..::NET::..
UNIVERSITY GRANTS COMMISSION
NATIONAL
EDUCATIONAL TESTING
1. What is NET?
The 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
Examination 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 fulfilment of certain conditions. The 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 qualifying for
eligibility for lectureship in the NET Examination.
The
test for Junior Research Fellowship is being conducted since 1984. The
Government of India, through its notification dated 22nd July, 1988 entrusted the task of conducting
the eligibility test for Lectureship to UGC. Consequently, UGC conducted the
first National Eligibility Test, common to both - eligibility for Lectureship
and Junior Research Fellowship – in two parts, that is, in December
1989 and in March, 1990.
2. Eligibility
Criteria for appearing in NET Examination
a) Qualifications
i) Candidates
belonging to the General/Other Backward Classes (OBC) who have secured at least
55% marks (without grace or rounding off in Master’s Degree (or
equivalent) examination in Humanities (including languages) and Social
Sciences, Forensic Science, Environmental Science, Computer Science and
Applications, Electronic Sciences etc. are eligible to appear for this
examination. Scheduled Caste
(SC)/Scheduled Tribe (ST) category and Physically Handicapped (PH)/ Visually
Handicapped (VH) candidates who have secured at least 50% marks (without grace
or rounding off) in Master’s degree (or equivalent) examination are
eligible to appear in the NET examination.
ii) Those
candidates who have even secured 54.99% marks or below (even 49.99% marks or
below for SC/ST & PH/VH candidates) in Master’s
Degree or equivalent Examination are NOT eligible for this Test. THERE IS NO PROVISION OF ROUNDING OFF OF
MARKS TO MAKE IT 55% (50% FOR SC/ST and PH/VH).
iii) Candidates
who have appeared or will be appearing at the qualifying Master’s Degree 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/Lectureship eligibility, only
after they have passed the
Master’s Degree examination (or) equivalent with at least 55% marks
(50% in case of SC/ST/PH/VH candidates) within one year from the date of UGC_NET
examination under consideration. In case,
these candidates fail to obtain their P.G. Degree/Mark-sheet within one year from the date of the relevant
UGC_NET examination, they will be treated as disqualified.
iv)
Only those candidates, who have completed/ are pursuing a UGC
specified degree as given in Item No.18, are eligible to appear for NET
examination.
v) The
Candidates should appear in the subject of their Post Graduation. However, the candidates whose Post Graduation
subject is not covered in the list of subjects given at item No. 13 below, may appear in the subject related to their Post
Graduation subject.
vi) Candidates
should note that their candidature is provisional. The mere fact that an admission card has been
issued to a candidate shall not imply that the Commission has finally accepted
his/her candidature. Candidates may
note that their candidature will be deemed final upon verification of
eligibility conditions with reference to the documents enclosed with their
application. The Commission may call for any document(s) at a later stage to
verify the eligibility of the candidates.
b) Exemption
from NET (Eligibility for Lectureship)
(i) For M.Phil/Ph.D. candidates: NET
shall remain the compulsory requirement for appointment as lecturer even for
candidates having Ph.D. degree. However, the candidates who have passed their M.Phil degree by 31st
December 1993 or have submitted their Ph.D. thesis to the
University in the concerned subject on or before 31st December 2002 are exempted from appearing in the NET
Examination. In case such candidates fail to obtain Ph.D. degree, they shall
have to pass the NET Examination. The candidates who have passed the UGC/CSIR
JRF Examination prior to 1989 are also exempted from appearing in the NET
Examination.
