UGC-NET 2020: Eligibility test postponed, to be held after September 24

The UGC-NET entrance examination has been postponed and will be held after September 24 as its dates are clashing with other exams.

The National Testing Agency (NTA) has postponed the UGC National Entrance Test (UGC-NET) 2020 as the dates of the examination were clashing with the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) exam. This is the second time that the UGC-NET 2020 exam is being canceled.

After its initial postponement due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, the UGC-NET 2020 was supposed to be conducted from September 16 to 25. Now, the new dates of the examination will fall after September 24.

"The National Testing Agency will be conducting ICAR exams on 16, 17, 22 and 23 September. In view of that, UGC- NET 2020 Examination will now be held from September 24 onwards," said Sadhana Parashar, Senior Director, NTA.

She further added that the examination is being postponed as there are some common candidates in both exams and the requests received thereof. The exact schedule of subject-wise and shift-wise details will be uploaded subsequently.

The June 2020 exam along with various other exams had to be postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the resultant lockdown. The new schedule for various exams was released by the NTA in the last week of August. Candidates are advised to keep a regular check on the official website of NTA.

(WIth PTI inputs)