Friday, February 15, 2019

NTA UGC NET New Time Factor - Get Pros & Cons!



The UGC NET Exam also called as University Grants Commission National Eligibility Test is conducted by NTA which was previously conducted by CBSE. NTA has done various changes in the exam format of UGC NET in Dec 2018 such as syllabus, eligibility, result declaration process etc.

Don’t get puzzled with so many recent changes done by the NTA for UGC NET. All your doubts will be cleared soon. To know the latest change keep reading this blog.

Through NTA latest notification they made it clear that the exam will be held in the month of June for 7 days. On a good note, students can choose their slot date.
The authority also come up with one more change in 2019. NTA revised the time duration.

Previously The UGC NET exam used was held for total 3.5 hours out of which half hour break was given after paper 1. According to the new change, NTA removed the break time and will be held continuously for 3 hours.





For everything, there are some pros and cons to it. Below are some of the pros and cons of time change factor.

Pros of New Pattern:

o   Benefits the students to reduce their anxiety level.

o   Attempting both papers will become mandatory.

o   Previously, students start calculating their marks when they meet friends in the break.

o   There will be no chance for the mishappening.


 Cons of New Pattern:

o   Continuously looking in the screen for 3 hours might become the hectic task.

o   No break in between two paper can lead to more frustration.

o   Students might lose their focus.

It is yet to be notified by the NTA that:

·        Both Paper1 and Paper 2 will be allotted 3 hours or

·        First paper 1 will auto submit after 1 hour then paper 2 will start.


NTA doesn’t update the full story how they will going to divide the time, for Paper 1 and Paper 2 whether the students first have to do paper 1 and then will go to paper 2? or both papers will be combined to 3 hours?

In case, if Paper 1 and Paper 2 are combined and give the whole three hours, this will be a benefit for students. They can consume extra minute for solving paper 1.

But remember it is still not clear, how the time will be divided. You keep preparing as per the updated syllabus, little changes should not affect your studies.

Hope this article helped you to clear your doubts.

To know more latest updates, Stay tuned with us!!


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