The NTA will conduct UGC-NET's December edition for JRF and eligibility for Assistant Professor in 83 subjects in CBT mode and online applications will be accepted from Dec 29 to Jan 17...
Till now, all varsities conducted their own entrance tests but had the option of admitting an unspecified proportion of students if they had scored well in NET...
Hanumanthaiah said many students could not log in to appear for the test and those who could not attempt the questions got results that said 'not completed'...
Recommendation dismays academics who say this would hurt poor and rural students who cannot afford or access coaching for the competitive examination...