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UGC NET Highlights-
| Conducting Body | NTA (National Testing Agency) |
| Name of Exam | UGC NET (University Grants Commission National Eligibility Test) |
| Exam Frequency | Twice a year |
| Exam Level | National |
| Mode of Application | Online |
| Application fee | ✔ General candidate – Rs. 1100/-
✔ OBC – Rs. 550/- ✔ SC/ST/PwD – Rs. 275/-. |
| Exam Purpose | For the selection of candidates for Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) and Assistant Professors |
| Medium of Exam | English and Hindi |
| Official Website | https://ugcnet.nta.nic.in/ |
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Find below the upcoming UGC NET exam Details:
UGC NET Exam Date-
| Event | Exam Date |
| Notification | 29 December 2022 |
| December Cycle Application Date | 29 December 2022 |
| December Cycle Payment Last Date | 18 January 2023 |
| December Cycle Application Correction | 19 January 2023 to 20 January 2023 |
| December Cycle Exam Date | 21 February 2023 to 10 March 2023 |
| June Cycle Notification | Yet to be released |
| June Cycle Exam Date | 13 to 22 June2023 |
UGC NET Eligibility Criteria:
- Candidates who are pursuing their Master’s degree or are waiting for their result or whose qualifying examinations have been delayed can apply for the test. However, such candidates will be admitted provisionally and will be considered for award of JRF or recruitment as Assistant Professor only when they will pass their Master’s Degree with at least 55% marks (50% marks for reserved category).
- Candidates with a PhD degree whose Master’s level examination was completed before September 19, 1991 (irrespective of the date of declaration of result) will be eligible for a relaxation of 5% in aggregate marks (i.e. from 55% to 50%) for appearing in UGC NET
- Candidates belonging to the Non-Creamy Layer of Other Backward Classes (OBC-NC), Scheduled Caste (SC), Scheduled Tribe (ST), Persons with Disability (PwD), and Transgender category have to score at least 50% marks.
UGC NET Exam Age Limit:
- Candidates should not be more than 31 years
- There is no age limit to apply for the role of Assistant Professor
| Category | Age Relaxation |
| Females of all categories | 5 years |
| SC/ST/OBC/PWD/Transgender | 5 years |
| Candidates having research experience | 5 years |
| Candidates holding LLM degree | 3 years |
| Candidates in armed forces
(subject to the length of service in the armed forces) |
5 years |
UGC NET Exam Pattern-
Exam Mode – Online
Type of questions – MCQs
Marking scheme –
- There is no negative marking for incorrect answer
- +2 for correct answer
Paper-I
| Papers | Subjects | No. of Questions | Total Marks | Duration | |||
| Paper-I
|
Teaching Aptitude | 5 | 10 | 3 hours | |||
| Research Aptitude | 5 | 10 | |||||
| Reading Comprehension | 5 | 10 | |||||
| Communication | 5 | 10 | |||||
| Reasoning (including Maths) | 5 | 10 | |||||
| Logical Reasoning | 5 | 10 | |||||
| Data Interpretation | 5 | 10 | |||||
| Information & Communication Technology (ICT) | 5 | 10 | |||||
| People & Environment | 5 | 10 | |||||
| Higher Education System: Governance, Polity &
Administration |
5 | 10 | |||||
| Total | 50 | 100 | |||||
| Paper-II | This is based on the subject selected by the candidate and will assess domain knowledge. | 100 | 200 | ||||