UGC NET December 2022 phase-1 exam begins today; Check date sheet, exam guidelines

NTA begins to UGC NET 2023 exam phase-1 exam today. The first shift will from 9 AM to 12 PM; second shift- 3 PM to 6 PM. Check exam timings here.

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Ishita Ranganath | February 21, 2023 | 07:22 AM IST

NEW DELHI: The National Testing Agency (NTA) will begin the University Grants Commission-National Eligibility Test (UGC NET 2023) exam today. Candidates can download the UGC NET admit card 2023 at ugcnet.nta.nic.in.

NTA will be conducting exam for over 30 subjects today, February 21, 2023. The UGC NET phase-1 exams will be held from February 21 to 24, 2023. UGC NET phase-2 exam dates are yet to be announced. The candidates can check the entire UGC NET syllabus 2023 at UGC's official website- ugc.ac.in.

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Candidates are required to carry their UGC NET admit card 2023 along with a valid ID proof to the exam centre. The candidates must also reach the UGC NET exam centre 90 minutes before the exam begins. The UGC NET exam will be held in two shifts- first shift from 9.00 AM to 12.00 PM; second shift from 3.00 PM to 06.00 PM.

NTA UGC NET exam dates 2023

UGC NET Subjects UGC NET Exam Date

French, Hindu Studies, Forensic Science, Persian, Russian, Social Medicine & Community Health, Japanese, German, Punjabi, Arabic, Manipuri, Konkani, Maithili, Museology & Conservation, Indian Knowledge systems, Human Rights and Duties, 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, Buddhist, Jaina, Gandhian and Peace Studies , Telugu , Yoga , Women Studies

21 February 2023

Folk Literature, Malayalam, Dogri, Kashmiri, Gujarati, Urdu, Electronic Science, Tribal and Regional Language/Literature, Santali, Bodo, Prakrit, Comparative Study of Religions, Anthropology, Indian Culture, Archaeology, Pali, Performing Art – Dance/Drama/Theatre, Arab Culture and Islamic Studies, Population Studies

22nd February 2023

Linguistics, Rajasthani, Sindhi, Music, Assamese, Criminology, Defence and Strategic Studies, Nepali, 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), Tourism Administration and Management, Comparative Literature

23 February 2023

Visual Art (including Drawing & Painting/Sculpture Graphics/Applied Art/History of Art), Adult Education/ Continuing Education/ Andragogy/ Non Formal Education, Chinese, Spanish, Philosophy, Bengali

24 February 2023

UGC NET 2023 exam paper pattern

Contents

UGC NET Paper-1 Highlights

UGC NET Paper-2 Highlights

Exam mode

Online

Online

Exam duration

3 hours (180 minutes)

Type of paper

Common for all candidates

Subject-specific questions

Total questions

50

100

Type of questions

MCQs; 4 options with only 1 correct option

MCQs; 4 options with only 1 correct option

Total marks

100

200

Marking scheme

+2 for correct answer

0 for incorrect answer

+2 for correct answer

0 for incorrect answer

Language of paper

English and Hindi

English and Hindi

The UGC NET exam is held twice a year. Candidates are awarded the Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) and or eligibility for assistant professorship based on the aggregate performance of the candidates in both paper-1 and paper-2. The UGC NET cut off 2023 for the general category is 40% whereas for the reserved category is 35%. UGC NET is conducting the UGC NET December 2022 in the month of February & March 2023 in 83 subjects.

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