About UGC NET:

On behalf of University Grants Commission (UGC), the National Eligibility Test (NET) is conducted for determining the eligibility of Indian nationals for the Eligibility for Assistant Professor only or Junior Research Fellowship & Assistant Professor Both, in Indian Universities and Colleges.

Till June 2018, the CBSE conducted the NET in 84 subjects at 91 selected Cities of spread across the country. Since Dec 2018 onwards, the UGC- NET is being conducted by the NTA. The award of JRF and or Eligibility for Assistant Professor depends on the aggregate performance of the candidate in Paper-I and paper-II of UGC-NET. The candidates qualifying only for Assistant Professor are not to be considered for the award of JRF. Candidates who qualify the test for eligibility for Assistant Professor are governed by the rules and regulations for recruitment of Assistant Professor of the concerned universities/colleges/state governments, as the case may be. UGC-NET is conducted twice a year. In December 2020, the examination is scheduled between 02 December and 06 December 2020.

Eligibility Criteria:

• Master's Degree holders with a minimum of 55% marks (50% for reserved candidates) can register for the exam.
• Students in the final year of master's program or waiting for its result can also apply for the exam. 
• Ph.D. degree holders who completed their master's degree before September 19, 1991 are given relaxation of 5% in aggregate marks.
• Applicants must not be more than 30 years of age as on December 1, 2020 to apply for Junior Research Fellowship.
• SC, ST, OBC, PWD, Transgender and Women candidates are given an age relaxation of upto 5 years.
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