UGC NET TEST, ELIGIBILITY AND SYLLABUS

University grants commission conducts national eligibility test through national education and testing bureau to take the eligible candidates for lectureships and junior research fellowship awards for teaching and research jobs. This test ensures that a minimum standard is maintained in teaching and research professions.

The test is held in social sciences, sciences, computer science, languages, environmental sciences, forensic sciences, electronic science and its applications. The council of scientific and industrial research conducts the test with UGC in other sciences like physical science, chemical science, ocean and planetary science, earth sciences and .life sciences. The tests are held twice a year in month of June and December. The candidates can pursue the research, the junior research fellowship, for 5 years, on the fulfillment of certain conditions. The fellowship for research is given to only meritorious candidates selected from candidates who have qualified the   UGC NET test. But for getting the research fellowship, the candidates have to mention preference for it in the application form.

To sit in the test, a candidate must have at least 55 % in master’s degree. The minimum marks for SC/ST/ physical and visually handicapped are 50% in post graduation in any subject. Candidates, who are in the final year of the master course in any subject, can also appear in the exam. But they will qualify only after passing the master’s course with 55 % minimum marks.

The candidates, whose subject in post graduation is not in the list of the subjects, approved for UGC NET can appear in the subject, which they had in graduation. A candidate can select any subject for the test, but it is recommended that they should prefer the subject, which they had in graduation or  post graduation.   
                                                                                

The candidate should not be more than   28 years of age in December and June month of the test. The five year relaxation is given to the candidates belonging to SC/ST or physical or visual handicapped category and woman applicants. Candidates who are doing research or have experience in research can submit the certificate from concern authorities to get relaxation equivalent to the years spent in research, but not more than five years. Three years of relaxation is given to candidates having LL M degree.

The test is held in three papers. First Paper contains 60 questions out of which a candidate has to answer at least 50 questions. Study Material of UGC NET Computer Science The paper is designed to test the aptitude for teaching and research of the candidate. Second Paper has 50 questions on the subject selected by the candidate. Third Paper has 75 questions, all are compulsory, again based on the subject selected by the candidate. The role of coaching classes is vital because they cover the entire syllabus thoroughly and make notes for the students. UGCNET coaching for Management in Delhi The mock tests and discussions on doubts make a candidate confident before the actual test.