UGC NET 2021 Exam Schedule Released @ugcnet.nta.nic.in: NTA UGC NET December 2020 and June 2021 Exam will be conducted on 20th, 21st, 22nd, 24th, 25th, 26th, 29th, 30th November and 1st, 3rd, 4th, 5th December 2021. National Testing Agency will conduct NET Exam in 81 subjects at different Exam Centers across India to determine the eligibility for the post of Assistant Professor and Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) or Assistant Professor only in various Indian Universities/ Colleges/ Institutions recognized by UGC. In this article, we are going to share the exam schedule, exam pattern & syllabus, previous year papers, and mock test.
UGC NET 2021 Exam Schedule (Combined June 2021 & Dec 2020 Exam)
The schedule of UGC-NET December 2020 and June 2021 cycles (Date, Subject and Shift wise) is as follows:

The examination for 07 NET Subjects ie: Bengali, Kannada, Home Science, Hindi, Geography, Sociology, and Sanskrit will be conducted between 15-23 December 2021. The examination schedule for these will be announced shortly on the NTA website.
Exam Pattern & Syllabus of UGC NET 81 Subjects
UGC NET 2021 Exam will be a Computer-Based Test (CBT) consisting of two papers, i.e., Paper I and II conducted in a single session (No break between Paper 1 & Paper 2). Candidates are required to appear for both papers in order to be eligible for JRF and Assistant Professor or Assistant Professor only.
Check Detailed Syllabus of NTA UGC NET 2021 Exam
Let’s look at the Exam Pattern of the NTA UGC NET June 2021 Exam in brief:
NTA UGC NET 2021 Exam Pattern |
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Session |
Paper |
Number of Questions (All are compulsory) |
Marks |
Duration |
I |
50 |
100 |
3 Hours |
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II |
100 |
200 |
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Total |
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150 |
300 |
Note:
- Paper-I will cover 50 Objective Type Questions (Multiple choice, Matching type, True/False, Assertion-Reasoning type) carrying 100 marks.
- Each section gets equal weightage: 5 questions and 10 marks from each section, i.e., 2 marks for each correct answer.
- There is no negative marking in the exam.
Paper-II will be based on the subject selected by the candidate consisting of 100 Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) of 2 marks each:
NTA UGC NET June 2021 Paper-II Exam Pattern |
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Paper-II |
Type of Questions |
No. of Questions |
Mark for 1 Question |
Total Marks |
Selected Subject |
Objective Multiple Choice Questions |
100 |
2 |
200 |
Previous Year Papers & Mock Test of UGC NET Subjects
Candidates can get the UGC NET 2021 Exam Preparation Material from the links given below:
For issues and queries further clarification, candidates contact the National Testing Agency (NTA) & UGC NET at the below numbers and Email IDs:
NTA Telephone Number |
011-40759000 |
NTA Email ID |
genadmin@nta.ac.in |
UGC NET Email ID |
ugcnet@nta.ac.in |
Test Practice Centre (TPC) Mock Test |
tpc@nta.ac.in |
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