The University Grants Commission (UGC) has decided to make the Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) award letter valid for an additional year. The National Testing Agency (NTA) conducted the UGC-NET in the respective month of December 2020 and June 2021. The exam was conducted jointly between November 20th, 2021, and January 5th, 2022 due to the covid 19 pandemic.
UGC Chairman Jagadesh Kumar announced the news on Twitter stating that “UGC has decided to extend the validity period of the JRF award letter up to one year (beyond the three year period) for all those UGC NET qualified candidates whose admission process was affected due to COVID 19 pandemic situation. The notification is being issued.”
Check out the official tweet below
