UGC-NET exams on Jan 15 that clashed with festivals postponed: NTA

Jan 13, 2025 10:27 PM IST

The Nationwide Testing Company mentioned the brand new date of examination shall be introduced later and the examination scheduled on January 16 shall be performed as per schedule

NEW DELHI: The Nationwide Testing Company (NTA) on Monday in a public discover introduced that the College Grants Fee-Nationwide Eligibility Take a look at (UGC-NET) scheduled for January 15, 2025 (Wednesday), has been postponed as a consequence of Makar Sankranti and Pongal festivals. The revised date of the examination scheduled for Wednesday shall be introduced later, the company mentioned.

NTA mentioned that the choice to postpone the examination was taken within the curiosity of scholars (File picture)

NTA mentioned that the choice to postpone the examination was taken within the curiosity of scholars. The examinations of 17 topics together with mass communication and journalism, legislation, digital science, and environmental sciences are scheduled to be held in two shifts on January 15.

“The Nationwide Testing Company has obtained illustration to postpone the UGC – NET December 2024 examination on account of Pongal, Makar Sankranti, and different festivals on fifteenth January 2025. Within the curiosity of aspirants, the Nationwide Testing Company (NTA) has determined to postpone the UGC-NET December 2024 Examination scheduled on fifteenth January 2025 solely,” the company mentioned in a press release.

On January 9, Tamil Nadu chief minister M Okay Stalin urged union schooling minister Dharmendra Pradhan to reschedule the UGC-NET exams scheduled to be held through the Pongal competition season. On December 22, Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) MP Kanimozhi Karunanidhi, 2024, had additionally urged the Centre to postpone the examination that clashed with the competition.

The examination scheduled on January 16 shall be performed as per earlier schedule, NTA additional mentioned. The exams of 13 topics, together with Sociology, German, and Hindu research are scheduled for January 16.

UGC-NET is a national-level examination in India performed twice a 12 months by the Nationwide Testing Company (NTA) on behalf of UGC for the award of a Junior Analysis Fellowship (JRF), appointment as assistant professor, and admission to PhD programs.