The
University Grants Commission (UGC) conducts National Eligibility Test (NET) 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.
The
Test is conducted in various subjects.
UGC
conducts NET twice a year, i.e., in the months of June and
December. The notifications
announcing the June and December examinations are published in the months of
March and September respectively in the weekly journal of nation-wide
circulation, viz, Employment News.
AGE LIMIT & RELAXATION :
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JRF : Not more than 28 years
A relaxation upto 5 years is provided to the candidates
belonging to SC/ST/OBC(NCL)/PH/VH categories and to women applicants.
Relaxation will also be provided to the candidates having
research experience, limited to the period spent on research in the
relevant/related subject of post-graduation degree, subject to a maximum of 5
years, on production of a certificate from appropriate authority.
Three years’ relaxation in age will be permissible to the
candidates possessing L.L.M. Degree. Total age relaxation on the above
ground(s) cannot not exceed five years under any circumstances.
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ii)
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Lectureship: There is no upper age
limit for applying for lectureship eligibility.
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CONDITIONS OF ELIGIBILITY :
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Candidates who have secured at least 55% marks (without
rounding off) in Master’s Degree 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 .
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ii)
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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 P.G.
degree examination within two years from the date of NET result with required
percentage of marks, failing which they shall be treated as disqualified.
Important Note : - IF
you are enrolled in any university for your master degree, then you are eligible to sit for UGC NET JRF exam. The
condition is that you should complete your master degree within 2 year of
declaration of ugc net jrf exam.
List of NET subjects
Note: - Candidates are advised to appear in the subject of
their post-graduation only. The candidates whose post-graduation subject is
not covered in the above list of subjects,they may appear in a related
subject.
*The
candidates with Master’s Degree in Geography (with specialization in
Population Studies) or Mathematics/Statistics are also eligible to appear in
the subject “Population Studies”
**The
candidates with Master’s Degree in Humanities (including languages) and
Social Sciences are eligible to appear in the subject ‘Women Studies’
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