How to Fill UGC NET Application Form: Step by Step Guide

The UGC NET 2023 application form is all set to be released by the National Testing Agency (NTA). Candidates who want to appear for the UGC NET exam can get the step-by-step guide to fill out the UGC NET online application form in the article below. 

UGC NET Application

The UGC NET 2023 exam dates are announced for the December 2023 and June 2024 session by UGC chairman Mamidala Jagadesh Kumar. The UGC NET December Session is scheduled to be conducted on December 6 to 22, 2023, whereas, the June 2024 session will be conducted between June 10 to 21, 2023.

The candidates who are willing to appear for the UGC NET exam have to fill out the UGC NET application form. This article can guide the candidates in filling out the UGC NET application. Read further below for the step-by-step guide for the UGC NET application form. 

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Pre Requisites for the UGC NET Application

The candidates who are willing to appear for the UGC NET must know the pre required knowledge before filling out the application form. The candidates can check the pre requisites below:

• Board/University certificate
• Ration card/Passport number/Aadhaar card number/Voter ID card number/other Government ID
• Qualifying degree certificate
• Category certificate (if applicable)
• Economically Weaker Section (EWS) certificate (if applicable)
• A person with Disability (PwD) certificate (if applicable)
• Scanned images of photo and signature in JPG format (file size of photo: 10 kb to 200 kb, the file size of signature: 4 kb to 30 kb)
• A valid email ID and mobile number
• Permanent and correspondence address with pin code
• Four exam cities in order of preference
• UGC NET Subject Code for which the candidate plans to take the exam (available in information brochure)
• Code of post-graduation course (available in information brochure)

Also Read: UGC NET 2024 Exam Dates

How to Fill Out the UGC NET Application Form?

The candidates can check the steps by step guide for filling out the UGC NET application form below:

• Go to the official website-ugcnet.nta.nic.in 
• Click on the UGC NET Application Form Link 
• The Registration Window will appear on the screen 
• Click on the 'New Registration' tab
• Fill out the personal details like name, father's and mother's name, educational qualification and more
• Upload the photograh ans signature as per prescribed size
• Select three locations for the exam centres

Also Read: UGC NET exam centres 2023

• Click on the Submit button
• Fill out the Adhaar card details 
• Submit the application form
• Pay the application fees 
• Print the submitted application form and payment receipt for future use

Also Read: UGC NET Latest Syllabus

How to Make Corrections in the UGC NET Application Form?

The candidates who wish to edit their application form after submitting it due to any reason can edit their appliation on specific dates provided by the National Testing Agency (NTA). The steps to edit the application form has been given below:

• Visit the official website of the exam
• Login using the application number and password
• Click on the link/button available for application form correction
• Read the instructions and click on the ‘I Agree' checkbox
• Click on Proceed for Application button
• Make the necessary changes in the application form
• Click on Submit button
• Review the corrections made and click on the checkboxes given at the bottom of the page
• Pay the additional fee, if any.
• Click on the Final Submit button
• Take a printout of the revised Confirmation Page

Also Read: UGC NET Eligibility Criteria

UGC NET Application Form: Particulars That Can Be Corrected

The candidates can correct the following details in their UGC NET application form

• Personal details
• Choice for exam centre
• Educational details
• Scanned photo and signature

Candidates can make corrections in any of the particulars of the online application form, excluding the following fields:

Age Limit for UGC NET 2023 Application Form

UGC NET Age Relaxation

UGC NET Application Form Important Points

The candidates must keep the guidlines given below for filling out the UGC NET exam application form:

• Candidates can submit the application form in online mode on the official website of the exam only. UGC NET applications submitted in any other mode will not be accepted
• Candidates can submit only one application form
• Candidates must enter their email ID and mobile number in the application form correctly as all the important communication regarding the exam will be done by NTA through email or SMS
• All four steps of the application process (registration, application form filling, uploading of photo and signature, and application fee payment) can be done together or at separate times 
• Candidates do not need to upload any document other than a scanned photo and signature in the application form
• In case, the confirmation page is not generated after the payment of the application fee, this means that the transaction has been cancelled. In such cases, the amount will be refunded to the candidate’s account. However, the candidate has to make another transaction of fee payment
• Candidates must retain the printed copies of the confirmation page for future reference
• Since the entire UGC NET application process is online, candidates do not need to send any document through post/fax/by hand/email to NTA 

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