Due to the fast-spreading corona-19 pandemic in the country, now the Union Ministry of Education has also directed to postpone the examination of UGC- National Eligibility Test (UGC-NET) for the December 2020 cycle (May 2021) Exam. Based on the advice given by the Union Ministry of Education, the National Testing Agency has postponed the examination of UGC NET till the conditions are normal.
A Ministry of Education tweet stated that Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank had advised the NTA to postpone the UGC-NET December 2020 cycle exams keeping in mind the safety and well-being of candidates during the COVID-19 outbreak in the country.