UGC NET 2024 - University Grant Commission National Eligibility Test

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UGC NET 2024 - UGC NET, also known as NTA-UGC-NET, is an examination used to determine eligibility for associate professor and/or Junior Research Fellowship awards in Indian universities and colleges. The test is administered by the National Testing Agency on behalf of the University Grants Commission.

The award of a Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) and/or eligibility for an Assistant Professorship is based on the candidate's overall performance in UGC-NET Papers I and II. Candidates who qualify exclusively for Assistant Professorships are controlled by the norms and regulations for the recruitment of Assistant Professors of the respective universities/colleges/state governments.

Every year, UGC-NET is held twice.

Exam Name

University Grants Commission (UGC) National Eligibility Test (NET)

Conducted Body

National Testing Agency (NTA)

Frequency

Twice a year (June & December)

Exam Level

National Level

Purpose

For posts of Assistant Professor and Junior Research Fellowship (JRF)

Application Mode

Online

Exam Mode

Online

Exam Duration

180 minutes (3 hours)

Average No of Test-Takers

Over 8 Lakhs (single session)

Official Website

ugcnet.nta.nic.in

 

UGC NET 2024 Important Dates

Submission of Online Application Form

  • April 2024

Last Date of Submission of Application Form

  • 10th May 2024

Date of Entrance Exam

  • 16th June 2024 - Earlier Date of Exam
  • 18th June 2024 - Revised Date of Exam

Date of Declaration of Result

  • Within 3 weeks of exam completion

UGC NET 2023 was held on:

June Cycle:

  • Phase 1: June 13th to 16th, 2023
  • Phase 2: June 20th to 22nd, 2023

December Cycle:

  • December 6th to 14th, 2023

 

UGC NET Eligibility

Education Qualification

Candidates having a Master's or equivalent degree in Humanities (including languages) and Social Science, Computer Science & Applications, Electronic Science, etc. from a recognized UGC university/institution are eligible to apply.

Candidates from Other Backward Classes (OBC) belonging to the non-creamy layer/Scheduled Caste(SC)/Scheduled Tribe(ST)/persons with disability (PwD) category would be eligible for a 5% mark relaxation.

The NTA closely adheres to the Government of India's reservation policy, which states that a minimum of 27%, 15%, 7.5%, and 5% of fellowships are reserved for OBC (non-creamy layer), SC, ST, and Persons with Disabilities, respectively (PwD).

 

Age Limit

Assistant Professor: There is no upper age limit for applying for the position of Assistant Professor.

Junior Research Fellowship (JRF): Must be under the age of 31 on the first day of the month in which the test is completed for the UGC NET 2024 June Cycle.

 

UGC NET Exam Pattern

The examination will only be administered by computer-based testing (CBT).

The examination will consist of two papers. Both papers will have objective multiple-choice questions. There will be no intermission between papers.

Paper

Paper-I Paper-II

Marks

100 200

Number of Questions

50 100

MCQ

The questions in Paper I are designed to test the candidate's teaching/research ability. It will largely be used to assess the Candidate's reasoning abilities, reading comprehension, divergent thinking, and general awareness.

This is based on the candidate's chosen subject and will measure domain expertise.

Duration

Without a pause, 3 hours (180 minutes)

All of the questions are mandatory.

 

Medium of Question Paper

  • The question paper will only be available in English and Hindi.
  • The Candidate should carefully select the medium of the Question Paper when filling out the Application Form online. Once exercised, the choice cannot be modified.
  • Candidates who select Hindi as their language in the Application Form will receive the bilingual paper, whilst candidates who select English as their medium will receive just the English version.
  • Candidates are expected to respond in the language selected on the Application Form.
  • In the event of a discrepancy in the translation/construction of a question in the test, the English version shall be considered permanent, and the NTA's judgment shall be final in this respect.

 

Marking Scheme

  • Each question is worth 02 (two) points.
  • The applicant will receive 02 (two) points for each right response.
  • There is no penalty for wrong responses.
  • There will be no credit for questions that are not answered/attempted/marked for review.
  • To answer a question, the applicant must select one of the correct options.
  • If a question is determined to be incorrect/ambiguous or to have numerous correct solutions, only those candidates who attempted the question and selected one of the correct answers will be granted credit.
  • If a question is proven to be wrong and the question is eliminated, all individuals who took the exam will receive two extra points (+2). The cause might be either a human or technological mistake.

 

UGC NET Syllabus

The test comprises two papers that are mandatory for all applicants. The UGC NET Paper 1 is the same for all applicants, however, Paper 2 is distinct for each topic, such as management, commerce, history, and political science.

The subjects and codes for the UGC NET are listed below. A new topic "Hindu Studies" (Subject code 102) has been added to the list of subjects by the UGC-NET Bureau.

Subject Code

Subject

NET Syllabus for Paper 1

Teaching Aptitude
Research Aptitude
Comprehension
Communication
Mathematical Reasoning and Aptitude
Logical Reasoning
Data Interpretation
Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
People, Development, and Environment
Higher Education System

NET Syllabus for Paper 2

(released for 101 subjects)

Streams: Anthropology, Commerce, Education, Economics, Geography, History, Home Science, Political Science, Philosophy, Psychology, Sociology, Science and Application, Electronic Science, Electronic Science, Environmental Science, Politics, Social Medicine & Community Health, Social Work, Forensic Science, etc.

