UGC NET to be held on June 24

UGC will conduct NET or National Eligibility Test on June 24, 2012. The test is used to determine eligibility for lectureship and for award of Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) for Indian nationals in order to ensure minimum standards for the entrants in the teaching profession and research.

Held twice a year in June and December, UGC NET is conducted in the field of :

• Humanities (including languages)
• Social Sciences
  
• Forensic Science
  
• Environmental Sciences
  
• Computer Science and Applications
  
• Electronic Science

Eligibility Criteria:

• Candidates with at least 55% marks ( without rounding off ) in Master's Degree *or* equivalent examination from universities / institutions recognised by UGC in Humanities ( including languages ) and Social Sciences, Computer Science & Applications, Electronic Science etc. are eligible for this Test. The Scheduled Caste (SC) / Scheduled Tribe (ST) / Physically Handicapped (PH) / Visually Handicapped (VH) category candidates who have secured at least 50% marks ( without rounding off ) in Master's degree or equivalent examination are eligible for this Test.

• Candidates who have appeared *or* will be appearing at the qualifying Master's degree ( final year ) examination and whose result is still awaited *or* candidates whose qualifying examinations have been delayed may also apply for this Test. However, such candidates will be admitted provisionally and shall be considered eligible for award of JRF / Lectureship eligibility only after they have passed their Master's degree examination or equivalent with at least 55% marks ( 50% marks in case of SC/ ST / PH / VH category candidates). Such candidates must complete their PG degree examination within two years from the date of NET result with required percentage of marks, failing which they shall be treated as disqualified.

• The PhD degree holders whose Master's level examination had been completed by 19th September, 1991 ( irrespective of date of declaration of result) shall be eligible for a relaxation of 5% in aggregate marks ( i.e., from 55% to 50% ) for appearing in NET.

• Candidates are advised to appear in the subject of their Post Graduation only. The candidates, whose post-graduation subject is not covered in the list of NET subjects, may appear in a related subject.

• Candidates seeking concession in fee are required to submit attested copy of their OBC ( Non - creamy layer ) / SC / ST / PH / VH certificate along with online printout of their Application Forms ( obtained while applying online ). Other candidates are not required to submit any certificates / documents in support of their eligibility along with printout of their Application Form. Therefore, the candidates, in their own interest, must satisfy themselves about their eligibility for the Test. In the event of any ineligibility being detected by the Commission at any stage, their candidature will be cancelled and they shall be liable for legal action.Candidates with Post Graduate Diploma / Certificate Course(s) should in their own interest, ascertain the equivalence of their course(s) with Master's degree of recognized Indian universities from Association of Indian Universities (AIU), New Delhi.

Exam Structure

From this year, NET will be conducted in the objective mode. It will consist of 3 papers which will comprise of all objective questions with a total duration of 5 hours. The Paper-I will be of general nature, design to test the reasoning ability, comprehension, divergent thinking and general awareness of the candidate. Paper-II and Paper 3 both will comprise of question of the subject chosen by the student. While Paper-II shall consist of 50 objective type compulsory questions, Paper-III will consist of 75 objective type compulsory questions each carrying 2 marks. There is no negative marking. The papers will take place on two different sessions and they are as follows:

Selection:

For clearing this stage the student must at least secure the following marks as per their category. Given below is the table listed:

Test Centers

This examination will be held across the nation at 74 centers. For details please click here

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