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NET is an acronym for National Eligibility Test. National Eligibility Test is conducted by University Grants Commission (UGC) and is a gateway test in our country to start career as Lecturers or Assistant Professors in various Colleges, Universities and other Educational Institutions. This NET (National Eligibility Test) is conducted twice a year I. e. in the months of June and December and the notifications are released in March and September. UGC grants Junior Research Fellowship to the NET passed out candidates who are interested in research work in various Universities and Colleges. Those who qualify are categorized in two sections. NET -JRFand NET-Lecturer. Those whose rank is higher gets the NET-JRF after which one can apply in various institutions for admission to Ph.D. programmes. NET is only a qualifying exam- it does not ensure ones admission in any university. For that one has to face the interview board. NET-Lecturers are eligible to apply for the post of Lecturers in colleges. As per the guidelines of Central Government, UGC for the first time introduced the Junior Research Fellowship programme as a basic qualification to conduct researches in Universities and Institutions in the year 1984. In 1988 Central Government made its mandate to clear the National Eligibility Test for Lectureship, and in 1989 NET (National Eligibility Test) was conducted for the first time. The National Educational Testing Bureau of UGC has supervised the NET. Throughout the Country, UGC NET is conducted in 84 Test centers in 94 Subjects. Any Post Graduate candidate with minimum 55% of Marks can appear for the UGC NET exam. The minimum score for SC/ST/PH candidates is 50% Marks. Candidates who are currently pursuing their final year PG can also appear for NET. Ph.D. holders will be given exemption of 5% of Marks. The candidate should not have crossed the Age limit of 28 years by the date of the Notification. There is No age limit for the Post of Lectureship. The test is conducted for determining the eligibility of the Indian National candidates for the award of Junior Research Fellowships (JRF) NET and for determining eligibility for appointment of Lecturers NET in certain subject areas in various Colleges and Universities across India.

Candidates who have secured at least 55% marks in their Masters Degree exams (in streams such as Humanities, Social Science, Electronic Science, Computer Science & Applications, etc. ). From a UGC recognised college/ university fulfill UGC NET 2018 eligibility criteria. Career opportunities after Qualifying UGC NET:
After Qualifying National Eligibility Test NET enables a person to be eligible to apply for the position of Lecturer/Assistant Professor in Universities and Colleges located anywhere across India. Qualifying National Eligibility Test also makes one eligible for Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) but the maximum age limit to apply for fellowship is 28 years. Candidate will be considered for the position of lecturer in the same discipline as the chosen subject in UGC NET at Universities and Colleges of India after qualifying the test. Regards.

The candidates who have passed Bachelor's / Master's degree in this subject, can start a career as lecturers and go for research fields like international relations, geostrategic, geopolitical socio-economic and tactical aspect of war. One can get jobs at Indian Army, Navy, Air Force, education corps, defense journalism and many more fields. Students of defense studies can also join Institute for Defence Studies and Analysis (IDSA), New Delhi as Research Associate / Research Fellow, Research Officer.
What are the job roles for Military / Defence Studies?
- Indian Army Officer
- Indian Defence Officer
- Ground Duty Officer
- Research Officer
- In-service Officer
- Military Officer
- Military Intelligence Specialist
- Lecturer / Professor