UGC NET pattern 2012

The UGC - NET will be conducted in objective mode. It will consist of three papers.  All the three papers will consist of only objective type questions and will be held on last week of June and December  (SUNDAY) .

Session	Paper	Marks	Number of Question	Duration
First	I	100	60 out of which 50  question to be attempted	1¼ Hours
First	II	100	50 questions all are  compulsory	1¼ Hours
Second	III	150	75 questions all are  compulsory	2½ Hours

Paper-I shall be of general nature, intended to assess the teaching/research aptitude of the candidate. It will primarily be designed to test reasoning ability, comprehension, divergent thinking and general awareness of the candidate. Sixty (60) multiple choice questions of two marks each will be given, out of which the candidate would be required to answer any fifty (50). 

In the event of the candidate attempting more than fifty questions, the first fifty questions attempted by the candidate would be evaluated.

Paper-II shall consist of 50 objective type compulsory questions based on the subject selected by the candidate. Each question will carry 2 marks.

Paper-III will consist of 75 objective type compulsory questions from the subject selected by the candidate. Each question will carry 2 marks.

The candidates are required to obtain minimum marks separately in Paper-I, Paper-II and Paper-III of UGC NET exam as given below:

CATEGORY Minimum Marks (%) to be obtained in UGC NET Exam PAPER – I PAPER – II PAPER– III GENERAL 40 (40%) 40 (40%) 75 (50 %) OBC(Non-creamy layer) 35 (35%) 35 (35%) 67.5 (45 %) rounded off to 68 PH/VH/SC/ST 35 (35%) 35 (35%) 60 (40 %)

Only such candidates who obtain the minimum required marks in each Paper of net exam, separately, as mentioned above, will be considered for final preparation of result

However, the final qualifying criteria for Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) and Eligibility for Lectureship shall be decided by UGC before declaration of result.