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UGC NET Exam Dates 2024: The University Grants Commission (UGC) released the result for the National Eligibility Test (NET) for the December session today February 23, 2024. The UGC NET 2024 Dec final answer key was released on the official website.
Candidates can download their UGC NET result December 2024-25 and UGC NET score card 2024 from the official website at ugcnet.nta.ac.in for the exams conducted between January 3 to 27, 2025. The UGC NET counselling will be conducted soon as the UGC NET results are declared.
Earlier, the authority released the UGC NET provisional answer key on January 31, 2024. The last date to object was February 03, 2025. Furthermore, the exam scheduled on January 15, 2024 was rescheduled for January 21 and January 27, 2024.
The UGC NET 2024 for the December session was held for 85 subjects. The UGC NET 2024 notification was released along with the application form on November 19, 2024. The last date to apply for the UGC NET December session was extended to December 11, 2024. The UGC NET 2024 application correction window was activated on December 12 and 13, 2024.
This article covers all the important dates related to the UGC NET 2024 examination.
UGC NET Exam Date 2024 for December Cycle
The UGC NET 2024 for the December session was held from January 3 to 27, 2025, instead of, January 1 to 19, 2025. Candidates can check the NET UGC exam date 2024 on the official website at ugcnet.nta.ac.in, also mentioned in the table below.
| Events | Dates |
| Upcoming Events | |
| UGC NET Result 2024 (December Session) | February 23, 2025 |
| UGC NET cutoff 2024 (December Session) | February, 2025 (Tentative) |
| Past Events | |
| UGC NET Exam Date 2024 Notification | November 19, 2024 |
| UGC NET 2024 Application Form Start Date | November 19, 2024 |
| UGC NET Application Form 2024 Last Date | December 11, 2024 (up to 11:59 PM) (Extended) |
| Last Date to Pay UGC NET 2024 Application Fee | December 12, 2024 (Extended) |
| UGC NET 2024 Application Correction Window | December 13 - 14, 2024 (Till 11:59 PM) (Extended) |
| UGC NET Exam Date 2024 Admit Card | Out For All Exams in the First and Second Week of January 2025 |
| Revised UGC NET Exam 2024 Date | January 3 -27, 2025 |
| UGC NET Exam Date 2024 Provisional Answer Key | January 31, 2025 |
| Answer Key Challenge Window | February 03, 2025 |
The candidates appearing for NTA UGC NET 2024 must know the exam schedule and timings. Any delay in reaching the exam center will not be allowed.
The candidates can check the subject-wise detailed exam schedule released by the National Testing Agency below.
| Particulars | Shift 1 | Shift 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Timing of Examination | 09.00 AM- 12.00 PM | 03.00 PM- 06.00 PM |
| Duration of Examination | 3 Hours | |
| Entry into the Examination Centre | 7.30 AM - 8.30 AM | 12.30 PM -1.30 PM |
| Entry into Examination Hall/Room | 8.15 AM- 8.45 AM | 2.15 PM- 2.30 PM |
| Instructions by Invigilators | 8.45 AM -8.55 AM | 2.45 PM- 2.55 PM |
| Test Commences | 9.00 AM | 3.00 PM |
| Test Concludes | 12.00 PM | 6.00 PM |
UGC NET Answer Key Date 2024
The NTA released the UGC NET final answer key on February 22, 2025, on their official website. The answer key helps students learn the exam pattern, question pattern, etc. Once it is released, the answer key will be shared with the candidates.
However, the provisional answer key was released on January 31, 2025. The authority provided the provision to raise objections till February 03, 2025. Students must note that no provision for raising objections against the final answer key will also be provided to the candidates.
Read More: UGC NET Answer Key 2024
UGC NET Exam Date 2024 for Result
The UGC NET result 2024 for the December session was released on February 23, 2025. The NTA released the UGC NET result 2024 on the official website at ugcnet.nta.ac.in. Applicants must enter their login credentials to download their results.
| Particulars | Dates |
| NTA UGC NET Exam Date 2024 | January 1 to 19, 2025 |
| UGC NET Result 2024 | February 23, 2025 |
UGC NET 2024 Certificate Date
The National Testing Agency (NTA) will announce the UGC NET exam date 2024 for the UGC NET 2024 e-certificate and JRF letter. The e-certificate will only be provided to candidates who passed the exam with good marks.
