• UGC-NET examination 2024 postponed to June 18: Chairman M Jagadesh Kumar

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    UGC-NET examination 2024 postponed to June 18: Chairman M Jagadesh Kumar

    Notably, the UGC-NET exam will only be conducted via an OMR-based format, and all question types—aside from language papers—will be available in Hindi and English. 


    Digital Desk: The National Testing Agency (NTA) and the University Grants Commission (UGC) have decided to postpone the UGC-NET examination scheduled for Sunday, June 16. Now, the examination will be conducted on June 18. The NTA will soon issue a formal notification.

    Taking to microblogging site X (formerly Twitter), the UGC Chairman said that the decision has been taken after considering candidates’ feedback. An official notification will also be issued in this regard.

    He wrote, “The National Testing Agency and UGC have decided to shift the UGC-NET from 16 June (Sunday) to 18 June 2024 (Tuesday) because of feedback received from candidates. NTA will conduct UGC-NET in OMR mode across India on a single day. NTA will soon issue a formal notification.”

    Notably, the UGC-NET exam will only be conducted via an OMR-based format, and all question types—aside from language papers—will be available in Hindi and English. 

    In addition, there will be two papers in the test, each with multiple-choice, objective questions. There won't be a pause between documents. Each paper's exam lasts for three hours.