UGC Chairman M Jagadesh Kumar announced that UGC NET exam date has been moved from June 16 to June 8, 2024, after reports of it clashing with the UPSC Prelims 2024.

"The National Testing Agency and UGC have decided to shift the UGC-NET from 16 June (Sunday) to 18 June 2024 (Tuesday) because of feedback received from candidates. NTA will conduct UGC-NET in OMR mode across India on a single day. NTA will soon issue a formal notification," Kumar wrote on X