University Grants Commission National Eligibility Test (UGC - NET) - Procedure for Filling Application Form

Candidate’s Name/ Mother’s Name/ Father’s Name as given in the Senior Secondary School Examination or equivalent Board/ University Certificate in capital letters.

Date of Birth in dd/mm/yyyy format as recorded in Secondary School Examination or equivalent Board/ University certificate.

Mobile Number and e-mail Address - Candidates must provide own Mobile Number and e-mail address.

Whether they fulfill the eligibility conditions for the Test as prescribed under the heading ‘Conditions of Eligibility’.

That they have filled their gender and category viz General/OBC (Non-Creamy Layer)/SC/ ST/Gen-EWS/ Male/Female/Third gender, in the relevant column correctly.

That they have filled their Subject and City of Examination in the relevant column correctly.

That the Person with Disability (PwD) candidate has filled the relevant column in the Online Application Form. Only PwD candidates have to fill this column and the others have to leave it blank.

Whether they have kept a Printout of Application Form (confirmation page) for their own record.

The Candidates should fill their complete postal address with PIN Code for further correspondence.

The Candidate must ensure that e-mail address and Mobile Number provided in the Online Application Form are their own (which cannot be changed later) as communication may be sent by NTA through e-mail or SMS.

The Candidate should not give the postal address, Mobile Number or e-mail ID of Coaching Centre in the Online Application Form

In order to appear in UGC-NET December 2021 and June 2022 (merged cycles) of, the candidates are required to apply ‘online’. The Application Form other than online mode shall not be accepted. No change will be accepted through offline mode i.e. through fax/application including e-mail etc.

Online submission of application may be done by accessing the NTA official website: ugcnet.nta.nic.in.

Online Application Form cannot be withdrawn once it is submitted successfully.

Application Form of candidates who do not fulfill the eligibility criteria shall be rejected.

A candidate is allowed to submit only one Application Form. If a candidate submits more than one Application Form, the candidature is likely to be cancelled.

Request for change in any particular in the Application Form shall not be entertained after closing of the correction window.

The City of Examination Centres where the test shall be conducted are given in the Information Bulletin. The Cities indicated for the entrance Examination should be carefully chosen by the candidate, as no change will be allowed once application is submitted.

Selection of a candidate in the test is provisional, subject to being found otherwise eligible for admission.

In case a candidate is found providing incorrect information or the identity is proved to be false at any time in the future, the candidate shall face penal action as per the law.

The Candidates are not required to send/ submit the confirmation page of Online Application Form to the NTA. However, he/she is advised to retain the following documents with them as reference for future correspondence:
i. At least four printouts of the Confirmation Page of Online Application Form.
ii. Proof of fee paid
iii. Photographs (same as uploaded on the Online Application Form) –6 to 8 passport size photographs need to be kept aside.
iv. The name on the photo identification must match with the name as shown on the Admit Card. If the name has been changed due to events such as marriage, candidate must show the relevant document at the time of exam. Marriage Certificate / Divorce /
Decree / Legal Name Change Document.