Covid-19: Now Apply for CSIR - UGC NET 2020 Without Category, Result Certificates

The National Testing Agency (NTA) has decided to provide some relaxation to the CSIR- UGC NET 2020 aspirants who are finding difficulty in obtaining the mandatory category or caste certificate (SC/ST/OBC/EWS/PwD) or result certificates to apply for the examination due to the Covid-19 lockdown.

According to NTA, the candidates have now been allowed to submit their application for CSIR NET June 2020 without the category or result certificate. All they need to upload their the photograph & signature of the candidate.

Union Human Resource Development Minister Dr Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank tweeted about this relaxation on Saturday.

Dear Joint CSIR-UGC NET aspirants!
In view of the difficulties faced by you & the situation arising out of #COVID19 lockdown, I have advised @DG_NTA to relax the mandatory provision of submission/upload of the certificates, other than the photograph & signature of the candidate. pic.twitter.com/lLRbm1JZKZ

— Dr Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank (@DrRPNishank) May 2, 2020

The official notification reads, “In view of the difficulties faced by the aspiring applicants and also in view of the situation arising out of the COVID-19 lockdown in the country, the National Testing Agency (NTA) has decided to relax the mandatory provision of submission/ uploading of the certificates, other than the photograph and signature of the candidate, on submission/ uploading of an undertaking stating therein that the updated and valid category certificate/ result awaited attestation form and any other documents from competent authority shall be furnished as and when it is required by the CSIR.” 

source https://www.assamcareer.com/2020/05/nta-allows-csir-ugc-net-aspirants-category-result-certificates.html