(ii) For SLET
Candidates: The candidates who have cleared the State Level Eligibility Test
(SLET), accredited by the UGC for Lectureship prior to 1st June 2002, are
exempted from appearing in the NET Examination. For SLET examinations scheduled
in or after June 2002, the qualified candidates shall be eligible to apply for
the post of Lecturer only in the university/colleges belonging to the state
from where they have passed the SLET Examination. However, such candidates are
also eligible to apply for appearing in the NET.
c) Age Limit and relaxation
i) There
is no upper age limit for candidates appearing only for eligibility for
lectureship.
ii) Applicants
for Junior Research Fellowship should not be more than 28 years of age as on
the first day of the month in which the NET Examination is to be held. For
example, in case of NET to be held on 20.06.2004, a candidate born on
01.06.1976 or later is eligible because his/her age on 01.06.2004 is exactly 28
years or below; but any candidate born on or before 31.05.1976 shall be
considered overage.
iii) Age
relaxation for JRF: Age relaxation up to 5 years is available to SC/ST/OBC/
Physically Handicapped (PH) / Visually Handicapped (VH) / Women candidates.
Relaxation, up to a maximum of 5 years, supported by a certificate from
appropriate authority, is applicable to the candidates for the period spent on
research/training in the related/relevant subject of post graduation. Candidates possessing LLM. Degrees are also permitted for
relaxation in age up to a maximum of three (3) years. Total age relaxation on
above grounds shall not exceed five (5) years under any circumstances.
3. NET EXAMINATION
SCHEDULE
The UGC conducts NET Examination twice every year, i.e., in the months of
June and December. The notifications announcing the June and December
examinations are published in the months of March and September respectively in
the weekly journal of nation-wide circulation - Employment News.
4. SCHEDULE FOR
DECLARATION OF RESULT
The result of June, UGC NET Examination is declared in the
month of October. Similarly December, UGC NET examination result is declared in
the month of April.
The UGC NET Examination results published in the Employment
News are also available on UGC website, i.e., www.ugc.ac.in.
5. NET
EXAMINATION FOR SCIENCE SUBJECTS.
The NET Examination in major Science Subjects, viz.,
Chemical Sciences; Earth Atmospheric Ocean & Planetary Sciences, Life
Sciences, Mathematical Sciences and Physical Sciences is conducted jointly with
the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), New Delhi. The
concerned notifications are issued separately by CSIR.
6. OLD QUESTION PAPERS
The old question papers of NET Examinations are not provided
to the candidates. However, model
questions are provided with the syllabus, sent along with the Admit Card to the
applicants about a month before the NET Examination.
7. SYLLABUS FOR
NET EXAMINATION
The syllabi for all subjects of UGC-NET Examination are
available in the libraries of all Indian Universities and are also available on
UGC Website i.e. www.ugc.ac.in
8. SUBMISSION
OF THE APPLICATION FORMS FOR APPEARING IN THE UGC NET EXAMINATION
The completed Application Forms (in duplicate) along with
all the enclosures as specified in the UGC Notification,
should be sent to the Registrar of the University Test Centres
selected by the candidate for appearing in the UGC_NET. The candidates applying
for NET in Andaman & Nicobar Islands must address
their application to the Principal of the Institution mentioned with centre
code as 65 at Item No. 14.
9. NON-RECEIPT
OF ADMISSION CARD FOR APPEARING IN NET EXAMINATION.
In the event of non-receipt of Admit Card up to three days
prior to the examination, the candidates are advised to contact the Coordinators of the
respective NET examination test centres with two photographs duly attested by a gazetted officer.
10. NON-RECEIPT
OF NET CERTIFICATE.
In the case of non-receipt of NET certificate, the candidates are advised to
correspond with/contact the Head, NET Bureau, UGC, South Campus, University of
Delhi, Benito Juarez Marg., New Delhi – 110
021. In their covering letter, they must state their Roll No., the date of
UGC_NET examination in which they have appeared and UGC_ Ref. No. (in case known to them). In case, they have not submitted the
attested copies of their documents earlier, they may do so with the covering
letter duly signed by them. Attested copies of the following documents may be
submitted:
i) High
School/Higher Secondary/Matriculation Certificate depicting date of birth.
ii) Master’s degree/Provisional Certificate.
iii) Consolidated
mark-sheet of Master’s degree course.
