The UGC NET Exam Date 2024 for December cycle has been announced by the National Testing Agency (NTA). Unlike the previous notice that represented the date to be from 1st January 2025 to 19th January 2025, the revised UGC NET Exam Data 2024 for December cycle has fixed the dates from 3rd January 2025 to 16th January 2025. NTA has also rescheduled the exam to be held on 15 January 2025 to 21 and 27 January 2025. NTA is conducting UGC NET exam for 85 subjects in Computer Based Test (CBT) mode for December 2024.
NTA has also released the city intimation slip and UGC NET admit card for December 2024 exam. Candidates who want to ace UGC NET exam, must go through the syllabus and exam pattern properly before making a full-fledged strategy. This article will cover the important dates and events of UGC NET December 2024.
UGC NET December Exam Date 2024
NTA has released UGC NET Exam Date 2024 for December cycle through a public notice. Candidates can check the official NTA UGC website. The December session exam date for UGC NET exam is given below:
| UGC NET Events | UGC NET Exam Date 2024 |
| UGC NET Exam Dates for December 2024 | 3-Jan-2025 to 16-Jan-2025 |
| UGC NET Rescheduled Exam Date | 21 Jan and 27 Jan 2025 |
| UGC NET Registration Date for December 2024 | 19th November 2024 |
| UGC NET Last Date to apply | 11th December 2024 |
UGC NET Subject-Wise December Exam Dates 2024
National Testing Agency has release the UGC NET 2024 December dates. UGC NET Exam for December 2024 cycle will be held from 03 January 2025 to 27 January 2025. UGC NET Subject wise Exam Dates for 2024 has been officially released. Here is the UGC NET 2024 December session schedule details:
| UGC NET JRF Exam Date 2024 | UGC NET JRF Subject Name Shift-1 (9:00 AM – 12:00 PM) | UGC NET JRF Subject Name Shift-2 (3:00 PM – 6:00 PM) |
| 03 January 2025 | 1. Public Administration 2. Education | 1. Economics / Rural Economics /Cooperation / Demography / Development Planning/Development Studies / Econometrics/ Applied Economics / Development Economics / Business Economics 2. Museology & Conservation |
| 06 January 2025 | 1. Computer Science and Applications 2. Russian 3. Bengali 4. Chinese 5. Rajasthani 6. Arab Culture and Islamic Studies | 1. Political Science 2. Comparative Literature |
| 07 January 2025 | 1. Commerce | 1. English 2. Yoga |
| 08 January 2025 | 1. Hindi 2. Manipuri 3. Kannada | 1. Assamese 2. Santali 3. Social Work 4. Home Science 5. Music 6. French (French Version) 7. Adult Education/ Continuing Education/ Andragogy/ Non-Formal Education 8. Indian Culture 9. Buddhist; Jaina; Gandhian and Peace Studies 10. Archaeology |
| 09 January 2025 | 1. Punjabi 2. Tamil 3. Geography 4. Marathi 5. Oriya | 1. Maithili 2. Arabic 3. Gujarati 4. Management (including Business Admn. Mgt./ Marketing/ Marketing Mgt./ Industrial Relations and Personnel Mgt./ Personnel Mgt./ Financial Mgt. /Co-operative Management) 5. Physical Education 6. Telugu 7. 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) 8. Ayurveda Biology 9. Disaster Management |
| 10 January 2025 | 1. History 2. Pali 3. Prakrit 4. Bodo | 1. Defence and Strategic Studies 2. Population Studies 3. Linguistics 4. Psychology 5. Anthropology 6. Visual Art (including Drawing & Painting/ Sculpture Graphics/ Applied Art/ History of Art) 7. Social Medicine & Community Health 8. Forensic Science 9. Tourism Administration and Management |
| 15 January 2025 | 1. Sanskrit 2. Mass Communication and Journalism 3. Japanese 4. Performing Art – Dance/Drama/Theatre 5. Electronic Science 6. Law 7. Nepali | 1. Indian Knowledge Systems 2. Malayalam 3. Urdu 4. Labour Welfare / Personnel Management / Industrial Relations/ Labour and Social Welfare / Human Resource Management 5. Criminology 6. Tribal and Regional Language/Literature 7. Folk Literature 8. Konkani 9. Environmental Sciences |
| 16 January 2025 | 1. Sociology 2. German 3. Sindhi 4. French (French Version) | 1. Library and Information Science 2. Politics including International Relations/International Studies including Defence/Strategic Studies; West Asian Studies; South East Asian Studies; African Studies; South Asian Studies; Soviet Studies; American Studies 3. Human Rights and Duties 4. Hindu Studies 5. Dogri 6. Spanish 7. Comparative Study of Religions 8. Philosophy 9. Kashmiri |
| 21 January 2025 | 1. Indian Knowledge Systems 2. Malayalam 3. Urdu 4. Labour Welfare / Personnel Management / Industrial Relations/ Labour and Social Welfare / Human Resource Management 5. Criminology 6. Tribal and Regional Language/Literature 7. Folk Literature 8. Konkani 9. Environmental Sciences | No Exam |
| 27 Jan 2025 | No Exam | 1. Sanskrit 2. Mass Communication and Journalism 3. Japanese 4. Performing Art – Dance/Drama/Theatre 5. Electronic Science 6. Law 7. Nepali |
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UGC NET Exam Timings December 2024
The UGC NET JRF Exam 2024 is conducted twice a year and covers a total of 85 subjects. Since June 2018, the UGC NET exam has been managed by the National Testing Agency (NTA). The upcoming UGC NET December 2024 will take place in various cities across India in the following shifts:
| UGC NET Shift | UGC NET 2024 Timing |
| SHIFT I | 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM |
| SHIFT II | 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM |
Candidates should ensure they arrive at the exam center well ahead of the UGC NET scheduled time to avoid any last-minute issues.
