National Testing Agency (NTA) is the most prominent testing organisation in India that conducts a varied range of competitive exams for different educational institutions. For the year 2020, NTA will be conducting varied exams such as JEE Mains, UGC NET, CMAT, NCHM, JNU-CET, amongst others. If you are planning to appear for any competitive exam which is organised by the NTA, then you have certainly come to the right place. This blog aims to bring you a comprehensive list of NTA exams for 2020 as well as their schedule and other essentials you must know about.
This Blog Includes:
- List of Exams Conducted by NTA
- UGC National Eligibility Test 2021
- CSIR-UGC National Eligibility Test June 2021
- Joint Entrance Examination (JEE Main), January & April 2021
- Common Management Admissions Test (CMAT), 2021
- Graduate Pharmacy Aptitude Test (GPAT), 2021
- All India AYUSH Postgraduate Entrance Test (AIA PGET)
- National Council for Hotel Management (NCHM) JEE, 2021
- Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) MBA
- Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR AIEE), 2021
- Jawaharlal Nehru University Entrance Test (JNUET)
- Delhi University Entrance Test (DUET), 2020
- IIFT MBA Exam, 2021
- SAI-CEP 2021
- National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test- Undergraduate 2021
- IND-SAT Exam 2021
List of Exams Conducted by NTA
NTA is responsible for conducting a wide range of entrance exams for higher education in a multitude of disciplines as well as for different academic institutions. Every year, millions of students sit for the exams orchestrated by NTA. For the year 2021, the list of NTA exams is as follows:
- IIFT MBA Exam
- UGC NET
- Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) NET
- Joint Entrance Examination- Mains (JEE Mains)
- Common Management Admission Test (CMAT)
- Graduate Pharmacy Admission Test (GPAT)
- All India Ayush Postgraduate Examination
- National Council for Hotel Management (NCHM) JEE
- IGNOU MBA / B.Ed
- Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)
- Jawaharlal Nehru University Entrance Test (JNUET)
- Delhi University Entrance Test (DUET)
- National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test-Undergraduate (NEET-UG)
- IND-SAT
- SWAYAM
- SAI-CEP Sports Authority of India
- ARPIT- Annual Refresher Programme in Teaching
Now, let’s take a look at some of the major NTA exams as well as their key dates and features.
UGC National Eligibility Test 2021
The National Eligibility Test (NET) is conducted for shortlisting the best-fit candidates for the post of Assistant Professor or Junior Research Fellowship & Assistant Professor in Indian Universities. Amongst the most popular NTA exams, the imperative features of the UGC NET have been elucidated below: The test will be taken two times in a year i.e. first time in June 2021 and second time in December 2021:
| Mode of Examination | Online |
| Registration Dates- Start and End | April-3rd week of April 2021 (June session) September-October 2021 (December session) |
| Downloading of Admit Card | May 2021 (June session) November 2021 (December session) |
| Exam | 3rd-4th week of June 2021 2nd-3rd week of December 2021 |
| Result | July 2021 (June session) January 2022 (December session) |
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CSIR-UGC National Eligibility Test June 2021
It is a national level exam conducted to award candidates with Junior Research Fellowship and to appoint them as lecturers in universities. It is one of the prominent NTA exams in the field of Research and is organised across 225 cities in India. Here are the major notifications of the CSIR UGC NET exam:
| Mode of Examination | Online |
| Registration Dates- Start and End | March -April 2021 (June) September-October 2021 (December) |
| Downloading of Admit Card | 1st week of June 2021 1st week of December 2021 |
| Exam | 3rd week of June 2021 3rd week of December 2021 |
| Result | 1st week of July 2021 Last week of December2021 |
Joint Entrance Examination (JEE Main), January & April 2021
Considered as one of the toughest exams in the world, JEE Main is also organized by the National Testing Agency (NTA). It aims to shortlists candidates for the various engineering courses at the coveted Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs). The following table enlists the important details of this NTA exam for 2021 session:
Joint Entrance Examination JEE Main Phase 1 (February), 2021
| Mode of Examination | Online |
| Registration Dates- Start and End | December 16, 2020 -January 16, 2021 |
| Downloading Admit Card | 10 days before the exam |
| Exam | February 23-February 26, 2021 |
| Result | 1st week of March,2021 |
Joint Entrance Examination Phase 2, March, 2021
| Mode of Examination | Online |
| Registration Date Start | 1st week of March, 2021 |
| Downloading Admit Card | 2nd week of March, 2021 |
| Exam | March 15- March 18, 2021 |
| Result | March 23, 2021 |
Joint Entrance Examination Phase 3, April, 2021
| Mode of Examination | Online |
| Registration Date Start | last week of March, 2021 |
| Downloading Admit Card | 3rd week of April, 2021 |
| Exam | April 27-April 30, 2021 |
| Result | May 5, 2021 |
Joint Entrance Examination Phase 4, May, 2021
| Mode of Examination | Online |
| Registration Date Start | 1st week of May, 2021 |
| Downloading Admit Card | 3rd week of May, 2021 |
| Exam | May 24- May 28, 2021 |
| Result | June 2, 2021 |
Common Management Admissions Test (CMAT), 2021
Accepted by numerous business schools all across India, the Common Management Admission Test (CMAT) is a computer-based national-level management entrance examination. It is only applicable for admission into MBA courses. It is another key mention in our list of NTA exams and the dates and details of the CMAT exam are as follows:
| Mode of Examination | Online |
| Registration Dates- Start to End | December 23, 2020- January 22, 2021 |
| Downloading Admit Card | To be notified |
| Exam | February 22-February 27, 2021 |
| Result | To be notified |
Graduate Pharmacy Aptitude Test (GPAT), 2021
This NTA exam is conducted at the national level and is affiliated by the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD). It aims to select candidates for M Pharm and equivalent programs offered at Indian medical institutions.