(Wherever grades are assigned, conversion table in terms of
consolidated percentage may be produced from the issuing authority).
iv) Caste
certificate (only in case of SC/ST/OBC candidates).
v) Certificate
of Physical disability (only in case of Physically Handicapped and Visually Handicapped
candidates).
Notes: a)
All certificates have to be attested by a gazetted
officer with his/her official stamp bearing his/her name, designation and
official address.
b) The certificates which are in languages other than Hindi
and English may be translated in Hindi or English and attested by the issuing
authority of the original certificates.
11. PROCEDURE OF
ISSUING DUPLICATE CERTIFICATE
Duplicate NET Certificate shall be issued only in the event
of loss/ non-receipt of the original one.
The candidate may submit the following documents for getting the
duplicate certificate issued:
(i) An affidavit on a Judicial stamp paper duly attested by the
competent Authority for the loss of original certificate issued by the UGC
mentioning the name of the candidate, his/her particulars like
father’s and mother's names, date of UGC-NET, Roll number, subject,
address etc. The candidate must state in the affidavit that in case of his/her
discovering the original NET certificate/JRF Award letter,
he/she would not misuse it and return it to the NET office.
(ii) A demand
draft of Rs. 100/- drawn in favour
of the Secretary, University Grants Commission, New Delhi payable at State Bank
of India, Service Branch, (Code No. 7687), New Delhi.
(iii) An attested
Copy of FIR registered at a Police Station. The attestation stamp of the
Class-I gazetted officer must bear his/her name,
designation and official address.
12. NET CENTRES ABROAD
FOR INDIAN NATIONALS
UGC has decided to close down its NET Centres
in foreign countries from the UGC_NET of June, 2004.
13. NET SUBJECTS :
The subjects with their respective codes are given below :
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Subject Name of the subject
Code
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01 Economics
02 Political
Science
03 Philosophy
04 Psychology
05 Sociology
06 History
07 Anthropology
08 Commerce
09 Education
10 Social Work
11 Defence and Strategic Studies
12 Home Science
14 Public Administration
15 Population Studies*
16 Music
17 Management
18 Maithili
19 Bengali
20 Hindi
21 Kannada
22 Malayalam
23 Oriya
24 Punjabi
25 Sanskrit
26 Tamil
27 Telugu
28 Urdu
29 Arabic
30 English
31 Linguistics
32 Chinese
33 Dogri
34 Nepali
35 Manipuri
36 Assamese
37 Gujarati
38 Marathi
39 French
40 Spanish
41 Russian
42 Persian
43 Rajasthani
44 German
45 Japanese
46 Adult
Education/Continuing Education/ Andragogy/ Non Formal
Education.
47 Physical
Education
49 Arab Culture
and Islamic Studies
50 Indian
Culture
55 Labour Welfare/Personnel Management/Industrial Relations/ Labour and Social Welfare/Human Resource Management
58 Law
59 Library and
Information Science
60 Buddhist, Jaina, Gandhian and Peace Studies
63 Mass
Communication and Journalism
65 Performing
Art – Dance/Drama/Theatre
66 Museology & Conservation
67 Archaeology
68 Criminology
70 Tribal and Regional Language/Literature
71 Folk Literature
72 Comparative Literature
73 Sanskrit
Traditional Subjects (including) Jyotisha/Sidhanta Jyotisha/ Navya Vyakarna/ Vyakarna/ Mimamsa/ Navya Nyaya/ Sankhya Yoga/ Tulanatmaka Darsana/ Shukla Yajurveda/ Madhva Vedanta/ Dharma Sastra/ Sahitya/ Purana-itihasa /Agama/Advaita Vedanta.
