National Eligibility Test (NET)
The National Educational Testing Bureau of University Grants Commission (UGC) conducts National Eligibility Test (NET) to determine eligibility for lectureship and for award of Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) for Indian nationals in order to ensure minimum standards for the entrants in the teaching profession and research. The Test is conducted in Humanities (including languages), Social Sciences, Forensic Science, Environmental Sciences, Computer Science and Applications and Electronic Science.
The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) conducts the UGC-CSIR NET for other Science subjects, namely, Life Sciences, Physical Sciences, Chemical Sciences, Mathematical Sciences and Earth Atmospheric Ocean & Planetary Sciences jointly with the UGC. The tests are conducted twice in a year generally in the months of June and December. For candidates who desire to pursue research, the Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) is available for five years subject to fulfillment of certain conditions. UGC has allocated a number of fellowships to the universities for the candidates who qualify the test for JRF. The JRFs are awarded to the meritorious candidates from among the candidates qualifiying for eligibility for lectureship in the NET. JRFs are available only to the candidates who opt for it in their application forms.
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Format of the Exam
| First I | |
| Duration: | 1¼ Hours (09.30 A.M. to 10.45 A.M.) |
| No of Questions: | 100 |
| Question Type: | Paper-I shall be of general nature, intended to assess the teaching/research aptitude of the candidate. It will primarily be designed to test reasoning ability, comprehension, divergent thinking and general awareness of the candidate. |
| First II | |
| Duration: | 1¼ Hours (10.45 A.M. to 12.00 NOON) |
| No of Questions: | 100 |
| Question Type: | Paper-II shall consist of short questions based on the subject selected by the candidate. Each of these papers will consist of a Test Booklet containing 50 objective type questions. The candidate will have to mark the response for each question on the |
| Second III | |
| Duration: | 2½ Hours (01.30 P.M. to 04.00 P.M.) |
| No of Questions: | 200 |
| Question Type: | Paper-III will consist of only descriptive questions from the subject selected by the candidate. The candidate will be required to attempt questions in the space provided in the Test Booklet.Paper-III will be evaluated only for those candidates who are a |
Eligibility Criteria
| Min Qualification: | Masters |
| Qualifying Subject(s): | Humanities (including languages) and Social Sciences, Computer Science & Applications, Electronic Science etc. from universities/institutions recognised by UGC are eligible for this Test. |
| Min Marks: | Candidates who have secured at least 55% marks in the qualifying Exams. |
| Min Age: | i) Junior Research Fellowship : Not more than 28 years as on 01.06.2009. A relaxation upto 5 years is provided to the candidates belonging to SC/ST/OBC/PH/VH 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. ii) Lectureship : No upper age limit. |
| Reservation Crieteria: | The Scheduled Caste (SC)/ Scheduled Tribe (ST)/ Physically Handicapped(PH)/Visually Handicapped (VH) category candidates who have secured at least 50% marks (without rounding off) in Master’s degree or equivalent examination are eligible for this Test. |
Important Exam Related Dates
| Form Availability Date: | 25-August -2009 — 23-September -2009 Add To My Events |
| Form Submission Deadline: | 6-November -2009 Add To My Events |
| Exam Date: |
27-December -2009
Note: Paper I: 10.00 a.m.-12.30 p.m. Paper II: 2.00 p.m.-4.30 p.m. |
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Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) for Indian nationals in order to ensure minimum standards for the entrants in the teaching profession and research.
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