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About NTA
The Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD)/Ministry of Education (MoE) has established the National Testing Agency (NTA). It is an independent, autonomous, self-sustained premier testing organization under the Societies Registration Act (1860). The NTA has been entrusted by the University Grants Commission (UGC) with the task of conducting UGC-NET.
About University Grants Commission (UGC)
The University Grant Commission (UGC), is vested with two responsibilities: providing funds and coordination, determination and maintenance of standards in institutions of higher education.
About University Grants Commission – National Eligibility Test (UGC-NET)
- UGC-NET is a test to determine the eligibility of Indian nationals for ‘Assistant Professor’ and ‘Junior Research Fellowship’ and an Assistant Professor in Indian universities and colleges.
- The selection of candidates for the following Fellowships of the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment and the Ministry of Minorities Affairs was also made through the UGC-NET:
- National Fellowship for Scheduled Caste Students (NFSC)
- National Fellowship for Other Backward Classes (NFOBC)
- Maulana Azad National Fellowship for Minority Students (MANF)
- Candidates aspiring for the Fellowships listed above must apply for the Test.
Mode of Examination
The Examination shall be conducted in Computer Based Test (CBT) mode only.
A pattern of Examination
The Test will consist of two papers. Both the papers will consist of objective type, multiple choice questions. There will be no break between papers.
| Paper | Marks | Number of Questions | MCQ | Total Duration |
| I | 100 | 50 | The questions in Paper I intends to assess the teaching/ research aptitude of the candidate. It will primarily be designed to test reasoning ability, reading comprehension, divergent thinking and general awareness of the
Candidate. |
03 hours (180minutes)
without any break. All the questions are compulsory. |
| II | 200 | 100 | This is based on the subject selected by the candidate and will assess domain knowledge. |
Subject and Syllabus of Test
The List of Subjects and their Codes for December and June of UGC NET can be checked from the website.
Some important codes are as below:
- Master of Computer Applications (MCA) 13
- Master of Arts (MA) 30
- Master of Commerce (M.Com) 05
- Master of Business Administration (MBA) 12
- CA/CS/ ICWA 35
- Other 36
The candidates may note that the syllabus has been modified and the new syllabus applicable from June 2019 onwards has also been notified through a Public Notice on the NTA website.
The updated Syllabus for all NET Subjects can be downloaded from the UGC website: https://www.ugcnetonline.in/syllabus-new.php.
Medium of Question Paper
The medium of the Question Paper shall be in English & Hindi only.
Marking Scheme
- For each correct response, the candidate will get 02 (two) marks.
- There is no negative marking for incorrect responses.
- No marks for questions unanswered/un-attempted/marked for Review.
- To answer a question, the candidate needs to choose one option as the correct option.
Eligibility Criteria for UGC- NET
- Having qualified Master’s Degree or equivalent course or candidates who have appeared for their qualifying Master’s degree (final year) examination and whose result is still awaited, may also apply for this examination with at least 55% marks from universities/institutions recognized by UGC.
- Candidates are advised to appear in the subject of their Post-Graduation only.
Instructions
- The eligibility for ‘Assistant Professor’ or for ‘Junior Research Fellowship and Assistant Professor will depend on the performance of the candidate in both the papers of UGC-NET in aggregate.
- The candidates who qualify for the award of JRF are eligible to pursue research in the subject of their post-graduation or in a related subject and are also eligible for Assistant Professor. The universities, institutions, IITs and other national organizations may select the JRF awardees for full-time research work in accordance with the procedure prescribed by them.
- Candidates qualifying for the award of JRF will be eligible to receive a fellowship of UGC under various schemes, subject to their finding placement in universities/IITs/Institutions.
- The validity period of the offer will be three years w.e.f. the date of issue of the JRF Award Letter. However, for those candidates who have already joined M. Phil. / PhD, the date of commencement of Fellowship shall be from the date of declaration of NET result or the date of their joining, whichever is later.
Registration and Application Process
- Candidates can apply for UGC NET “Online” by accessing the website: ugcnet.nta.nic.in.
- Candidates should keep the following ready before starting the filling of the Application Form:
- Copy of Board/ University Certificate for Candidate’s Name, Mother’s Name, Father’s Name and Date of Birth
- Type of Identification – Bank A/c passbook with photograph/ Passport Number/Ration Card/ Aadhaar Card Number/Voter ID Card Number/ Other Govt ID
- Qualifying Degree Certificate or last semester marks sheet
- Your Mailing Address as well as Permanent Address with Pin Code
- Four cities for Centres of your choice
- Code of NET Subject
- Code of the subject at Post Graduation level
- Code of Post-Graduation Course
- Category Certificate, if applicable
- Economically Weaker Section (EWS) Certificate, if applicable
- A person with Disability (PwD) Certificate, if applicable
- the e-mail address and Mobile Number of the candidate
- Scanned images in JPG/JPEG format only.
Important Dates of UGC-NET
To be announced
Criteria for declaration of result
The number of candidates to be declared qualified in any subject for a particular category is derived as per the methodology illustrated below:
| Example:
Number of candidates to be declared qualified for Eligibility for Assistant Professor in the subject ‘Economics’ for the Scheduled Caste (SC)category |
A number of candidates belonging to SC category who secure at least 35% aggregate marks in both the papers taken together for SC category for economics’ (x) Total slots derived for SC category as per Step II (÷) Total number of candidates belonging to SC category over all subjects who secure at least 35% aggregate marks in both the papers taken together. |
And
The total number of slots available for awarding JRF is allocated among different categories as per the reservation policy of the Government of India. The procedure for subject-wise cum category-wise allocation of JRF slots is illustrated below:
| Example:
Number of candidates to be declared qualified for JRF & Eligibility for Assistant Professor both in the subject ‘Economics’ for the Scheduled Tribe (ST) category |
A number of candidates belonging to the ST category who have opted for JRF and have qualified for Eligibility for Assistant Professor in the subject ‘Economics’ (x) Total JRF slots available for ST category (÷) Total number of candidates belonging to the ST category over all subjects who have opted for JRF and have Qualified for Eligibility for Assistant Professor. |
Disclaimer: Results of the examination shall be hosted on the NTA website ugcnet.nta.nic.in. The candidates will not be individually intimated about their results. This information is taken from UGC’s official website.
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