74 Women Studies
79 Visual Art
(including Drawing & Painting/Sculpture/ Graphics/Applied Art/History of
Art)
80 Geography
81 Social
Medicine & Community Health
82 Forensic
Science
83 Pali
84 Kashmiri
85 Konkani
87 Computer
Science and Applications
88 Electronic
Science
89 Environmental
Sciences
90 International
and Area Studies
91 Prakrit
92 Human Rights
and Duties**
93 Tourism
Administration and Management.
* The
candidates who have passed their Master’s Degree in Population
Studies or Geography (with specialisation in
Population Studies) or Mathematics/Statistics are eligible to appear in the
subject “Population Studies” (Code No. 15).
14. NET Centres in India
The Test Centres with their
respective codes are given below:
LIST OF NET
CENTRES, INDIA
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Centre Name
of the Centres
Code
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01 Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh – 202 002.
02 University
of Allahabad,
Allahabad
– 211 002.
03 Andhra University, Visakhapatnam – 530 003.
04 Arunachal University, Itanagar – 791 112.
05 Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi – 221 005.
06 Bangalore University, Bangalore
– 560 056.
07 M.P.
Bhoj Open University, Shivaji
Nagar, Bhopal – 462 016.
08 Berhampur University,
Berhampur – 760 007
09 Bharathiar University, Coimbatore – 641 046.
10 Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirapalli – 620 024.
11 University
of Burdwan,
Burdwan – 713 104.
12 University
of Calcutta, Kolkata
– 700 073.
13 University
of Calicut,
Kozhikode – 673 635.
14 Ch.
Charan Singh University, Meerut – 250 005.
15 Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University, Kanpur – 208 024.
16 Cochin
University of Science and
Technology, Kochi – 682
022
17 Jamia Millia Islamia, Jamia
Nagar, New Delhi
– 110 025.
18 Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya , Indore – 452 001.
19 Dr.
B. S. A. Marathwada University, Aurangabad – 431004.
20 Gauhati University, Guwahati – 781 014.
21 Goa University, Goa – 403 203.
22 Deendayal Upadhyaya Gorakhpur University,
Gorakhpur–273 009.
23 Gujarat University, Ahmedabad – 380 009.
24 Gulbarga University, Gulbarga – 585 106.
25 Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar – 143 005.
26 Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla – 171 005.
27 University
of Jammu, Jammu
(Tawi) – 180 006.
28 Jai Narain Vyas University, Jodhpur – 342 001.
29 Jiwaji University, Gwalior – 474 011.
30 Karnatak University, Dharwad – 580 003.
31 University
of Kashmir, Srinagar – 190 006.
32 University
of Kerala,
Thiruvananthapuram – 6 95 034.
33 Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra – 132 119.
34 University
of Luknow,
Luknow – 226 007.
35 M.S. University
of Baroda, Vadodara – 390 002.
36 University
of Madras, Chennai – 600
005.
37 Madurai Kamraj University, Madurai – 625 021.
38 Mangalore University,
Mangalore – 574 199.
39 Manipur University, Imphal – 795 003.
40 Mohanlal Sukhadia University, Udaipur – 313 001.
41 University
of Mumbai, Mumbai – 400
032.
42 Nagarjuna University, Guntur – 522 510.
43 Nagpur University, Nagpur – 440 001.
44 North Bengal University, Darjeeling
– 734 430.
45 North Eastern
Hill University,
Shillong – 793 022.
46 Osmania University, Hyderabad – 500 007.
47 Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur – 492 010.
48 Panjab University, Chandigarh – 160 014.
49 Patna University, Patna – 800 005.
50 University
of Pune, Pune – 411 007.
51 University
of Rajasthan, Jaipur
– 302 004.
52 Ranchi University, Ranchi – 834 008.
53 Rani Durgavati Vishwavidyalaya, Jabalpur – 482 001.
54 Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University, Srinagar-246174.
55 Sambalpur University, Sambalpur – 768 019.
56 Saurashtra University, Rajkot – 360 005.
57 Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati – 517 502.