| Mode of Examination | Online |
| Registration Dates- Start to End | December 23, 2020- January 22, 2021 |
| Downloading Admit Card | To be notified |
| Exam | February 22-February 27, 2021 |
| Result | To be notified |
All India AYUSH Postgraduate Entrance Test (AIA PGET)
In our long list of NTA exams, the All India AYUSH Postgraduate Entrance Test is organised for admission into MS/MD/PG Diploma programs in Unani, Ayurveda, Siddha as well as Homeopathy courses. AIA PGET exam is a crucial exam for those seeking admission into AYUSH institutions in the country. Take a look at the dates of this NTA exam for the year 2021:
| Mode of Examination | Online |
| Registration Dates- Start and End | January 1-January 31, 2021 |
| Downloading Admit Card | 1st week of April, 2021 |
| Exam | Last week of April, 2021 |
| Result | 1st week of May, 2021 |
National Council for Hotel Management (NCHM) JEE, 2021
As a national-level entrance exam organised by NTA, the National Council for Hotel Management, i.e. NCHM JEE is carried for admission into hospitality and hotel management courses in the country. It is also amongst the well-known NTA exams and the dates and features of this test are as follows:
| Mode of Examination | Online |
| Registration Dates- Start and End | 1st week of January- 3rd week of March, 2021 |
| Downloading Admit Card | April 1, 2021 |
| Exam | Last week of April, 2021 |
| Result | 3rd week of May, 2021 |
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Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) MBA
Amongst the long list of NTA exams 2020, IGNOU MBA exam is conducted for admissions into management institutes in India and is an aptitude test that aims at assessing the candidate’s knowledge about the vast domain of management.
| Mode of Examination | Online |
| Registration Dates- Start and End | Last week of February- 3rd week of March, 2021 |
| Downloading of Admit Card | 2nd week of April, 2021 |
| Exam | Last week of April, 2021 |
| Result | To be notified |
Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR AIEE), 2021
ICAR All India Entrance Examination (AIEE) is conducted to shortlist candidates for admission in undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral programmes in Agriculture and Allied Sciences offered by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research. For this NTA Exam 2021, the important dates and notifications are as follows:
| Mode of Examination | Online |
| Registration Dates- Start and End | March 1-March 31, 2021 |
| Downloading Admit Card | 4th week of April, 2021 |
| Exam | June 1, 2021 |
| Result | 3rd week of June, 2021 |
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Jawaharlal Nehru University Entrance Test (JNUET)
This entrance test is conducted to offer admission to aspirants in undergraduate and postgraduate programmes offered by the Jawaharlal Nehru University. Coming under the NTA exams, JNU ET is mainly organised in the month of May every year. The important dates for JNU ET 2021 are:
| Mode of Examination | Online |
| Registration Dates- Start and End | March 2-March 31, 2021 |
| Downloading Admit Card | 3rd week of April, 2021 |
| Exam | May 11-May 14, 2021 |
| Result | 4th week of May, 2021 |
Delhi University Entrance Test (DUET), 2020
The Delhi University Entrance Test (DUET) is carried out for admissions into undergraduate, postgraduate level as well as MPhil and PhD programmes at the colleges affiliated under DU. The key dates for this NTA exam are:
| Mode of Examination | Online |
| Registration Dates- Start and End | March 2-March 31, 2021 |
| Downloading Admit Card | April 30, 2021 |
| Exam | June 2-June 9, 2021 |
| Result | Last week of June, 2021 |
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IIFT MBA Exam, 2021
Indian Institute of Foreign Trade Admission test is an entrance exam for admission in the MBA programmes of the IIFT college for all the three campuses. Here are all the important dates for IIFT MBA 2021-
| Mode of Examination | Online |
| Registration Dates- Start and End | November 6- December 3, 2020 |
| Downloading Admit Card | January 11, 2021 |
| Exam | January 24, 2021 |
| Result | 31st January, 2021 |
SAI-CEP 2021
SAI is an entrance examination for admission into coaching education programmes of sports authority of India. Here are all the important dates for the SAI-CEP 2021.
| Mode of Examination | Online |
| Registration Dates- Start and End | Last week of May, 2nd week of June, 2021 |
| Downloading Admit Card | June 11, 2021 |
| Exam | June 13, 2021 |
| Result | June 14, 2021 |
National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test- Undergraduate 2021
NEET UG is a pre-medical entrance test for all the students who wish to pursue undergraduate medical courses from the medical colleges of the country. Here are all the important dates for NEET-UG 2021-
| Mode of Examination | Offline |
| Registration Dates- Start and End | December, 2021- March, 2021 |
| Downloading Admit Card | May, 2021 |
| Exam | May, 2021 |
| Result | June, 2021 |
IND-SAT Exam 2021
IND-SAT also known as the Indian Scholastic Assessment Test is an exam conducted by the NTA in order to grant admissions and scholarships to foreign students to study in India. The test comprises a math test, writing and language test and a reading test.
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