NEW DELHI: The National Testing Agency (NTA) has postponed the UGC-NET exam scheduled for Wednesday, January 15, 2025. The decision was made following multiple requests to reschedule the exam due to festivals like Pongal, Makar Sankranti, and other celebrations on the same day. In an official statement, the NTA said, “In the interest of aspirants, the National Testing Agency (NTA) has decided to postpone the UGC-NET December 2024 Exam scheduled on 15th January 2025 only. The new date of the exam will be announced later.” This postponement applies only to the exams scheduled for January 15, while the examinations set for January 16 will proceed as planned. The affected exams for January 15 were initially planned in two shifts. The first shift included subjects such as Sanskrit, Mass Communication and Journalism, Japanese, Performing Arts, Law, Nepali, Women’s Studies, and Environmental Sciences. The second shift covered the Indian Knowledge System, Malayalam, Urdu, Labour Welfare, Electronic Science, Criminology, Tribal Literature, Folk Literature, and Konkani. The official notice regarding this change can be accessed on the UGC-NET website at ugcnet.nta.ac.in. In December 2024, DMK MP Kanimozhi raised concerns over the scheduling of UGC-NET during Pongal, a significant festival for Tamils. In a letter to Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan,
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The National Testing Agency (NTA) has postponed the UGC-NET exam scheduled for Wednesday, January 15, 2025.
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