The National Testing Agency conducts UGC NET Exam twice every year to determine the eligibiltiy of the candidates for Assistant Professorship and/or Junior Research Fellowship.
UGC NET December 2021 and June 2022 cycles were merged and NTA has announced that the exam would be conducted in two phases. The UGC NET Phase 1 exam was held on July 9, 11 and 12, 2022 and the Phase 2 exam was scheduled to be conducted on
12th, 13th and 14th August 2022. As per the latest notification released by NTA, Phase 2 Exam has been postponed and it will be conducted between September 20 to 30, 2022.
Read this article to know all the important UGC NET exam dates and other details.
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UGC NET Eligibility Criteria
UGC NET Exam Dates 2022
The exam dates for UGC NET December 2021 and June 2022 merged cycle were announced on June 25, 2022.
The important dates related to UGC NET Exam are as follows:
| 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 Phase 1 City Intimation |
04th July 2022 |
| Downloading of UGC NET Phase 1 Admit Card |
07th July 2022 |
| UGC NET 2022 Phase 1 Exam Dates |
09th, 11th, 12th July 2022, 12th, 13th and 14th August 2022 |
| UGC NET Phase 2 Admit Card Release Date |
16th September 2022 |
| UGC NET Phase 2 Exam Dates |
20th - 30th September 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 |
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| UGC NET Result Date |
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UGC NET Exam Timings
UGC NET Exam is conducted in two shifts.
They are as follows:
| First Shift |
9.00 am to 12.00 pm |
| Second Shift |
03.00 pm to 06.00 pm |
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UGC NET Exam Centres
The following is the list of exam centres for UGC NET Exam.
| States/UT |
Exam City |
City Code |
| Arunachal Pradesh |
Itanagar/ Naharlagun |
AL01 |
| Assam |
Dibrugarh |
AM01 |
| Assam |
Guwahati |
AM02 |
| Assam |
Jorhat |
AM03 |
| Assam |
Silchar (Assam) |
AM04 |
| Assam |
Tezpur |
AM05 |
| Andaman And Nicobar |
Port Blair |
AN01 |
| Andhra Pradesh |
Anantapur |
AP01 |
| Andhra Pradesh |
Bhimavaram |
AP03 |
| Andhra Pradesh |
Chirala |
AP04 |
| Andhra Pradesh |
Chittoor |
AP05 |
| Andhra Pradesh |
Eluru |
AP06 |
| Andhra Pradesh |
Guntur |
AP07 |
| Andhra Pradesh |
Kadapa |
AP08 |
| Andhra Pradesh |
Kakinada |
AP09 |
| Andhra Pradesh |
Kurnool |
AP10 |
| Andhra Pradesh |
Nellore |
AP11 |
| Andhra Pradesh |
Ongole |
AP12 |
| Andhra Pradesh |
Rajahmundry |
AP13 |
| Andhra Pradesh |
