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The National Testing Agency has postponed the UGC National Eligibility Test scheduled to be held on January 15 in view of the upcoming festivals. The decision was taken after NTA received representations to postpone the exam in view of Makar Sakranti, Pongal and other festivals.
The examinations scheduled to be held on January 16 will proceed as per the earlier schedule and a new date for the canceled examinations will be announced.
“NTA has received representations to postpone the examination on January 15 due to festivals including Pongal and Makar Sakranti. In the interest of the candidates, the exam has been postponed and the new date will be announced later. The exam on January 16 will be conducted as per the pre-determined schedule,” reiterated NTA Director (Exams) Rajesh Kumar.
Examinations are currently underway for admission to PhD programmes, award of Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) and appointment as Assistant Professor. The tests began on January 3 in computer-based test mode. NTA has confirmed that the final examination to be held on January 16 will take place as per schedule.
The January 15 exam subject list includes: Mass Communication and Journalism, Sanskrit, Nepali, Law, Japanese, Women’s Studies, Malayalam, Urdu, Konkani, Criminology, Folk Literature, Electronic Science, Environmental Science and Indian Knowledge System.
The announcement comes less than a day after NTA released the admit cards for all UGC-NET exams – including the now postponed January 15 exam and subsequent exams. Admit cards can be downloaded from the official website before the examination.
Here’s how you can download your admit card:
(with inputs from agencies)
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