The National Testing Agency has released the online application form for the  UGC NET 2021on its official website ugcnet.nta.nic.in. The registrations will remain open till September 5 and the exam will begin online from October 6. 

The agency has merged both UGC-NET of December 2020 and June 2021 cycles. According to NTA, the candidates, who have registered for UGC-NET of December 2020 cycle but have not been able to complete the application process, can also complete and submit the application form online.

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“Due to postponement of December 2020 UGC-NET in view of COVID-19, the schedule of June 2021 UGCNET has been delayed. In order to regularize the UGC-NET examination cycles, the National Testing Agency (NTA), with the concurrence of UGC, has merged both UGC-NET of December 2020 and June 2021 cycles so that they be conducted together in CBT mode,” the NTA said.

Then Union Education Minister Ramesh Prokhriyal Nishank in April had confirmed that the UGC-NET exam was postponed in light of the spiralling COVID-19 situation in the country. 

“Looking at the present situation of the COVID-19 pandemic and also taking into account the safety and well-being of the candidates and examination functionaries, it has been decided to postpone the UGC-NET exam,” a statement by the National Testing Agency had read. 

The first shift will be held from 9 AM to 12 noon while the second will be held from 3 PM to 6 PM.

The application process began on August 10 and the last date to apply is September 5, 11:50 PM. 

The National Eligibility Test (NET), also known as UGC NET or NTA-UGC-NET, is the examination for determining the eligibility for the post of assistant professor and/or Junior Research Fellowship award in Indian universities and colleges.

The examination is conducted by National Testing Agency on behalf of the University Grants Commission. Since 2018, the exam is conducted twice a year in the months of June and December.