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University Grants Commission–National Eligibility Test
AcronymUGC–NET
TypeComputer based test (CBT)
AdministratorNational Testing Agency
Year startedError: All values must be integers (help)[1]
Duration3 hours (180 minutes)
Score range0–100 (Paper I)
0–200 (Paper II)
Score validityThree years (JRF)
Lifetime (assistant professor)
OfferedTwice annually
Restrictions on attemptsNo restriction
RegionsIndia
LanguagesMainly English and Hindi
Annual number of test takersDecrease 5,44,485 (Dec 2021, June 2022 merged cycles)
Websiteugcnet.nta.ac.in
ugcnet.nta.nic.in

The University Grants Commission–National Eligibility Test (UGC–NET) is an Indian standardized test for determining the eligibility for assistant professor in Indian universities and colleges, and/or for awarding Junior Research Fellowship to Indian students. UGC–NET is one among the National Eligibility Tests (NET) conducted in India.[2]

It is conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA) on behalf of the University Grants Commission (UGC). Until July 2018, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) conducted the exam, which was taken over by the NTA since December 2018. Currently, the exam is being conducted twice a year in the months of June and December in CBT-mode.[3] From December 2018 onward, NTA started releasing the UGC-NET e-certificate and JRF award letter online on its official website for the qualified candidates.

Qualifying criteria

A student has obtain minimum qualifying marks in UGC–NET with aggregate 55% and 50% in their postgraduate's or master's degree, for General and Others respectively. The paper is divided into two papers: Papers 1 and Paper 2. Paper 1 is a general exam containing 50 questions of two marks each, totaling 100 marks. Paper 2 is a subject-specific exam containing 100 questions of two marks each, totaling 200 marks. The candidates have to attempt a total of (both in papers 1 and 2) 150 questions in three hours. There is no separate cutoff for any of the papers and the cutoff is decided on the aggregate marks. Amongst those candidates who have obtained minimum qualifying marks, a merit list is prepared subject-wise and category-wise using the aggregate marks of two papers secured by such candidates.[citation needed]

Number of applicants by year

Year Phase No. of registered

applicants

No. of appeared

applicants

No. of candidates

qualified for

Reference

Report

Assistant

Professor only

JRF &

Assistant Professor

2018 December 956,837 681,930 44,001 3,883 [4]
2019 June 942,419 681,718 50,945 4,756 [5]
December 1,034,872 793,813 60,147 5,092 [6]
2020 June 860,976 526,707 40,986 6,171 [7]
December 1,266,509 671,288 43,730 9,127 [8]
2021 June
December 544,485 43,246 8,955 [9]
2022 June

SET/SLETs

A state-level equivalent exam of NET exam is conducted by the Indian states/UTs in their jurisdiction called State Eligibility Test/State Level Eligibility Test, determining eligibility for lectureship/assistant professorship at universities and colleges in that particular state/UT only.[citation needed]

See also

References

  1. ^ About the NET
  2. ^ TOI-Online (13 September 2019). "Which exam should you appear for? UGC NET, CSIR NET or both". The Times of India. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
  3. ^ "Union Cabinet Approves Setting Up Of National Testing Agency". NDTV News Channel India.
  4. ^ "UGC NET December 2018 Press Release" (PDF). 19 June 2022. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 June 2022. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  5. ^ "UGC-NET June 2019 Results Press Release" (PDF). 19 June 2022. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 June 2022. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  6. ^ "NTA Declares UGC-NET December 2019 Results" (PDF). 19 June 2022. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 June 2022. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  7. ^ "NTA Declares UGC-NET June 2020 Result" (PDF). 19 June 2022. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 June 2022. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  8. ^ "Declaration of results of UGC-NET December 2020 & June 2021" (PDF). 2 March 2022. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 March 2022. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  9. ^ "Declaration of results of UGC-NET December 2021 & June 2022 (Merged Cycles)" (PDF). 8 November 2022. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 November 2022. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
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