NTA UGC NET 2021 Registration for UGC NET December 2020 The exam will be taken by NTA from May 2 to 17, 2021 in 81 subjects at selected test centers throughout the country for the position of assistant professor and junior researcher Beca (JRF). The University Grants Commission (UGC) has entrusted the responsibility of conducting UGC-NET to the NTA established by the Ministry of Human Resources Development (MHRD), Government of India (GOI).