UGC NET 2022 Exam Dates and Latest Updates

Posted by Anuj Jindal on March 11th, 2022

The NTA will soon issue the UGC NET 2022 exam date and notice. After the selection procedure for the December 2020 and June 2021 combined cycles is completed, the NTA is expected to release the UGC NET notification 2022. It should be noted that the UGC NET 2021 results for the combined December 2020 and June 2021 cycles have been released. Qualified candidates are looking forward to the UGC NET E-Certificates 2021. The National Fellowship for Maulana Azad National Fellowship for Minority Students (MANF), National Fellowship for Other Backward Classes (NFOBC), and National Fellowship for Scheduled Castes (NFSC) UGC NET results 2021 have also been released by the NTA (NFSC). Along with the results, the UGC NET cutoff for 2021 was also released.

According to the NTA\'s UGC NET result data for 2021, 43,730 candidates qualified for Assistant Professor only, whereas 9,127 candidates qualified for both the NET JRF and Assistant Professor. The final UGC NET answer key for 2021 can now be downloaded. From November 20, 2021, to January 5, 2022, the UGC NET test was held in three phases, covering a total of 81 subjects.

What is UGC NET?

The University Grants Commission National Eligibility Test (UGC NET) is a national-level exam used to decide whether individuals are eligible for solely Assistant Professor positions or for both JRF and Assistant Professor positions at Indian universities and colleges. NET was administered by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on behalf of the University Grants Commission (UGC) till June 2018. However, the National Testing Agency (NTA) began administering the UGC NET exam in December 2018.

UGC NET Latest Updates:

  • March 2: Revise UGC NET Result 2021: Candidates Campaign on Twitter; demand increase in selection from 6% to 12%
  • February 28: UGC NET 2021 National Fellowship Result & Qualified Candidates List Released for NFOBC/ NFSC/ MANF

UGC NET 2021 Highlights

The highlights of the UGC NET 2021 exam are given below.

Exam Particulars

Exam Details

Exam Name

UGC NET (University Grants Commission National Eligibility Test) 2021

Conducting Body

National Testing Agency (NTA)

Exam Level

National

Exam Frequency

Twice a year

Mode of Exam

Online - CBT (Computer Based Test)

No. of Applicants

12,67,000

No. of Test-takers

6,71,288

Exam Fees

  • INR 1,000 for the General category
  • INR 500 for OBC
  • INR 250 for SC/ ST

Exam Duration

180 minutes

Exam Time

  • Shift 1 - 09:00 am to 12:00 noon
    Shift 2 - 03:00 pm to 06:00 pm

No. of Papers and Total Marks

  • Paper-1: 100 marks
  • Paper-2: 200 marks

Total Questions

50 MCQs in Paper 1 and 100 MCQs in Paper 2

Marking Scheme

  • +2 for each correct answer
  • No negative marking for incorrect answer

Language/Medium of Exam

English and Hindi

Exam Purpose

Determine the eligibility of candidates for posts of only Assistant Professor or both Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) and Assistant Professor in Indian universities and colleges

No. of Test Cities

239

Official Website & Helpline No.

  • https://ugcnet.nta.nic.in
  • 0120-6895200

Source: https://www.anujjindal.in/ugc-net-jrf-complete-info/

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