UGC NET 2024 Exam Cancelled at Varanasi Centre

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About UGC NET 2024 Exam Cancelled at Varanasi Centre

UGC NET 2024 Exam Cancelled at Varanasi Centre: Key Details

A notice was recently issued by the UGC wherein it declared that UGC NET Exam 2024 has been canceled at one of the centers in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. This was sudden news and resulted in many aspirants who were due to take this examination at this center being affected by the decision.

The UGC NET exam is of paramount importance for all the candidates who aspire to be Assistant Professors or want to have a Junior Research Fellowship in Indian universities/colleges. This competitive exam is conducted twice every year, and the number of applicants runs into thousands across the country. Reason for Cancellation

According to an official statement by UGC, these were because of unavoidable technical issues that cropped up in the Varanasi center. It has not been specified what these problems were; however, it has been confirmed that the faults were serious not permitting the smooth conduct of the examination.

Rescheduling of the Exam

The exam shall therefore be rescheduled to a later date, the UGC has assured students following this cancellation. An e-mail regarding the new date and examination venue shall be sent to the concerned candidates on their registered email ID and also put on the official website of the UGC NET. Students are advised to keep checking on the website for updates and to ensure that contact details are up to date.

Important Dates

Date	Shift 1 (9 AM to 12 PM)	Shift 2 (3 PM to 6 PM)
21-Aug-24	English, Japanese, Performing Art - Dance/Drama/Theatre, Electronic Science	English, Dogri, Spanish, Russian, Persian, Comparative Study of Religions, Hindu studies
22-Aug-24	Social Work, Home Science, Music, French (French Version), Adult Education/Continuing Education/ Andragogy/ Non-Formal Education, Indian Culture, Buddhist; Jaina; Gandhian and Peace Studies and Archaeology	Public Administration, Education
23-Aug-24	Computer Science and Applications	Bengali, Chinese, Rajasthani, Arab Culture and Islamic Studies, Kashmiri, Sociology
26-Aug-24	Philosophy, Hindi	Hindi, Oriya, Nepali, Manipuri, Assamese, Santali
28-Aug-24	Museology & Conservation, Economics / Rural Economics /Co-operation / Demography / Development Planning/Development Studies / Econometrics/ Applied Economics / Development Economics/Business Economics	Punjabi, Tamil, Geography
29-Aug-24	Maithili, Arabic, Gujarati, German, Pali, Prakrit, Bodo, Sindhi, History	Marathi, Kannada, History
30-Aug-24	Anthropology, Psychology, Defence and Strategic Studies, Population Studies, Linguistics, Visual Art (including Drawing & Painting/Sculpture	Law, Sanskrit
30-Aug-24	Graphics/Applied Art/History of Art), Social Medicine & Community Health, Forensic Science, Tourism Administration and Management.	Law, Sanskrit

Impact on Students

The abrupt cancellation enraged the candidates who were well-prepared for the test. Many shared testifying that they had been very disappointed since they spent so much time and effort to prepare for it. Candidates who spent all their night traveling distances of up to 400 miles to reach the center were told to go back home at a loss.