58 Tilka Manjhi Bhagalpur University, Bhagalpur – 812 007.
59 Tripura University, Agartala – 799 004.
60 Utkal University, Bhubaneswar – 751 004.
61 Dr.
Bhim Rao Ambedkar University, Agra –
282 004.
62 Maharshi Dayanand Saraswati University, Ajmer – 305 009.
63 Mizoram University, Mizoram, Post Box No. 190, Aizawl- 796 012.
64 Nagaland University, P.B. No. 341, Lumani, Kohima - 797 001.
65 Jawaharlal
Nehru Rajkeeya Mahavidyalaya,
Andaman & Nicobar
Island,
Port
Blair-744104
15. Provisional Certificate
Provisional certificates are not issued to any candidates.
The candidates must submit the attested copies of their certificates as per the
directions in Item 10, as early as possible for timely despatch
of their NET certificates/JRF Award letters.
16. CONCEPT OF
SLET
It was felt that an eligibility test at the national level
may not be completely able to represent the subjects which are regional in
their character. Moreover, the demand for enabling the candidates to appear for
the Test in their own mother tongue was also being made. The state governments
and union territories were, therefore, given the option of conducting their own
Test for eligibility for Lectureship at the state level. Thus was born the
concept of SLET, i.e., State Level Eligibility Test for Lectureship
Eligibility only. SLET (SET, as it is called in some states) is conducted both
in English and the vernacular.
The Commission at its meeting held on 25th May, 1990 decided to constitute a UGC
Committee on Accreditation of Test (U-CAT).
The terms
of reference of U-CAT are as follows:
i) Laying
down Guidelines for holding the tests
ii) Accreditation
of tests conducted by agencies other than UGC/CSIR.
iii) Monitoring
of tests conducted by other agencies and suggesting follow up measures.
iv) Extend
guidance and help to State level agencies in the organization of the tests.
Based on the recommendations made by U-CAT, the following
guidelines are given to the States regarding test design, course content, organization of the test etc. for conducting State Level
Eligibility Test (SLET) for Lectureship only.
In accordance with the mandate given by the Government of
India, the University Grants Commission (UGC), on request of State Governments,
proposed to have STATE LEVEL ELIGIBILITY TEST (SLET) duly accredited by the UGC
for a fixed term. This State Level Test
is based on the pattern of the National Eligibility Test (NET) conducted by the
UGC and UGC/CSIR for Humanities, Social Sciences and Sciences subjects
respectively. The State Governments and Union
Territories, which are desirous of conducting their
own SLET, are required to obtain accreditation from UGC from time to time.
Besides conducting the NET examination, the role of the NET
Bureau is to assess and accredit state identified agencies to conduct SLET
examination. The SLET assessment is done by evaluating the performance of the
state agency designated by the state government. The Certification of Accreditation is given
to the state for a stipulated period of time.
Identification of State Agency : A State Government may identify an agency,
which may be a University, or an examination body of repute or a reputed agency
related to recruitment of teachers for higher education.
States conducting SLET : Presently, SLET is being conducted in the
following states :
i) Maharashtra & Goa
ii) Gujarat
iii) Tamil Nadu
iv) Madhya
Pradesh
v) Andhra
Pradesh
vi) Himachal Pradesh
vii) Uttar
Pradesh
viii) Rajasthan
ix) West Bengal
x) North
Eastern States including Sikkim
(under consideration)
The Commission constitutes an Accreditation Committee from
time to time to assess the performance of the states conducting the SLET
Examination. The Commission takes a final decision about any state on the basis
of the Report of the Committee.
17. Scope of NET
& SLET
a) Eligibility
for Lectureship
Clearing of NET Examination confers eligibility for
lectureship upon Indian nationals, i.e. the NET qualified candidates shall be
eligible to apply for the post of lecturer in all Indian universities/Institutes/colleges.
