NTA or National Testing Agency has brought in new dates (revised dates) for submission of application form online for various exams conducted by it. As per the new schedule, submission dates have been extended.

According to a notification by NTA, the dates have been changed keeping in view the hardships faced by students and parents owing to the coronavirus outbreak.

Collegechalo has provided both the current dates and revised dates for the sake of students and their parents. They can look into the dates and then plan their activities accordingly.

NTA revises dates for App form submission

National Council for Hotel Management (NCHM) JEE-2020
Earlier: From 01.01.2020 to 31.03.2020
Revised: From 01.01.2020 to 30.04.2020

Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) Admission Test-2020 for Ph.D. and Open Mat (MBA)
Earlier: 28.02.2020 to 23.03.2020
Revised: 28.02.2020 to 30.04.2020

Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)-2020
Earlier: 01.03.2020 to 31.03.2020
Revised: 01.03.2020 to 30.04.2020

Jawaharlal Nehru University Entrance Examination (JNUEE)-2020
Earlier: 02.03.2020 to 31.03.2020
Revised: 02.03.2020 to 30.04.2020

UGC-National Eligibility Test (UGC-NET)-June 2020
Earlier: 16.03.2020 to 16.04.2020
Revised: 16.03.2020 to 16.05.2020

CSIR-National Eligibility Test (CSIR-NET)-June 2020
Earlier: 16.03.2020 to 15.04.2020
Revised: 16.03.2020 to 15.05.2020

All India AYUSH Post Graduate Entrance Test (AIAPGET)-2020
Earlier: 01.04.2020 to 30.04.2020
Revised: 01.05.2020 to 31.05.2020

The dates mentioned above are also available on the official website of NTA which also can be verified by students and parents. The official link for this notification mentioning the exam names and its old and revised dates is available at ‘https://nta.ac.in/Download/Notice/Notice_20200330124709.pdf‘

Applicants must remember that on all these dates applications will be accepted till 4:00 pm daily and fee can be paid till 11:50 pm. Application fee can be paid through Credit/Debit Card/Net Banking/UPI and PayTM.

With the revision of dates for submitting application forms, even dates for issuing hall tickets have also undergone change. Now the admit cards will be issued on new dates from its earlier planned dates for these exams.

Candidates are advised to look into the respective websites of NTA regarding the popular exams for admit card issuing schedule. The official website of NTA ‘www.nta.ac.in‘ can also be visited.

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Sources from NTA say, information about the revised dates for accessing hall tickets will be displayed on the respective websites of the exams after assessment of the situation after 15 April. NTA also urges to the students not to worry about the changes, as they have been made keeping in view the welfare of students. It expects students and parents to not worry about the Examination.

Moreover, parents are requested to help young students utilize this time for preparing for the Examination and focus on critical concepts in order to close learning gaps if any. NTA would keep students updated about the latest developments and would inform about changes with ample time.

The candidates and their parents are advised to keep visiting the respective examination website and www.nta.ac.in for latest updates. Candidates can also call NTA any clarification on 8287471852, 8178359845, 9650173668, 9599676953, 8882356803.

National Testing Agency (NTA) has been established as a premier, specialist, autonomous and self-sustained testing organization to conduct entrance examinations for admission/fellowship in higher educational institutions.

To assess competence of candidates for admissions and recruitment has always been a challenge in terms of matching with research based international standards, efficiency, transparency and error free delivery.

The National Testing Agency is entrusted to address all such issues using best in every field, from test preparation, to test delivery and to test marking.

The mission of National Testing Agency is to improve equity and quality in education by administering research based valid, reliable, efficient, transparent, fair and international level assessments. The best subject matter experts, psychometricians and IT delivery and security professionals will ensure that the current gaps in existing assessment systems are properly identified and bridged.

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