UGC NET Exam Date 2024: The National Testing Agency (NTA) has announced the exam dates for the University Grants Commission National Eligibility Test (UGC NET) for the December 2024 cycle. According to the official notice, the exam will be held in two shifts from January 3 to 16, 2025. The UGC NET exam city intimation slip will be released 8 days before the exam. Candidates preparing for the examination can now check the subject-wise schedule to plan and organise their study strategies effectively.
These are the revised dates. Previously, the exam was scheduled to take place from January 1 to 19, 2025. However, it will now commence on January 3 instead of January 1 and conclude earlier, on January 16 instead of January 19. Candidates can check the official notice through the direct link provided below.
UGC NET Exam Date December 2024 PDF
UGC NET Exam Date 2024
NTA is set to conduct the UGC NET December 2024 exam from January 3 to 16, 2025, in two shifts. The morning shift will take place from 9:00 AM to 12:00 noon, while the evening shift will be conducted from 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM. This national-level exam aims to fulfil multiple objectives, including the award of Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) and appointment as Assistant Professor, appointment as Assistant Professor along with admission to Ph.D. programs, and admission to Ph.D. programs only. The exam will be conducted for 85 subjects in Computer-Based Test (CBT) mode.
| UGC NET 2024 New Exam Date | |
| UGC NET December 2024 Exam Date |
3-Jan-2025 to 16-Jan-2025 |
| UGC NET December 2024 Notification | 19-Nov-2024 |
| UGC NET December 2024 Application |
19-Nov-2024 to 11-Dec-2024 |
UGC NET Exam Date 2025 Subject-wise
NTA UGC NET exam is conducted for 85 subjects in online mode. Check the subject-wise schedule for the UGC NET 2025 exam in the table below.
| UGC NET Exam Date December 2024 | Subject (Shift 1) | Subject (Shift 2) |
| 3 January 2025 | Public Administration | Economics / Rural Economics /Co- operation / Demography / Development Planning/Development Studies / Econometrics/ Applied Economics / Development |
| Education | Museology & Conservation | |
| 6 January 2025 | Computer Science and Applications | Political Science |
| Persian | Comparative Literature | |
| Russian | ||
| Bengali | ||
| Chinese | ||
| Rajasthani | ||
| Arab Culture and Islamic Studies | ||
| 7 January 2025 | Commerce | English |
| Yoga | ||
| 8 January 2025 | Hindi | Assamese |
| Manipuri | Santali | |
| Kannada | Social Work | |
| Home Science | ||
| Music | ||
| Adult Education/ Continuing | ||
| Education/ Andragogy/ Non-Formal Education. | ||
| Indian Culture | ||
| Archaeology | ||
| Buddhist, Jaina, Gandhian and Peace Studies | ||
| 9 January 2025 | Punjabi | Maithili |
| Tamil | Arabic | |
| Geography | Gujarati | |
| Marathi | Management (including Business Admn. Mgt./Marketing / Marketing Mgt. / Industrial Relations and Personnel Mgt. / Personnel Mgt. / Financial Mgt. /Co-operative Management) | |
| Oriya | Telugu | |
| Physical Education | ||
| 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) | ||
| Ayurveda Biology | ||
| Disaster Management | ||
| 10 January 2025 | History | Defence and Strategic Studies |
| Pali | Population Studies | |
| Prakrit | Linguistics | |
| Bodo | Psychology | |
| Anthropology | ||
| Visual Art (including Drawing & Painting/Sculpture Graphics/Applied Art/History of Art) | ||
| Social Medicine & Community Health | ||
| Forensic Science | ||
| Tourism Administration and Management. | ||
| 15 January 2025 | Sanskrit | Indian Knowledge System |
| Mass Communication and Journalism | Malayalam | |
| Japanese | Urdu | |
| Performing Art - Dance/Drama/Theatre | Labour Welfare / Personnel Management / Industrial Relations/ Labour and Social Welfare / Human Resource Management | |
| Electronic Science | Criminology | |
| Women Studies | Tribal and Regional Language/Literature | |
| Law | Folk Literature | |
| Nepali | Konkani | |
| Environmental Sciences | ||
| 16 January 2025 | Sociology | Library and Information Science |
| German | Politics including International Relations/International Studies including Defence / Strategic Studies, West Asian Studies, Southeast Asian Studies, African Studies, South Asian Studies, Soviet Studies, American Studies. | |
| Sindhi | Human Rights and Duties | |
| French (French Version) | Hindu Studies | |
| Dogri | ||
| Spanish | ||
| Comparative Study of Religions | ||
| Philosophy | ||
| Kashmiri |
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UGC NET Shift Timings
UGC NET 2024 exam is scheduled to be conducted in two shifts: Shift 1 from 9:00 AM to 12:00 Noon and Shift 2 from 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM. Candidates are advised to reach the examination centre at least one hour before their respective shift timings.
| UGC NET Exam Date | 3 January 2025 to 16 January 2025 | |
| Shift | First Shift | Second Shift |
| Exam Timings | 09:00 am- 12:00 pm | 03:00 pm- 6:00 pm |
| Duration of Examination | 03 hours | |
| Entry into the Examination Centre | 7:20 am – 8:30 am | 1:45 pm- 2:00 pm |
| Entry in the Examination Hall/Room | 7:20 am – 8.30 am | 1:45 pm- 2:00 pm |
| Test Commences | 9:00 AM | 3:00 PM |
| Test Concludes | 12:00 PM | 6:00 PM |
UGC NET Exam City Slip 2024
NTA is expected to release the exam city slip for the UGC NET December 2024 exam next week. It will be issued 8 days prior to the exam date. Candidates who have registered for the exam can download the slip from the official NTA website at ugcnet.nta.ac.in. The exam city slip provides details about the allocated exam city, helping candidates to plan their travel accordingly.
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How to Download UGC NET Exam City Slip
- Visit the official website of NTA or UGC NET at ugcnet.nta.ac.in.
- Click on the exam city intimation slip link provided on the homepage
- Enter your login credentials and download it for future reference.
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