UGC NET 2022 Exam Date: The National Testing Agency (NTA) conducts the UGC NET or NTA UGC exam twice a year to assess students’ qualifications for assistant professorships, junior research fellowships, or both, in Indian universities and colleges.
Every year, the NTA UGC NET exam is offered twice, between the months of June and December.
Although the UGC NET exam is intended to be administered twice annually, the cycle has been broken by COVID and the lockdowns that followed.
UGC NET 2022 June session will be held by National Eligibility (NTA) for the recruitment of Assistant Professors and Junior Research Fellows (JRF) by Indian Government Universities and Colleges.
The exam dates for the UGC NET 2022 June exam have been set for July 9, July 11, July 12, and August 12, August 13, and August 14, 2022.
UGC NET 2022 Exam
The NTA has announced the UGC NET 2022 Exam Date for the June 2022 and December 2021 cycles.
The table below provides an overview of the UGC NET Exam that applicants should take a moment to review.
| UGC NET 2022 Exam Details | |
| Conducting Body | National Testing Agency (NTA) |
| Exam Name | UGC NET 2022 |
| Cycle | UGC NET 2022 June and 2021 December |
| Full-Form | University Grants Commission National Eligibility Test |
| Exam Level | National |
| Exam Frequency | Twice a year |
| UGC NET Exam Date 2022 | 09th July to 14th August 2022 |
| Mode of Exam | Online – CBT (Computer Based Test) |
| Exam Duration | 180 minutes |
| Exam Time | Shift 1 – 09:00 am to 12:00 noon Shift 2 – 03:00 pm to 06:00 pm |
| Language/Medium of Exam | English and Hindi |
| No. of Subjects | 82 subjects |
| Exam Purpose | Identify the qualifications of applicants for the positions of Assistant Professor and Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) at Indian institutions and colleges. |
| No. of Test Cities | 239 |
| Official Website | ugcnet.nta.nic.in |
UGC NET Exam Date 2022 Announced
The UGC NET exam date 2022 for the June 2022 and December 2021 cycles was announced on the official website on June 25th, 2022.
The UGC NET 2022 exam will be held in two shifts: 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. and 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. on July 9th, 11th, and 12th, 2022, and August 12th, 13th, and 14th, 2022.
Check out the essential dates for UGC NET 2022 listed below.
| UGC NET 2022- Important Dates | |
| UGC NET 2022 Events | Dates |
| UGC NET Notification | 30th April 2022 |
| Release of Application form | 30th April 2022 |
| UGC NET Application Form Extension | 24th May to 30th May 2022 [5 pm] |
| Last date to Pay Fee | 30th May 2022 [11:50 pm] |
| Correction of Application Form | 31st May to 01sr June 2022 (09 pm) |
| UGC NET City Intimation | 04th July 2022 |
| Downloading of UGC NET Admit Card | July 2022 [1st week] |
| UGC NET 2022 Exam Dates | 09th, 11th, 12th July 2022, 12th, 13th and 14th August 2022 |
| Duration of UGC Exam | 180 minutes (03 hours) No break between Paper 1 & Paper 2 |
| Timing of Examination | First Shift: 9.00 am to 12.00 pm Second Shift: 03.00 pm to 06.00 pm |
| UGC NET Answer Key 2022 | August 2022 (expected) |
| UGC NET Result Date | August 2022 (expected) |
Exam Schedule for UGC NET 2022
The subjects and exam dates for the UGC-NET December 2021 and June 2022 (Merged Cycles) exams on the 9th, 11th, and 12th of July 2022 are listed below.
The timetable for the other subjects, which will be held on the 12th, 13th, and 14th of August 2022, will be revealed in due course.
| UGC NET 2022 Exam Schedule | |
| Exam Date | Subject & Subject Code |
| 09th July 2022 (Saturday) |
Archaeology- 67 Chinese- 32 Criminology- 68 Digri- 33 Folk Literature- 71 French (French version)- 39 German- 44 Indian Culture- 50 Japanese- 45 Konkani- 85 Maithili- 18 Pali- 83 Performing Art- Dance/Drama/Theatre- 65 Persian- 42 Politics including International Relations/International Studies including Defence/Strategic Studies, West Asian Studies, South-East Asian Studies, African Studies, South Asian Studies, Soviet Studies, and American Studies- 90 Population Studies- 15 Prakrit- 91 Rajasthani- 43 Russian- 41 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)- 73 Social Medicine and Community Health- 81 Spanish- 40 Telugu Labour Welfare / Personnel Management / Industrial Relations/ Labour and Social Welfare / HR Management- 55 Marathi- 38 |
| 11th July 2022 (Monday) |
Defence & Strategic Studies- 11 Hindu Studies- 102 Physical Education- 47 Library & Information Science- 59 Sindhi- 101 |
| 12th July 2022 Tuesday) |
Home Science- 12 Human Rights & Duties- 92 Nepali- 34 Psychology-04 |
NTA UGC NET Admit Card 2022
NTA will release the UGC NET Admit Card 2022 for the University Grants Commission National Eligibility Test (UGC NET) 2022 in the first week of July 2022.
For applicants who have filed their application forms for the UGC NET 2022 Exam, the UGC NET Admit Card 2022 will be made accessible on the official website ugcnet.nta.nic.in.
To prevent the last-minute rush, candidates should remember to download their UGC NET Hall Ticket before the deadline.
Candidates will be denied access to the UGC NET Exam Hall if they do not have their UGC NET Admit Card.
It is important to note that no applicant will receive their UGC NET 2022 exam admit card via mail or courier.
The National Testing Agency will post the UGC NET Admit Card 2022 with full details on its official website, and candidates must download it using their registration number and password created when they registered.
The table contains the detailed UGC NET 2022 Exam Schedule.
| UGC NET Admit Card 2022 | |
| Exam Conducting Body | National Testing Agency (NTA) |
| Commission | University Grants Commission |
| Exam Name | UGC NET 2022 |
| Category | Admit Card |
| Status | To be released |
| UGC NET City Intimation | 4th July 2022 |
| UGC NET Admit Card 2022 | July 2022 [1st week] |
| UGC NET Exam Date 2022 | 09, 11, 12 July 2022 and 12, 13, 14 August 2022 |
| UGC NET Shifts | Shift-1: 9 am to 12 pm Shift-2: 3 pm to 6 pm |
| Official Website | ugcnet.nta.nic.in |
Candidates are advised to keep checking the official website for the latest updates and for information on UGC NET admit card.
