National Testing Agency (NTA) successfully conducted Day 01 of the University Grants Commission National Entrance Test (UGC NET) 2021 examination today, November 20, 2021. A total of 36 papers were held today while 5 are slated for tomorrow, November 21, 2021. The exam was conducted at selected centres across the country. While some papers were held from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm, the remaining were conducted from 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm.
According to official records, a total of 860976 candidates had applied for the fellowship entrance exam in the June 2020 installment of the UGC NET examination. Out of which 526707 actually appeared for the exam. Around 10 lakh candidates apply for the UGC NET examination every year. However, since the December 2020 and June 2021 sessions have been merged, an increase in the number of applicants can be expected. Here is all candidates need to know.
As mentioned before, a total of 36 papers were successfully conducted today. Following is a table of today’s exams and their shift-wise timing –
| Sr. No. | Name of Paper | Shift Timing |
| 1 | Adult Education/ Continuing Education/ Andragogy/Non-Formal Education | 9:00 am to 12:00 pm |
| 2 | Arab Culture and Islamic Studies | 9:00 am to 12:00 pm |
| 3 | Arabic | 9:00 am to 12:00 pm |
| 4 | Chinese | 9:00 am to 12:00 pm |
| 5 | Comparative Study of Religions | 9:00 am to 12:00 pm |
| 6 | Dogri | 9:00 am to 12:00 pm |
| 7 | German | 9:00 am to 12:00 pm |
| 8 | Gujarati | 9:00 am to 12:00 pm |
| 9 | Indian Culture | 9:00 am to 12:00 pm |
| 10 | Japanese | 9:00 am to 12:00 pm |
| 11 | Konkani | 9:00 am to 12:00 pm |
| 12 | Maithili | 9:00 am to 12:00 pm |
| 13 | Manipuri | 9:00 am to 12:00 pm |
| 14 | Persian | 9:00 am to 12:00 pm |
| 15 | Prakrit | 9:00 am to 12:00 pm |
| 16 | Rajasthani | 9:00 am to 12:00 pm |
| 17 | Sindhi | 9:00 am to 12:00 pm |
| 18 | Spanish | 9:00 am to 12:00 pm |
| 19 | Tribal and Religion Language / Literature | 9:00 am to 12:00 pm |
| 20 | Archaeology | 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm |
| 21 | Buddhist, Jaina, Gandhian and Peace Studies | 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm |
| 22 | Comparative Literature | 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm |
| 23 | Criminology | 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm |
| 24 | Defence and Strategic Studies | 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm |
| 25 | Folk Literature | 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm |
| 26 | Forensic Science | 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm |
| 27 | French (French Version) | 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm |
| 28 | Human Rights & Duties | 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm |
| 29 | Linguistics | 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm |
| 30 | Mass Communication and Journalism | 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm |
| 31 | Museology & Conservation | 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm |
| 32 | Nepali | 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm |
| 33 | Pali | 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm |
| 34 | Philosophy | 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm |
| 35 | 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. | 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm |
| 36 | Tourism Administration and Management | 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm |
NTA is also set to conduct 5 papers tomorrow across the country, in the online format. Following is the table of tomorrow’s exams and their shift-wise timings –
| Sr. No. | Name of the Paper | Shift-wise Timings |
| 1 | Law | 9:00 am to 12:00 pm |
| 2 | Psychology | 9:00 am to 12:00 pm |
| 3 | Environmental Studies | 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm |
| 4 | Performing Art – Dance/Drama/Theatre | 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm |
| 5 | Physical Education | 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm |
Recently, NTA released admit cards for the UGC NET 2021 Day 3 and Day 4 exams. Admit cards are available for download on the official website ugcnet.nta.nic.in. Day 3 exam is going to be held on November 22, 2021, while Day 4 is scheduled on November 24, 2021. Candidates can download their admit cards using either of the two combinations – 1. Application Number & Date of Birth and 2. Application Number & Password.
This year, NTA has planned on conducting the UGC NET 2022 examination from November 20 to December 05, 2021. This exam is being held for determining the eligibility of candidates for Assistant Professorship, Junior Research Fellowship, or both in Indian universities and institutes.