UGC NET December Exam Pattern 2024
- The UGC NET December 2024 exam will have two papers: Paper 1 and Paper 2.
- UGC NET Type: All the questions in both Papers will be objective, i.e. multiple-choice type (MCQ).
- UGC NET will have total 50 questions
- The duration of the UGC NET exam will be 3 hours.
- There will be no negative marking.
Here is the UGC NET December 2024 exam pattern:
| Sl. No. | Subject | Total Questions | Total marks |
| 1 | General aptitude | 50 | 100 |
| 2 | The subject selected by the candidate | 100 | 200 |
| Total | 150 | 300 |
How to Download UGC NET December Exam Schedule 2024?
To download the UGC NET Exam Date 2024 schedule, follow these simple steps:
- Visit the Official Website: Go to the National Testing Agency (NTA) website at nta.ac.in or the specific UGC NET portal.
- Find Notifications: Look for the “Latest Notifications” or “Announcements” section on the homepage.
- Access the Exam Schedule: Click on the link that mentions the UGC NET Exam Date 2024 or the exam schedule.
- Download the PDF: The schedule will be available in PDF format. Click the download link to save it on your device.
- Stay Updated: Check the website regularly for any updates or changes related to the exam dates.
UGC NET Exam Date 2024 – Selection Criteria
The UGC NET 2024 Examination for December cycle will be conducted in Computer Based Test (CBT) mode only. Only 6% of candidates who appeared will qualify for the examination and become eligible for the post of Assistant Professor and only 1% will be qualified for UGC NET JRF award. A category-wise reservation criteria will be applied for these qualified candidates.
UGC NET 2024 Criteria for Lectureship
The UGC NET December Exam 2024 will take place in multiple shifts. The NTA Score will be generated based on the raw marks achieved by an applicant. The subject-wise merit list and UGC NET qualifying criteria for Lectureship are prepared on the basis of the following:
| Number. of Qualified Candidates (General Category) for Lectureship in English Subject | The number of candidates (General category) who secure a minimum of 40% aggregate marks in papers 1 and paper 2 taken for ‘English’ multiplied by the total number of slots available for the General category, divided by the total number of candidates (General category) overall subjects who secure at least 40% aggregate marks in both papers combined. |
UGC NET JRF Selection Criteria 2024
For the Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) only 1% of the appeared candidates will be eligible for the certificate. The formula to select the qualified candidates for JRF is:
| Number. of Qualified Candidates (General Category) for Lectureship in English Subject | The number of candidates (General category) who opted for JRF and have qualified for assistant professor in English subject multiplied by the total number of slots available for JRF (General category), divided by the total number of candidates (General category) overall subjects who opted for JRF and qualified for Assistant Professor. |
UGC NET Exam Date December 2024 – Conclusion
UGC NET December 2024 notification has been released by the National Testing Agency (NTA). Students should go through the UGC NET December 2024 notification and gear up their preparation by going through the UGC NET Previous year question Papers and UGC NET syllabus. After going through the previous year papers and syllabus, attempting mock tests for UGC net is also important. AS the syllabus for UGC NET 2024 is vast, students should definitely keep on visiting us for any query and preparation tips. Stay Tuned!
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UGC NET Exam Date 2024 – Frequently Asked Questions
A1. No, negative marking is not applicable.
A2. The duration of the examination is 3 hours (180 minutes).
A3. No, the UGC NET application form can be submitted online on the official website of the examination only.
A4. No, the UGC NET application fee can be paid in online mode through credit card/ debit card/ net banking/ UPI only.
A5. Last date to apply for UGC NET December 2024 is 11th December 2024.
A6. Visit the official UGC NET website – https://ugcnet.nta.nic.in/ to download your UGC NET Admit card 2024.
Ans. UGC NET Exam 2024 will be conducted 03 January 2025 to 16 January 2025.
Ans. The UGC NET exam 2024 is being conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA) in Computer Based Test (CBT) mode.
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