UGC NET Exam Schedule 2022 for National Eligibility Test NET. Union MHRD Minister Prakash Javadekar announced the National Testing Agency, NTA Exam Schedule on August 21 at a press conference. NTA would now conduct JEE Mains, NEET twice a year.
Previously conducted by CBSE, NTA will now conduct NET examination in June. The UGC NET December 2020 and June 2021 cycles will now be held on December 24 to December 30, 2021. https://ugcnet.nta.nic.in/
Union MHRD Minister Prakash Javadekar on August 21, announced the National Testing Agency, NTA exam schedule. The national-level competitive examinations of National Eligibility cum Entrance Examination, NEET, Joint Entrance Examination Mains, JEE Mains and National Eligibility Test, NET that was previously conducted by Central Board of Secondary Education, CBSE would now be conducted by NTA. CMAT and GPAT examination too would be conducted by NTA.
| Name of the Schedule | UGC NET Exam Dates 2022 |
|---|---|
| Title | Check the UGC NET Exam Dates 2022 |
| Subject | NTA has released UGC NET Exam Dates 2022 |
| Category | Exam Date |
| Last Date to Apply | 06-09-2021 |
| December 2020 Exam Date | December 24 to December 30, 2021 |
| June 2021 exam date | December 24 to December 30, 2021 |
| Official website | https://ugcnet.nta.nic.in/ |
| Link | The official NTA UGC NET notice |
The NTA has been established a network of test practise centres for students of rural areas so that everyone will have an opportunity to practice before the exam. This is expected to hold the aspirants to familiarize themselves with the new online examination mode. Schools/engineering colleges with computer centres would be identified and kept open on Saturday/Sunday starting from 3rd week of August. Any student can use the facility free of charge.
UGC NET Exam Schedule 2022
UGC NET will be held in twice a year. A month after announcing the tentative date, the Union government has released the final schedule of the NET (National Eligibility Test) exam that will be conducted twice a year – once in December and then in June by the newly constituted National Testing Agency (NTA). Along with NET, JEE (Main) will be held twice while NEET will be held once a year.
National Testing Agency (NTA) was Conducted its First Exam UGC NET 2021 Exam in June 2020. The National Testing Agency (NTA), the newly formed national level academic competition examination authority, was conducted its first exam UGC NET 2020
The National Testing Agency (NTA) has released the UGC National Eligibility Test (NET) i.e., NTA UGC NET examination dates for December and June Exam. All the candidates can check the detailed NTA UGC NET schedule on the official website of NTA, the link for which is nta.ac.in
The UGC NET December 2020 and June 2021 cycles will now be held on 24, 26, 27, 29 and 30 December, 2021
UGC NET exam pattern:
From this year, NTA will conduct the exam and instead of 3 papers, there will be only 2 papers – paper 1 and paper 2.
UGC NET- Paper 1: It will be of 100 marks and will contain 50 objective type compulsory questions. Each question will carry 2 marks and will be of general nature and will test the teaching/research aptitude of the candidate. The duration of the same will be one hour (9:30 am to 10:30 am).
UGC NET Paper 2: It will be of 100 marks and will contain 100 objective type compulsory questions. Each question will carry 2 marks and will be based on the subject opted by the candidate. The duration of the same will be two hours (11 am to 1 pm) NTA UGC NET Exam Schedule In order to allow adequate time for preparing for the exams, the tentative schedule for exams is being declared well in advance:
NTA UGC NET December Exam Schedule:
| Item | Dates |
| UGC NET December Exam Online submission of application forms | September 9 to October 15 |
| UGC NET December Exam Admit Cards | From November 9 |
| UGC NET December Exam Dates | December 24 to December 30, 2021 |
| UGC NET December Exam Results | Last week of December |
NTA UGC NET June Exam Schedule:
| Item | Dates |
| UGC NET June Exam Online submission of application forms | March 16 to April 16 |
| UGC NET June Exam Admit Cards | From May 15 |
| UGC NET June Exam Dates | December 24 to December 30, 2021 |
| UGC NET June Exam Results | Last week of July |
University Grants Commission’s NET examination, scheduled to be conducted by CBSE for this year, will now be held in June. Further clarity in this regard is awaited and would be duly updated
National Eligibility Test NET: National Eligibility Test NET, a qualifying test for admission in higher educational institutions in the country, would be the first exam to be conducted by the newly formed body. The NET, to determine eligibility for post of assistant professor or award of a junior research fellowship, will be held in June.
Students will be able to go practise mock tests from August-end at examination centres, free of cost. The results will be able to be processed faster and more efficiently. Major examination reform, NTA, is now operational. It will be conducting the NEET, JEE mains, NET, CMAT and GMAT examinations effective this year.
Announcing the schedule of National Testing Agency, Javadekar stated that the new arrangement made by the MHRD will garner a lot of benefit to the students of the country. The candidates who would appear for these tests will be able to use the best score from the multiple attempts during the counselling process.
It will also curb paper leaks and it will all be computerised. Javadekar also informed that neither the syllabus nor format of these examinations will be changed, not even the nature and the kind of questions. Only the method of taking the examination will change. It will all computer-based and conducted in online mode.
Standard of the exams: Under NTA, these exams will be more secure and at par with international norms, claimed the minister. There will be no issues of leakage and it would be more student-friendly, open, scientific and a leak-proof system.
NTA is expected to bring in a qualitative difference in the examination process by its focus on research and scientific test design using services of Experts, Researchers, Statisticians, Psychometricians, Test Item Writers and Education Specialists.
The item writers would be trained to ensure that the quality of questions is as per the test design. The experts, statisticians and item writers/subject matter experts are already identified for being inducted into NTA. The new system will be student-friendly, fair, transparent and flexible.
Preparation: The NTA would benefit the students and they would have the option of going to computer centres from August-end to practise for the exams. The tests would be computer-based. The exams would be held over a span of four-five days and students would have the option of choosing the dates, the minister said.
Syllabus: The syllabus, question formats, language and fees for the NEET, JEE Main and NET exams would not be changed. The time table of the exams to be conducted by NTA would be uploaded on the ministry’s website.