Tamil Nadu Minister Asks To Postpone UGC-NET December 2025 Exam
The Tamil Nadu Higher Education Minister Govi Cheshiaan urged the Union government to reschedule the UGC-National Eligibility Test (UGC-NET) 2024 amid the clash of exam date with the harvest festival of Pongal. The exam is scheduled between January 3 and 16, 2025, the exam coincides with the Pongal celebration which falls from January 14 to 16, 2025. Tamil Nadu government had decleared holidays from January 14 to 16, 2025 for the Pongal festival.
The minister said that holding the exam during these festive days would impact student’s preparation of Tamil Nadu, where the festival is a major cultural event. Pongal was not merely a festival, but an “emblem of our culture and traditional heritage that spans over 3,000 years,” the minister said.
Cheshiaan wrote to Union Education Minister, Dharmendra Pradhan, and said, that the National Testing Agency under the Education Ministry has scheduled the UGC-NET December 2024 from January 3 to 16, 2025. Pongal festival falls on January 14, 2025 and Thiruvalluvar Day (Mattu Pongal) is celebrated the following day and the Farmers Day (Uzhavar Thirunal – Kanum Pongal) on January 16.
The Tamil Nadu minsiter requested the education ministry to intervene to reschedule the UGC-NET examinations and other examinations to appropriate dates so that students and scholars of Tamil Nadu and other states where the harvest festival is celebrated can appear for the exam.
Notably, the Chartered Accountant foundation exams January 2025 has been rescheduled, following request by S Venkatesan, Lok Sabha MP from Tamil Nadu.
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NTA has issued the exam city intimation slip for the UGC NET 2024, scheduled for January 3, 2024. This slip provides essential information about the candidate’s details, exam venue, date, and timing. Candidates are advised to thoroughly check the details mentioned in the intimation slip to ensure a hassle-free examination experience.