Srikakulam |
AP14 |
| Andhra Pradesh |
Tirupathi |
AP16 |
| Andhra Pradesh |
Vijayawada |
AP17 |
| Andhra Pradesh |
Visakhapatnam |
AP18 |
| Andhra Pradesh |
Vizianagaram |
AP19 |
| Andhra Pradesh |
Narasaraopet |
AP20 |
| Andhra Pradesh |
Proddatur |
AP21 |
| Andhra Pradesh |
Surampalem |
AP23 |
| Bihar |
Bhagalpur |
BR02 |
| Bihar |
Darbhanga |
BR04 |
| Bihar |
Gaya |
BR05 |
| Bihar |
Muzaffarpur |
BR06 |
| Bihar |
Patna |
BR07 |
| Bihar |
Purnea |
BR08 |
| Bihar |
Arrah |
BR09 |
| Chhattisgarh |
Bhilai Nagar/ Durg |
CG01 |
| Chhattisgarh |
Bilaspur (Chhattisgarh) |
CG02 |
| Chhattisgarh |
Raipur |
CG03 |
| Chandigarh |
Chandigarh/ Mohali |
CH01 |
| Daman & Diu |
Daman |
DD01 |
| Daman & Diu |
Diu |
DD02 |
| Delhi |
Delhi/ New Delhi |
DL01 |
| Dadra & Nagar Haveli |
Dadra & Nagar Haveli |
DN01 |
| Gujarat |
Ahmedabad/ Gandhinagar |
GJ01 |
| Gujarat |
Anand |
GJ02 |
| Gujarat |
Bhavnagar |
GJ03 |
| Gujarat |
Jamnagar |
GJ06 |
| Gujarat |
Junagadh |
GJ07 |
| Gujarat |
Mehsana |
GJ08 |
| Gujarat |
Rajkot |
GJ10 |
| Gujarat |
Surat |
GJ11 |
| Gujarat |
Vadodara |
GJ12 |
| Gujarat |
Valsad/ Vapi |
GJ13 |
| Gujarat |
Himatnagar |
GJ14 |
| Goa |
Panaji/Madgaon |
GO01 |
| Himachal Pradesh |
Bilaspur (Himachal Pradesh) |
HP01 |
| Himachal Pradesh |
Hamirpur (Himachal Pradesh) |
HP03 |
| Himachal Pradesh |
Kangra/ Palampur |
HP04 |
| Himachal Pradesh |
Shimla |
HP06 |
| Himachal Pradesh |
Solan |
HP07 |
| Himachal Pradesh |
Mandi |
HP08 |
| Himachal Pradesh |
Una |
HP09 |
| Himachal Pradesh |
Kullu |
HP10 |
| Haryana |
Ambala |
HR01 |
| Haryana |
Faridabad |
HR03 |
| Haryana |
Gurugram |
HR04 |
| Haryana |
Hissar |
HR05 |
| Haryana |
Karnal |
HR06 |
| Haryana |
Kurukshetra |
HR07 |
| Haryana |
Panipat |
HR08 |
| Haryana |
Sonipat |
HR09 |
| Haryana |
Yamuna Nagar |
HR10 |
| Jharkhand |
Bokaro Steel City |
JH01 |
| Jharkhand |
Dhanbad |
JH02 |
| Jharkhand |
Jamshedpur |
JH03 |
| Jharkhand |
Ranchi |
JH04 |
| Jharkhand |
Hazaribagh |
JH05 |
| Jammu And Kashmir |
Baramulla |
JK01 |
| Jammu And Kashmir |
Jammu |
JK02 |
| Jammu And Kashmir |
Samba |
JK03 |
| Jammu And Kashmir |
Srinagar (J & K) |
JK04 |
| Karnataka |
Belagavi (Belgaum) |
KK02 |
| Karnataka |
Bellary |
KK03 |
| Karnataka |
Bengaluru |
KK04 |
| Karnataka |
Bidar |
KK05 |
| Karnataka |
Davanagere |
KK06 |
| Karnataka |
Gulbarga |
KK08 |
| Karnataka |
Hassan |
KK09 |
| Karnataka |
Dharwad/ Hubballi (Hubli) |
KK10 |
| Karnataka |
Mangaluru (Mangalore) |
KK12 |
| Karnataka |
Mysuru (Mysore) |
KK14 |
| Karnataka |
Shivamoga (Shimoga) |
KK15 |