It was resolved in the UGC's Commission Meeting held on 1.11.2001 that commencing
from the SLET examinations scheduled in or after June, 2002, the SLET qualified
candidates shall be eligible for appointment to the post of lecturer only in
the universities/colleges belonging to the state from where they have passed
the SLET examination. The status of SLET shall remain unchanged for SLET
examinations conducted prior to 1st
June, 2002, that is, the candidates clearing SLET were eligible for
appointment to the post of lecturer anywhere in India.
b) Junior
Research Fellowship
The candidates who qualify the Junior Research Fellowship
(JRF) Examination of UGC/CSIR NET are also eligible for the post of
lectureship. In addition they are also eligible to receive Fellowships
(UGC/CSIR) under various schemes subject to the candidates finding their
placement in the universities/IITs/other national
organizations. The validity of the offer is one year w.e.f.
the date of issue of JRF award letter. However, in case the candidates have
already joined M.Phil./Ph.D.,
the date of commencement of fellowship will be from the date of declaration of
NET examination result or date of their joining, whichever is later.
c) Nature Of Assistance Available Under The Scheme
The tenure of fellowship is initially for two years under
the JRF scheme. Upon expiry of this
period, the work of the Fellow is evaluated by experts. If the research work is found satisfactory,
his/her tenure is extended for a further period of three years with enhanced
emoluments of the Senior Research Fellowship (SRF).
In case the work of a Fellow is not found satisfactory for
the first two years, an additional year is given to him/her for
improvement. However, during this period
he/she is designated as a Junior Research Fellow. In such cases, work is evaluated again after
three years, and if improvement is found, the Fellow gets two more years under
the SRF. Thus, the total period of
fellowship (JRF and SRF) is five years, with no further provision of extension.
Fellowship @ Rs. 8000/- p.m. for initial two years JRF
@ Rs. 9000/- p.m. for remaining tenure SRF
Contingency A @ Rs. 10000/- p.a. for initial two years Humanities & Social Sciences
@ Rs. 20500/- p.a. for remaining tenure
Contingency B @ Rs. 12000/- p.a. for initial two years Sciences
@ Rs. 25000/- p.a. for remaining tenure
Departmental assistance @ Rs.
3000/- p.a. per student to the host institution for providing infrastructure.
Escorts/Reader assistance @
Rs. 1000/- p.m. in cases of physically handicapped
& visually handicapped candidates
House Rent Allowance : Suitable
single-seated hostel accommodation may be provided to the JRF candidate in the
institutions. In case of
non-availability, HRA will be paid to the Fellow as per rules of the
university/institution, subject to the submission of an HRA certificate through
the Registrar/Principal. If the Fellow makes his/her own arrangement of
accommodation, he/she will be entitled to draw HRA as per categorisation
of the cities by the Government of India.
18. LIST OF UGC
SPECIFIED DEGREES
Sl. No. Abbreviation of
Degree Expansion of Degree
1. LLM Master of Law of Laws
2. MBA Master of Business Administration
3. M.Com Master of Commerce
4. MD Master of Medicine
5. M.Dance Master
of Dance
6. M.Ed. Master of Education
7. M.Ind. Master of Indology
8. ML Master of Laws
9. M.Lib.Sc. Master
of Library Science
10. M.Litt. Master of
Literature or Master of Letters
11. M.Mus. Master
of Music
12. MOL Master of Oriental Learning
13. MPEd. Master of
Physical Education
14. MSW Master of Social Work
15. M.Sc. Master of
Science
16. M.Stat. Master of
Statistics
17. M.Tech. Master
of Technology
18. M.Text Master of
Textiles
19. Parangat Parangat
20. Shikshan Parangat Shikshan Parangat
21. MA Master of Arts
22. MCA Master of Computer Applications
23. MFA Master of Fine Arts
24. MJ Master of Journalism
25. MLIS Master of Library & Information Science
26. Shiksha Acharya Shiksha Acharya
27. MPA Master of Performing Arts
28. MPS Master of Population Studies
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