S. Vishnu Sharma
NTA UGC NET 2020, National Testing Agency has extended the deadline with regards to submission of applications for UGC NET 2020 exam till 31 May.
According to a notification, the decision to extend the deadline for NTA UGC NET 2020 application submission was taken keeping in view the hardships due to COVID-19 situation.
NTA UGC NET 2020
The notification further says last date for NTA UGC NET 2020 application submission was extended even keeping in view many requests it received from students in this regard.
This extension with regards to NTA UGC NET 2020 application submission is the third one, say sources. The first extension of last date with regards to NTA UGC NET 2020 was done till 16 April.
The second extension for application submission for NTA UGC NET 2020 was done till May 16. Union Minister for Human Resource Development Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank is also said to have tweeted the official notice of the extension.
The NTA UGC NET 2020 exam is to be held from 15 to 20 June. Now this will be changed and the new dates for the exam will be announced in a few days.
Soon after the examination dates for NTA UGC NET 2020 are announced, the dates for downloading hall-tickets are also likely to be announced for the exam.
The facility to take up corrections in the application forms for NTA UGC NET 2020 was supposed to be from 18 to 24 April, downloading of admit cards was to be 15 May.
The results for NTA UGC NET 2020 are supposed to be declared by 5 July. The date for this also will soon be announced.
Candidates who have not applied for NTA UGC NET 2020 so far can go to the website of NTA for the exam at ‘https://ugcnet.nta.nic.in/webinfo/public/home.aspx’ and fill the form.
After clicking the above link, candidates can scroll down the page and find the link ‘Fill application form for UGC NET 2020’ and click that.
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Post download of the page applicants must register first and obtain user name and password. After obtaining those two, applicants can begin applying for NTA UGC NET 2020.
The information bulletin regarding NTA UGC NET 2020 can be accessed at ‘https://ugcnet.nta.nic.in/WebInfo/Handler/FileHandler.ashx?i=File&ii=308&iii=Y’
This will give all the information about the exam. The notification further urges the students not to worry about the NTA UGC NET 2020 as of now, they should concentrate on preparing for the exam.
NTA understands the importance of academic calendar and schedule, but it is equally concerned about the wellbeing of every citizen, including students.
NTA would request the students to utilize this time for preparing for the examinations and focus on critical concepts in order to close learning gaps if any.
NTA would keep students updated about the latest developments regarding NTA UGC NET 2020 with ample time.
Candidates can also visit the official website of the exam at ‘https://ugcnet.nta.nic.in/webinfo/public/home.aspx’ they can also refer to their mobile numbers, email ids provided by them while filling the application form.
For further clarification candidates can call 8287471852, 8178359845, 9650173668, 9599676953, 8882356803.
The notification regarding the date extension can be accessed on the link ‘https://ugcnet.nta.nic.in/WebInfo/Handler/FileHandler.ashx?i=File&ii=420&iii=Y’
The other exams
NTA has extended the last date for submitting application forms for other exams also till 31 May. They are Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)-2020, Jawaharlal Nehru University Entrance Examination (JNUEE)-2020 and Joint CSIR-National Eligibility Test (CSIR-NET)-June 2020.
Point to remember
The application forms for all these exams will be accepted till 5 pm of 31 May and fee submission can be done till 11:50 pm of the same day. The requisite fee can be paid through Credit/Debit Card/ Net Banking/UPI and PAYTM.
The other websites
The official websites of these popular exams conducted by NTA are given for the sake of students convenience. They are listed below:
Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)-2020
Website: ‘https://icar.nta.nic.in/WebInfo/Public/Home.aspx’
Jawaharlal Nehru University Entrance Examination (JNUEE)-2020
Website: ‘https://jnuexams.nta.nic.in/WebInfo/Public/Home.aspx’
UGC-National Eligibility Test (UGC-NET)-June 2020
Website: ‘https://jnuexams.nta.nic.in/WebInfo/Public/Home.aspx’
Joint CSIR-National Eligibility Test (CSIR-NET)-June 2020
Website: ‘https://csirnet.nta.nic.in/webinfo/public/home.aspx’
Candidates can go to these websites to obtain information about the respective exams and also apply for them.