| Karnataka |
Tumakuru |
KK16 |
| Karnataka |
Udupi/Manipal |
KK17 |
| Karnataka |
Mandya |
KK18 |
| Kerala |
Alappuzha/ Chengannur |
KL01 |
| Kerala |
Ernakulam/ Angamaly/ Moovattupuzha |
KL04 |
| Kerala |
Idukki |
KL05 |
| Kerala |
Kannur |
KL07 |
| Kerala |
Kasaragod |
KL08 |
| Kerala |
Kollam |
KL09 |
| Kerala |
Kottayam |
KL11 |
| Kerala |
Kozhikode |
KL12 |
| Kerala |
Malappuram |
KL13 |
| Kerala |
Palakkad |
KL15 |
| Kerala |
Pathanamthitta |
KL16 |
| Kerala |
Thiruvananthapuram |
KL17 |
| Kerala |
Thrissur |
KL18 |
| Lakshadweep |
Kavaratti |
LD01 |
| Ladakh |
Leh |
LL01 |
| Meghalaya |
Shillong |
MG01 |
| Manipur |
Imphal |
MN01 |
| Madhya Pradesh |
Balaghat |
MP01 |
| Madhya Pradesh |
Betul |
MP02 |
| Madhya Pradesh |
Bhopal |
MP03 |
| Madhya Pradesh |
Chhindwara |
MP05 |
| Madhya Pradesh |
Gwalior |
MP06 |
| Madhya Pradesh |
Indore |
MP07 |
| Madhya Pradesh |
Jabalpur |
MP08 |
| Madhya Pradesh |
Rewa |
MP11 |
| Madhya Pradesh |
Sagar |
MP12 |
| Madhya Pradesh |
Satna |
MP13 |
| Madhya Pradesh |
Ujjain |
MP15 |
| Maharashtra |
Ahmednagar |
MR01 |
| Maharashtra |
Akola |
MR02 |
| Maharashtra |
Amravati |
MR03 |
| Maharashtra |
Aurangabad (Maharashtra) |
MR04 |
| Maharashtra |
Chandrapur |
MR09 |
| Maharashtra |
Dhule |
MR10 |
| Maharashtra |
Jalgaon |
MR13 |
| Maharashtra |
Kolhapur |
MR14 |
| Maharashtra |
Latur |
MR15 |
| Maharashtra |
Mumbai/ Navi Mumbai |
MR16 |
| Maharashtra |
Nagpur |
MR17 |
| Maharashtra |
Nanded |
MR18 |
| Maharashtra |
Nashik |
MR19 |
| Maharashtra |
Pune |
MR22 |
| Maharashtra |
Raigad |
MR23 |
| Maharashtra |
Ratnagiri |
MR24 |
| Maharashtra |
Sangli |
MR25 |
| Maharashtra |
Satara |
MR26 |
| Maharashtra |
Solapur |
MR27 |
| Maharashtra |
Thane |
MR28 |
| Maharashtra |
Wardha |
MR29 |
| Mizoram |
Aizawl |
MZ01 |
| Nagaland |
Dimapur |
NL01 |
| Nagaland |
Kohima |
NL02 |
| Odisha |
Balasore |
OR02 |
| Odisha |
Berhampur-Ganjam |
OR03 |
| Odisha |
Bhubaneswar |
OR04 |
| Odisha |
Cuttack |
OR05 |
| Odisha |
Dhenkanal |
OR06 |
| Odisha |
Rourkela |
OR08 |
| Odisha |
Sambalpur |
OR09 |
| Punjab |
Amritsar |
PB01 |
| Punjab |
Bhatinda |
PB02 |
| Punjab |
Jalandhar |
PB04 |
| Punjab |
Ludhiana |
PB05 |
| Punjab |
Pathankot |
PB07 |
| Punjab |
Patiala/ Fatehgarh Sahib |
PB08 |
| Punjab |
Sangrur |
PB11 |
| Puducherry |
Puducherry |
PO01 |
| Rajasthan |
Ajmer |
RJ01 |
| Rajasthan |
Alwar |
RJ02 |
| Rajasthan |
Bikaner |
RJ05 |
| Rajasthan |
Jaipur |
RJ06 |
| Rajasthan |
Jodhpur |
RJ07 |
| Rajasthan |
Kota |
RJ08 |
| Rajasthan |
Sikar |
RJ09 |
| Rajasthan |
