The NTA has been entrusted by the University Grants Commission (UGC) with the task of conducting UGC-NET, which is a test to determine the eligibility of Indian nationals for ‘Assistant Professor’ and ‘Junior Research Fellowship and Assistant Professor’ in Indian universities and colleges.
NTA UGC NET Exam Details
Name of exam: NTA UGC NET Dec 2021 & June 2022
Exam conducting body: National Testing Agency (NTA)
Exam level: National
Exam mode: CBT (Online )
Exam duration: 180 minutes
Educational Qualification:
# General/ Unreserved/ General-EWS candidates who have secured at least 55% marks (without rounding off) in Master’s Degree or equivalent examination from universities/institutions recognized by UGC (available on the website: www.ugc.ac.in in Humanities and Social Science (including languages), Computer Science and Applications, Electronic Science etc. are eligible for this Test.
# Candidates who are pursuing their 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 or candidates whose qualifying examinations have been delayed may also apply for this test. However, such candidates will be admitted provisionally and shall be considered eligible for award of JRF/eligibility for Assistant Professor only after they have passed their Master’s Degree or equivalent examination with at least 55% marks (50% marks in case of OBC-NCL / SC / ST / PwD / Third gender category candidates). Such candidates must complete their Master’s degree or equivalent examination within two years from the date of NET result with required percentage of marks, failing which they shall be treated as disqualified.
Age as on 01-06-2022:
JRF: Not more than 31 years as on 01.06.2022 (June 1, 2022). (This age limit is applicable for the current examination only). A relaxation of upto 5 years is provided to the candidates belonging to OBC-NCL/SC/ST/PwD/Third gender categories and to women applicants.
Assistant Professor: There is no upper age limit in applying for UGC-NET for Assistant Professor.
Application fee:
General/ Unreserved: Rs. 1100/-
Other Backward Classes (OBC) – (NCL) Rs. 550/-
Economically Weaker Section (EWS): Rs. 550/-
SC/ ST/ PwD/ Transgender: Rs. 275/-
Payment Mode:
Online
Important Date:
Last date of online application submission: 19-05-2022
Correction in Particulars of Application Form: 21 to 23-05-2022
Last Date:
19-May-2022
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