National Testing Agency (NTA) on behalf of the University Grants Commission UGC has released a notification of rescheduling for the UGC NET JRF examination for the December 2020 and June 2021 cycle. According to NTA, the exams were rescheduled due to a clash between some major examinations and many requests from the candidates. The admissions were invited on 10 August 2021 and further details information will be announced soon. The details for the new schedule are given below.

The new schedule of NET JRF June 2021 and December 2020 is as follows:

Old days and dates:

06 to 08 October 2021 & 17 to 19 October 2021

Revised days and dates:

17 to 25 October 2021

Age limit for NET JRF June 2021 and December 2020:

For JRF: Not more than 31 years as of (October 1, 2021). (This age limit is applicable for the current examination only). A relaxation of up to 5 years is provided to the candidates belonging to OBC-NCL/SC/ST/ PwD/Third gender categories and to women applicants.

For Assistant Professor: There is no upper age limit.

The slots of JRFs of both UGC-NET of December 2020 and June 2021 cycles will be merged, while the methodology for Subject-wise cum Category-wise allocation of JRFs shall remain unchanged.