UGC NET e-certificate can be downloaded from the official website for the UGC NET or NTA certificate. The release date of the e-certificate will be shared soon by the conducting authority.
UGC NET Counselling 2024
The exam date 2024 for UGC NET counselling 2024 will be released by the authority soon. The schedule will be released on the official website as National Testing commences with the counseling. The schedule will be released soon after the results are out.
Applicants must note that those who will qualify for their exam with good marks will only be called for UGC NET 2024 counselling sessions. Applicants must check the page to get the counselling schedules.
UGC NET Exam Date 2024: Subject Wise
The UGC NET exam date 2024 was released subject-wise on the official website for the December session. The authorities released the exam dates in a PDF format.
| Exam Dates | SHIFT I (9:00 AM to 12:00 PM) | SHIFT II (3:00 PM to 06:00 PM) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subject Code | Subject Name | Subject Code | Subject Name | |
| January 3, 2025 | 014 | Public Administration | 001 | Economics / Rural Economics /Co-operation / Demography / Development Planning/Development Studies / Econometrics/ Applied Economics / DevelopmentEconomics / Business Economics |
| 009 | Education | 066 | Museology & Conservation | |
| January 6, 2025 | 087 | Computer Science and Applications | 002 | Political Science |
| 042 | Persian | 072 | Comparative Literature | |
| 041 | Russian | |||
| 019 | Bengali | |||
| 032 | Chinese | |||
| 043 | Rajasthani | |||
| 049 | Arab Culture and Islamic Studies | |||
| January 7, 2025 | 008 | Commerce | 030 | English |
| 100 | Yoga | |||
| January 8, 2025 | 020 | Hindi | 036 | Assamese |
| 035 | Manipuri | 095 | Santali | |
| 021 | Kannada | 010 | Social Work | |
| 012 | Home Science | |||
| 016 | Music | |||
| 046 | Adult Education/Continuing Education/ Andragogy/ Non-Formal Education. | |||
| 050 | Indian Culture | |||
| 060 | Buddhist, Jaina, Gandhian, and PeaceStudies | |||
| 067 | Archaeology | |||
| January 9, 2025 | 024 | Punjabi | 018 | Maithili |
| 026 | Tamil | 029 | Arabic | |
| 080 | Geography | 037 | Gujarati | |
| 038 | Marathi | 017 | Management (including Business Administration. Mgt./Marketing / Marketing Mgt. / Industrial Relations and Personnel Mgt. / Personnel Mgt. / Financial Mgt. /Co-operative management) | |
| 023 | Oriya | 027 | Telugu | |
| 047 | Physical Education | |||
| 073 | Sanskrit traditional subjects (including Jyotisha/Sidhanta Jyotish/ Navya Vyakarna/ Vyakarna/ Mimansa/ Navya Nyaya/ Sankhya Yoga/ Tulanatmaka Darsan/ Shukla Yajurveda/ Madhav Vedant/ Dharmasasta/ Sahitya/ Puranotihasa/Agama). | |||
| 105 | Ayurveda Biology | |||
| 104 | Disaster Management | |||
| January 10, 2025 | 006 | History | 011 | Defence and Strategic Studies |
| 083 | Pali | 015 | Population Studies | |
| 091 | Prakrit | 031 | Linguistics | |
| 094 | Bodo | 004 | Psychology | |
| 007 | Anthropology | |||
| 079 | Visual Art (including Drawing & Painting/Sculpture Graphics/Applied Art/History of Art) | |||
| 081 | Social Medicine & Community Health | |||
| 082 | Forensic Science | |||
| 093 | Tourism Administration and Management. | |||
| January 15, 2025 (Rescheduled to January 21 and January 27, 2025) | 025 | Sanskrit | 103 | Indian Knowledge System |
| 063 | Mass Communication and Journalism | 022 | Malayalam | |
| 045 | Japanese | 028 | Urdu | |
| 065 | Performing Art - Dance/Drama/Theatre | 055 | Labour Welfare / Personnel Management / Industrial Relations/ Labour and Social Welfare / Human Resource Management | |
| 088 | Electronic Science | 068 | Criminology | |
| 074 | Women Studies | 070 | Tribal and Regional Language/Literature | |
| 058 | Law | 071 | Folk Literature | |
| 034 | Nepali | 085 | Konkani | |
| 089 | Environmental Sciences | |||
| January 16, 2025 | 005 | Sociology | 059 | Library and Information Science |
| 044 | German | 090 | Politics including International Relations/International Studies including Defence / Strategic Studies, West Asian Studies, Southeast Asian Studies, African Studies, South Asian Studies, Soviet Studies, and American Studies. | |
| 101 | Sindhi | 092 | Human Rights and Duties | |
| 039 | French (French Version) | 102 | Hindu Studies | |
| 033 | Dogri | |||
| 040 | Spanish | |||
| 062 | Comparative Study of Religions | |||
| 003 | Philosophy | |||
| 084 | Kashmiri | |||
UGC NET 2024 Application Form
NTA has released the UGC 2024 application form online along with the UGC NET 2024 notification for the December session on November 19, 2024. The deadline to fill out the UGC NET application form 2024 was extended to December 11, 2024. Similarly, the last date to pay the application fee was extended to December 12, 2024.
