs and the total time for the exam is three hours. Source: PTI
UGC NET 2021: Downloading of admit cards
The date of the issue of admit cards will be notified later to the UGC NET 2021 candidates on the NTA website at nta.nic.in and the UGC NET website at ugcnet.nta.nic.in. Source: PTI