Indian Languages: Maithili, Bengali, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Oriya, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu, Arabic, English, Linguistics, Rajasthani, Singhi, Bodo, Santali, etc.

Foreign Language: Chinese, French, Spanish, Russian, Persian, German, Japanese

Cultures: Arab Culture and Islamic Studies, Indian Culture, Buddhist, Jaina, Gandhian & Peace Studies, Yoga, Comparative Study of Religions, Human Rights & Duties, Tourism Administration & Management, etc.

 

00

General Paper on Teaching & Research Aptitude (Paper -I)

43 Rajasthani

01

Economics / Rural Economics / Cooperation / Demography / Development Planning / Development Studies / Econometrics / Applied Economics / Development Economics / Business Economics

44 German

02

Political Science

45
Japanese

03

Philosophy

46
Adult Education / Continuing Education / Andragogy / Non-Formal Education

04

Psychology

47 Physical Education

05

Sociology

49 Arab Culture and Islamic Studies

06

History

50
Indian Culture

07

Anthropology

55

Labor Welfare / Personnel Management / Industrial Relations / Labor and Social Welfare / Human Resource Management

08

Commerce

58
Law

09

Education

59
Library and Information Science

10

Social Work

60 Buddhist, Jaina, Gandhian, and Peace Studies

11

Defense and Strategic Studies

62 Comparative Study of Religions

12

Home Science

63 Mass Communication and Journalism

14

Public Administration

65 Performing Art - Dance / Drama / Theater

15

Population Studies

66
Museology & Conservation

16

Music

67
Archaeology

17

Management (including Business Administration Management / Marketing / Marketing Management / Industrial Relations and Personnel Management / Personnel Management / Financial Management / Co-operative Management)

68
Criminology

18

Maithili

70 Tribal and Regional Language / Literature

19

Bengali

71 Folk Literature

20

Hindi

72 Comparative Literature

21

Kannada

73

Sanskrit traditional subjects (including) Jyotisha / Siddhanta Jyotish / Navya Vyakarna / Vyakarna / Mimansa / Navya Nyaya / Sankhya Yoga / Tulanatmaka Darshan / Shukla Yajurveda / Madhav Vedant / Dharmasastha / Sahitya / Puranotihasa /Agama)

22

Malayalam

74
Women Studies

23

Oriya

79

Visual Art (including Drawing & Painting / Sculpture Graphics / Applied Art / History of Art)

24

Punjabi

80
Geography

25

Sanskrit

81
Social Medicine & Community Health

26

Tamil

82 Forensic Science

27

Telugu

83 Pali

28

Urdu

84
Kashmiri

29

Arabic

85
Konkani

30

English

87 Computer Science and Applications

31

Linguistics

88 Electronic Science

32

Chinese

89 Environmental Sciences

33

Dogri

90

Politics including International Relations / International Studies including Defense / Strategic Studies, West Asian Studies, South East Asian Studies, African Studies, South Asian Studies, Soviet Studies, American Studies

34

Nepali

91
Prakrit

35

Manipuri

92
Human Rights and Duties

36

Assamese

93
Tourism Administration and Management

37

Gujarati

94 BODO

38

Marathi

95 Santali

39

French (French Version) / French (English Version)

96 Yoga

40

Spanish

97
Sindhi

41

Russian

101
Hindu Studies

42

Persian

   

 

UGC NET Application Procedure

To apply online, follow the steps below:

Step 1: Apply for Online Registration using your own email address and phone number.

Step 2: Complete the Online Application Form and write down the Application Number generated by the system. Scan and upload photos of:

  • the current photograph (file size 10Kb - 200Kb) in color or black and white with 80% of the face (without mask) visible, including the ears, on a white backdrop;
  • signature of the candidate (file size: 4kb - 30kb)

Step 3: Make the payment via SBI / CANARA / ICICI / HDFC Bank / Debit Card / Credit Card / UPI and save the evidence of payment.

Download, save, and print a copy of the Application Form's Confirmation Page (which will be available only after successful fee remittance) for future reference.

All three steps can be completed concurrently or sequentially. A candidate's application will be regarded as successful and his/her candidature will be verified only after the successful transaction/receipt of the stipulated application fee from him/her.

The Confirmation Page of the online Application Form will be produced only when the Candidate has successfully paid.

Candidates must verify that the information they put in their online Application Form is correct.

Important Things to Remember

Candidates' names, contact/address data, category, PwD status, educational qualification details, date of birth, choice of exam cities, and other information supplied in their individual online Application Forms shall be considered final. Any request for changes to such particulars made after the rectification time has expired will not be accepted by NTA under any circumstances.

Under no circumstances does NTA edit/modify/alter any information entered by applicants. Any requests for changes to information made after the Application Form has been submitted will be denied. As a result, applicants are recommended to use extreme caution when filling out the Application Form.

 

UGC NET Application Fee

The Confirmation Page of the online Application Form will be generated only after successful payment by the Candidate. The fee for UGC NET for various categories is as follows.

General / Unreserved

Rs. 1150/-

General-EWS / OBC-NCL

Rs. 600/-

SC / ST / PwD

Rs. 350/-