Applications for the UGC NET exam start today, exam dates announced by Education Minister
Harleen Kaur Grewal
New Delhi, February 2, 2021: The December 2020 edition of UGC NET will be held in May 2021 in the schedule. The UGC NET December 2020 will be conducted from 2 to 7 May, 10 to 12 May, 14 May, and 17 May 2021 by the National Examination Agency (NTA). Also, the online application process for UGC NET December 2020 (May 2021 cycle) starts today, February 2, 2021. Interested candidates will be able to submit their application by visiting UTA’s UGC NET exam portal, ugcnet.nta.ac.in. The process of online application will run till 2 March 2021. All this information was shared by the Union Education Minister Dr. Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’.
UGC NET exam delayed due to Covid-19
The Universities Grants Commission (UGC) National Eligibility Test for ‘Junior Research Fellowship’ and ‘Eligibility for Assistant Professor’ is conducted twice a year, usually in June and December, in universities and other higher education institutions across the country. In the year 2020, due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the examination of June was delayed and later NTA conducted the examination from 16 September to 18 September and 21 September to 25 September. Due to the delay in the June exam, UGC NET December 2020 examination has also been delayed. The education minister was informed about the UGC NET December 2020 exam to be conducted in the May 2021 cycle.
UGC NET December 2020 (May 2021) exam to be conducted in online CBT mode
According to the UGC NET December 2020 exam notice of NTA shared by the Education Minister, the examination will be conducted using the Computer Based Examination (CBT) method as before.
Application process and application fees
Applications for the UGC NET December 2020 (May 2021) examination can be made on the NET exam portal, ugcnet.nta.ac.in. Unreserved candidates will have to submit an application fee of Rs 1000 online at the time of application. At the same time, the application fee for the general category EWS and OBC candidates is Rs 500. Whereas, SC, ST, and Transgender category candidates will have to pay an application fee of Rs 250.