The correction window was activated from December 13 to 14, 2024.
NTA released the online application form for the UGC NET exam 2024 on the official website at ugcnet.nta.ac.in. Students must check out the UGC NET exam dates 2024 to not miss the deadlines. Listed below is all that you need to know about the UGC NET 2024 application process.
| Event | Dates |
| Past Events | |
| UGC NET Exam Date 2024 Application Form | November 19, 2024 |
| UGC NET Application Form Last Date 2024 | December 11, 2024 (up to 11:59 PM) |
| UGC NET 2024 Application Fee Payment | December 12, 2024 (Till 11:50 PM) |
| UGC NET Application Form Correction 2024 Window | December 13 - 14, 2024 (Till 11:59 PM) |
How to Fill Out the UGC NET Application Form 2024
Follow the steps mentioned below to correctly fill out the UGC NET application form 2024.
- Step 1: Candidates need to visit the official website at ugcnet.nta.ac.in/ugcnet.nta.nic.in
- Step 2: Candidates then need to click on 'Application Form for UGC NET 2024 Cycle'
- Step 3: Candidates need to click on 'New Registration'
- Step 4: Candidates need to fill in the required details and click on 'Submit'
- Step 5: Candidates need to fill out the registration form
- Step 6: Candidates need to pay the application fee
- Step 7: Candidates can now review and download the UGC NET application form 2024.
Documents Required While Filling UGC NET Application Form 2024
The following documents are required to apply for UGC NET 2024.
- Marks Sheets of Classes 10 and 12
- A scanned file of Photograph and Signature
- A valid Credit/Debit/Net banking for fee payment.
UGC NET 2024 Document Upload
Candidates must attach scanned copies of their IDs and signatures when registering for the UGC NET 2024 exam. The photo must be recently taken, passport-sized, and taken in color against a white background. The signature must be in blue or black ink on white paper.
The following are the document specifications that must be followed when uploading them to the UGC NET application form 2024.
| Details | Photograph | Signature |
| Size | 10 KB - 100 KB | 4 KB - 30 KB |
| Format | JPEG | JPEG |
| Dimensions | 3.5 cm x 4.5 cm | 3.5 cm x 1.5 cm |
UGC NET Exam Date 2024 Admit Card
Applicants must enter the login credentials required to download their UGC NET 2024 exam admit card. The UGC NET admit card by name and date of birth is available on the authorised website. The hall ticket includes the exam name, candidate's name, roll number, exam center, exam date, and other details.
Applicants must enter the login credentials required to download their city intimation slip and check the UGC NET admit card 2024 dates for the December session shared in the table below.
| Particulars | Dates |
| Upcoming Events | |
| UGC NET 2024 Admit Card (December Session) | Out For All Exams in the First and Second Week of January 2025 |
| UGC NET Exam Date 2024 (December Session) | January 3 - 27, 2025 |
| Past Events | |
| UGC NET City Intimation Slip (June Session) | Aug 13, 2024 (Out) |
| UGC NET 2024 Admit Card (June Session) | Aug 17, 2024 |
| UGC NET Exam Date 2024 (June Session) | Aug 21-23, 2024 |
FAQs on UGC NET Exam Dates
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