NTA Exams 2021- National Testing Agency

National Testing Agency (NTA) is the most prominent testing organization in India that conducts a varied range of competitive exams for different educational institutions. For the year 2021, 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 organized 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 2021 as well as their schedule and other essentials you must know about.

About NTA

NTA stands for National Test Agency. It was established in 2018 to conduct entrance examinations in the country. NTA takes care of all the procedures including test procedure, test delivery, test marking. Initially JEE Mains, UGC NET and NEET were conducted by Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE). All India Council for Technical Education conducted exams including CMAT and GPAT. 

Features of NTA

NTA is responsible for other things as well. These include:

• Mock Papers for all the exams. It is important to note that you can access these mock papers only if you have registered for the exam.
• Content-Based Lectures for Physics, Chemistry, Biology, and Mathematics.
• Addressing inclusion during exams for students with disability
• Researching technology to smoothen the test-taking practice

Latest NTA News

Let’s check out some of the important news for the upcoming NTA exams:

June 2021

Due to the situation of Covid-19, NTA is planning to postpone the JEE Mains but the decision has not been taken yet. NEET Exam has been postponed.

April 2, 2021

• National Test Agency(NTA) begins the Uttar Pradesh CET 2021 application  process as the exams start on 18 May 2021. 
• The last day of application is 30th April 2021.

April 3. 2021

• ARPIT 2020 exams have been postponed due to West Bengal elections
• You can check the details on nta.ac.in

April 4, 2021

• JEE Mains April 2021 Exam registration ends today
• Last day to pay the application fee is 5 April 2021
• The exams are to be held from  27, 28, 29, and 30, April 2021

April 4, 2021

• NTA has released the Common Management Admission Test(CMAT) 2021 provisional answer keys and question paper.
• Candidates can check the answer key on https://cmat.nta.nic.in/
• Students can challenge the CMAT results till 5th April 2021

List of NTA Exams 

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 National Testing Agency. For the year 2021, the list of NTA exams is as follows:

• IIFT MBA Exam 
• UGC NET 
• Joint Entrance Examination- Mains (JEE Mains) 
• Common Management Admission Test (CMAT) 
• Graduate Pharmacy Admission Test (GPAT)
• Hotel Management Joint Entrance Exam
• 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)
• Study Web of Active Learning by Young and Aspiring Minds
• SWAYAM
• SAI-CEP Sports Authority of India
• ARPIT- Annual Refresher Programme in Teaching

NTA Exams Eligibility Criteria

National Testing Agency conducts 17 exams but there are some exams that are taken across India and are some of the most important exams in their fields. Here is the list of these exams and their eligibility criteria set by NTA.

Exam	Exam Eligibility
JEE Mains	1. No age limit 2. Candidates who have passed class 12th or are appearing for class 12 exams in the current academic year 3. Candidates must have Physics, Maths, Language, Chemistry / Biology in their Class 12th.
NEET UG	1. At Least 17 years old 2. Must have taken NEET test less than 3 times
DU JAT	1. Must be from a recognized board 2. Minimum 60% (General) or 55% (OBC & SC/ST) in Class 12th 3. Aggregate should be based on top 4 subjects compulsorily including English and subject taking the test for  4. Category Certificate for OBC and SC/ST students
DUET	1. Minimum 60% in Class 12th for BTech 2. Minimum 60% for B.A. Hons Humanities 3. Minimum 75% for B.A. Hons 4. Multimedia and Mass Communication
DUET PG	1. Minimum 50% in LLB for LLM 2. Minimum 60% in Bachelor’s degree with Maths as a subject for MCA 3. Minimum 50% in BCom for MCom 4. Minimum 50% in BEd for MEd
GPAT	1. Must be an Indian Citizen 2. Compulsory B.Pharm degree
CMAT	Completed graduation from any recognized University
UGC Net	Minimum 55% in Masters degree

UGC NET 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	2 Feb 2021 to 9 March  2021
Downloading of Admit Card	June 2021
Exam	June/ July 2021
Result	July 2021

Read Now: UGC NET Syllabus

CSIR-UGC NET 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	April 2021 to May 2021
Downloading of Admit Card	June 2021
Exam	August 2021
Result	August 2021

Joint Entrance Examination (JEE Main) 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:

Also Read: JEE Mains Exam Day Instructions 2021

Also Read: How to Prepare for JEE Mains

Joint Entrance Examination July, 2021

Mode of Examination	Online
Registration Date Start	last week of March, 2021
Downloading Admit Card	3rd week of April, 2021
Exam	July 17. 2021
Result	August 14, 2021

Also Read: JEE Mains Results Announced, 13 Candidates Score Perfect 100

Do Read: JEE Mains 2021: Exam Dates, Pattern, Syllabus & More

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	To be Notified
Downloading Admit Card	To be Notified
Exam	To be Notified
Result	To be Notified

Also Read: All About CMAT Syllabus

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	To be Notified
Downloading Admit Card	To be Notified
Exam	To be Notified
Result	To be Notified

Also Read: GPAT Syllabus

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	March 2021 to April 2021
Downloading Admit Card	To be Announced
Exam	To be Announced
Result	To be Announced

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	3 February 2021 to 10 May 2021
Exam Fee Submission	10 May 2021
Exam	12 June 2021
Result	To be Announced

Recommended Read: Career in Hotel Management

Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) MBA

Amongst the long list of National Testing Agency exams 2021, 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	3 March 2021 to 25 March 2021
Downloading of Admit Card	1 April 2021
Exam	11 April 2021
Result	To be Announced

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	April 2021 to 4th week of April 2021
Downloading Admit Card	4th week of May 2021
Exam	1st week of June 2021
Result	3rd week of June 2021

Must Read: Agriculture Courses

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	April 2021 to Last week of April 2021
Downloading Admit Card	3rd week of April 2021
Exam	2nd week of May 2021
Result	May/ June 2021

Delhi University Entrance Test (DUET), 2021

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	First week of May 2021 to fourth week of May 2021
Downloading Admit Card	Second week of June 2021
Exam	Fourth week of June 2021
Result	Third week of July, 2021

Must Read: Delhi University Courses After 12th

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	April 2021 to May 2021
Downloading Admit Card	June 2021
Exam	August 1, 2021
Result	Last week August 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. 

NTA Application Process

Almost all the National Testing Agency exams follow the same procedure for application. 

1. Fill an application form

If you are applying for an exam by NTA, be it NEET, JEE Mains, CMAT, GPAT, UGC Net, DUET or DUJAT, you need to fill an application form on the official website of NTA.

2. Download the Admit Card

Once you have filled the application along with the documents, you need to download your admit card. You can download your admit card by entering your application number and date of birth.

3. Appear for the exam

The admit card will have details on your test centre where you need to take your test. The paper will have subjects related to whichever course you are planning to take with that test.

4. Wait for the result

The last thing you need to wait for is the result. You can get the result on the website of NTA. Here, you will know your marks, overall rank, state rank. According to your result, you will be selected by different universities.

Hence, we hope that this blog has provided you with a detailed list of NTA exams 2021 by the National Testing Agency. If you are confused about your career choices, sign up for a free 30-minute career counseling session with our experts at Leverage Edu and let us guide you towards making informed decisions to follow your dream career!