Sriganganagar |
RJ10 |
| Rajasthan |
Udaipur |
RJ11 |
| Sikkim |
Gangtok |
SM01 |
| Tripura |
Agartala |
TA01 |
| Telangana |
Hyderabad/ Secunderabad/ Ranga Reddy |
TL01 |
| Telangana |
Karimnagar |
TL02 |
| Telangana |
Khammam |
TL03 |
| Telangana |
Mahbubnagar |
TL04 |
| Telangana |
Nalgonda |
TL05 |
| Telangana |
Warangal |
TL07 |
| Tamil Nadu |
Chennai |
TN01 |
| Tamil Nadu |
Coimbatore |
TN02 |
| Tamil Nadu |
Cuddalore |
TN03 |
| Tamil Nadu |
Kanchipuram |
TN05 |
| Tamil Nadu |
Kanyakumari/ Nagercoil |
TN06 |
| Tamil Nadu |
Madurai |
TN08 |
| Tamil Nadu |
Namakkal |
TN10 |
| Tamil Nadu |
Salem |
TN11 |
| Tamil Nadu |
Thanjavur |
TN12 |
| Tamil Nadu |
Thoothukudi |
TN13 |
| Tamil Nadu |
Tiruchirappalli |
TN14 |
| Tamil Nadu |
Tirunelveli |
TN15 |
| Tamil Nadu |
Tiruvallur |
TN16 |
| Tamil Nadu |
Vellore |
TN18 |
| Tamil Nadu |
Virudhunagar |
TN20 |
| Uttarakhand |
Dehradun |
UK01 |
| Uttarakhand |
Haldwani |
UK02 |
| Uttarakhand |
Haridwar |
UK03 |
| Uttarakhand |
Nainital |
UK04 |
| Uttarakhand |
Pantnagar |
UK05 |
| Uttarakhand |
Roorkee |
UK06 |
| Uttar Pradesh |
Agra |
UP01 |
| Uttar Pradesh |
Aligarh |
UP02 |
| Uttar Pradesh |
Allahabad |
UP03 |
| Uttar Pradesh |
Bareilly |
UP04 |
| Uttar Pradesh |
Faizabad |
UP06 |
| Uttar Pradesh |
Ghaziabad |
UP07 |
| Uttar Pradesh |
Gorakhpur |
UP08 |
| Uttar Pradesh |
Noida/ Greater Noida |
UP09 |
| Uttar Pradesh |
Jhansi |
UP10 |
| Uttar Pradesh |
Kanpur |
UP11 |
| Uttar Pradesh |
Lucknow |
UP12 |
| Uttar Pradesh |
Mathura |
UP13 |
| Uttar Pradesh |
Meerut |
UP14 |
| Uttar Pradesh |
Moradabad |
UP15 |
| Uttar Pradesh |
Muzaffarnagar |
UP16 |
| Uttar Pradesh |
Sitapur |
UP17 |
| Uttar Pradesh |
Varanasi |
UP18 |
| West Bengal |
Asansol |
WB01 |
| West Bengal |
Burdwan (Bardhaman) |
WB02 |
| West Bengal |
Durgapur |
WB04 |
| West Bengal |
Hooghly |
WB06 |
| West Bengal |
Howrah |
WB07 |
| West Bengal |
Kalyani |
WB08 |
| West Bengal |
Kolkata |
WB10 |
| West Bengal |
Siliguri |
WB11 |
UGC NET Exam Pattern
There are two papers in UGC NET Exam.
Paper 1 is the same for all the candidates, while paper 2 is subject specific.
The exam is conducted in online mode.
Questions are objective in nature.
| Paper |
Number of Questions |
Marks |
Duration |
| Paper 1 |
50 |
100 |
03 hours (180 minutes) |
| Paper 2 |
100 |
200 |
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UGC NET phase 2 exam will be conducted between 20th to 30th September 2022.
UGC NET phase 2 admit card will be released on 16th September, 2022.
There are two papers in UGC NET Exam.
