The National Testing Agency (NTA) and the University Grants Commission (UGC) have decided to postpone the UGC-NET exam scheduled on Sunday, June 16. Now the exam will be conducted on June 18. The NTA will issue a formal notice soon.
UGC Chairman Jagadesh Kumar said that the NTA will conduct UGC-NET in OMR mode across India in a single day. The examination conducting body will make a formal announcement about this soon.
Taking to microblogging platform will conduct UGC-NET in OMR mode in one day across India. NTA will issue a formal notification soon.
Earlier on April 21, the UGC chairman said that students with a 4-year bachelor's degree can now directly appear for the National Eligibility Test (NET) and pursue a PhD.
To obtain a PhD with or without a Junior Research Fellowship (JRF), students with a 4-year bachelor's degree require a minimum of 75% overall marks or an equivalent mark.
Currently, a NET candidate requires a master's degree with a minimum of 55% marks.
UGC NET June 2024 Exam: Eligibility
“The candidates with a four-year bachelor's degree can now immediately get their PhD and appear for NET. Such candidates may appear in any subject in which they wish to pursue a PhD, regardless of the discipline in which they completed the four-year bachelor's degree. degree,” the UGC chairman told news agency PTI.
“The candidates who have passed a four-year or eight-semester bachelor's degree course must obtain an overall grade of at least 75% or an equivalent grade on a point scale wherever the grading system is followed,” he added.
In addition, the National Testing Agency (NTA) has started registrations for the University Grants Commission National Eligibility Test (UGC NET 2024) from April 20. Aspiring candidates can register for the UGC NET June Session 2024 by visiting the official website at ugcnet.nta. nic.in after the NTA activates the registration link.
UGC NET June 2024: A step-by-step guide to applying for the exam
- Visit the official website: ugcnet.nta.nic.in
- Click on the 'New registration' button on the home page and register yourself
- Log in with the registration details
- A new window will open, fill in the application form
- Upload the necessary documents
- Make the payment of the application fee
- Click the Send button
- Print out the confirmation page and keep it for future reference
According to NTA data, a total of 9,45,918 candidates registered for the exam last year and 6,95,928 appeared for the December 2023 exam at 292 centers across the country. NTA conducted the UGC NET December Exam 2023 between December 6 and 14.
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Published: Apr 29, 2024 5:08 PM IST