UGC NET DEC 2014, Apply Now

Important dates:  :  i)	Last date for Applying Online & generation of filled Bank Challan for Fee.		Click Here
ii)	Last date of submission of Fee through online generated Bank Challan, at any branch of State Bank of India (SBI).		Click Here
iii)	Last date of taking printout of Application Form, Attendance Slip and Admit Card from UGC website ( www.ugcnetonline.in )		Click Here
iv)	Last date for receiving the printout of online Application Form (one copy) and Attendance Slip (one copy) at the respective Coordinating Institution opted by the candidate (with fee receipt & category certificate(s) )		Click Here

The University Grants Commission conducts the National Eligibility Test (NET) in June & December for determining 

the eligibility of Indian nationals for the Eligibility for Assistant Professor only or Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) 

and Eligibility for Assistant Professor both in Indian universities and colleges. UGC will conduct NET in 79 subjects 

(listed under item no. 9) at 86 (including two new Coordinating Institutions) selected NET Coordinating Institutions 

(listed under Item no. 10) spread across the country.


ELIGIBILITY -
  

• Candidates who have secured 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 Science, Computer Science & Applications, Electronic Science etc. are eligible for this Test. The Other Backward Classes (OBC) belonging to non-creamy layer / Scheduled Caste (SC) / Scheduled Tribe (ST) / Persons with disability (PWD) 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/Assistant Professor eligibility only after they have passed their Master’s degree examination or equivalent with at least 55% marks (50% marks in case of OBC (Non-creamy layer)/ SC/ ST/ PWD (Persons with disability) 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.

• The Ph.D. 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 subjects in item No. 9, may appear in a related subject.

• Candidates belonging to OBC (Non-creamy layer)/SC/ST/PWD category are required to submit attested copy of the category Certificate along with online printout of their Application Forms (obtained while applying on-line). 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 having post-graduate diploma/certificate awarded by Indian University/ Institute or foreign degree/diploma/certificate awarded by the foreign University/Institute should in their own interest, ascertain the equivalence of their diploma/degree/certificate with Master’s degree of recognized Indian universities from Association of Indian Universities (AIU), New Delhi. ( www.aiuweb.org ) 

AGE LIMIT & RELAXATION :

Junior Research Fellowship: Not more than 28 years as on 01.06.2014. A relaxation upto 5 years is provided to the candidates belonging to OBC (Non-creamy layer, as per the Central list of OBC available on website : www.ncbc.nic.in )/SC/ST/PWD 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) shall not exceed five years under any circumstances. Assistant Professor: There is no upper age limit for applying for eligibility for Assistant Professor.

SCHEME AND DATE OF TEST
	The Test will consist of three papers. All the three papers will consist of only objective type questions and will be held on DEC 2014 (SUNDAY) in two separate sessions as under:

 

Session	Paper	Marks	Number of Question	Duration
First	I	100	60 out of which 50 question to be attempted	1¼ Hours (09.30 A.M. to 10.45 A.M.)
First	II	100	50 questions all are compulsory	1¼ Hours (10.45 A.M. to 12.00 NOON)
Second	III	150	75 questions all are compulsory	2 1/2 Hours (01.30 P.M. to 4.00 P.M.)

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

CATEGORY	Minimum Marks (%) to be obtained
	PAPER – I	PAPER – II	PAPER– III
GENERAL	40 (40%)	40 (40%)	75 (50 %)
OBC (Non-creamy layer)/ PWD/ SC/ ST	35 (35%)	35 (35%)	60 (40 %)

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